Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 1991

Name: Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 1991
Creator: The Broadway League

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Top grossing Broadway shows of 1991, sortable by show name, gross, average ticket price, seats sold, and total performances.
Show	Gross	Avg. Tix	Seats Sold	Total Perf.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (MAJESTIC)	$32,912,593	$0	680,762	416
MISS SAIGON (BROADWAY)	$30,665,673	$0	559,179	319
LES MISÉRABLES - ORIGINAL (IMPERIAL)	$25,162,156	$0	550,147	416
CATS (WINTER GARDEN)	$22,237,583	$0	522,760	416
WILL ROGERS' FOLLIES (PALACE)	$19,712,560	$0	405,419	310
CITY OF ANGELS (VIRGINIA)	$19,434,055	$0	444,890	416
GRAND HOTEL (MARTIN BECK)	$16,221,227	$0	414,630	416
THE SECRET GARDEN (ST. JAMES)	$15,565,987	$0	391,577	308
LOST IN YONKERS (RICHARD RODGERS)	$14,067,830	$0	411,039	367
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (VIVIAN BEAUMONT)	$12,681,102	$0	370,485	416
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 90-91 (GERSHWIN)	$9,209,603	$0	228,415	192
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Original Production (BOOTH)	$5,450,455	$0	226,069	384
GYPSY 1989-1991 (ST. JAMES)	$4,678,523	$0	130,942	125
BUDDY (SHUBERT)	$4,187,900	$0	122,825	160
NICK AND NORA (MARQUIS)	$3,994,646	$0	108,368	80
PETER PAN 1990-1991 (LUNT-FONTANNE)	$3,058,356	$0	76,944	64
JACKIE MASON: BRAND NEW (NEIL SIMON)	$2,933,796	$0	163,199	151
DANCING AT LUGHNASA (PLYMOUTH)	$2,792,906	$0	85,541	92
ASPECTS OF LOVE (BROADHURST)	$1,833,950	$0	45,556	72
PRELUDE TO A KISS 1990-1991 (HELEN HAYES)	$1,673,957	$0	62,908	160
SHADOWLANDS (BROOKS ATKINSON)	$1,547,414	$0	73,610	112
I HATE HAMLET (WALTER KERR)	$1,373,609	$0	73,124	112
ON BORROWED TIME (CIRCLE)	$1,213,676	$0	51,142	115
PARK YOUR CAR IN HARVARD YARD (MUSIC BOX)	$1,113,172	$0	47,955	69
THE CRUCILE 1991-1992 (BELASCO)	$993,700	$0	42,439	46
CATSKILLS ON BROADWAY (LUNT-FONTANNE)	$976,224	$0	46,222	48
MULE BONE (ETHEL BARRYMORE)	$907,603	$0	65,135	96
TAKING STEPS (CIRCLE)	$852,636	$0	51,389	100
GETTING MARRIED (CIRCLE)	$794,982	$0	49,295	92
THE HOMECOMING 1991 (CRITERION)	$635,768	$0	29,202	72
BLACK AND BLUE (MINSKOFF)	$588,470	$0	18,795	24
THE PIANO LESSON (WALTER KERR)	$558,463	$0	23,002	32
THE BIG LOVE (PLYMOUTH)	$519,527	$0	25,658	52
SHOGUN: THE MUSICAL (MARQUIS)	$517,410	$0	16,455	24
MOSCOW CIRCUS (GERSHWIN)	$516,462	$0	17,796	32
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD (NEDERLANDER)	$513,073	$0	44,965	60
THOSE WERE THE DAYS (EDISON)	$484,048	$0	23,439	64
A FEW GOOD MEN (MUSIC BOX)	$405,684	$0	18,663	32
THE SPEED OF DARKNESS (LYCEUM)	$375,965	$0	24,474	52
OH KAY! (RICHARD RODGERS)	$273,882	$0	15,586	24
LUCIFER'S CHILD (MUSIC BOX)	$259,185	$0	11,635	34
TWO SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS (CORT)	$118,808	$0	9,272	14
WONDERHOUSE (BROADHURST)	$96,031	$0	5,339	20

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

MAJESTIC

Gross$32,912,593 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold680,762 Total Perf.416

MISS SAIGON

BROADWAY

Gross$30,665,673 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold559,179 Total Perf.319

LES MISÉRABLES - ORIGINAL

IMPERIAL

Gross$25,162,156 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold550,147 Total Perf.416

CATS

WINTER GARDEN

Gross$22,237,583 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold522,760 Total Perf.416

WILL ROGERS' FOLLIES

PALACE

Gross$19,712,560 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold405,419 Total Perf.310

CITY OF ANGELS

VIRGINIA

Gross$19,434,055 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold444,890 Total Perf.416

GRAND HOTEL

MARTIN BECK

Gross$16,221,227 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold414,630 Total Perf.416

THE SECRET GARDEN

ST. JAMES

Gross$15,565,987 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold391,577 Total Perf.308

LOST IN YONKERS

RICHARD RODGERS

Gross$14,067,830 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold411,039 Total Perf.367

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

VIVIAN BEAUMONT

Gross$12,681,102 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold370,485 Total Perf.416

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 90-91

GERSHWIN

Gross$9,209,603 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold228,415 Total Perf.192

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Original Production

BOOTH

Gross$5,450,455 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold226,069 Total Perf.384

GYPSY 1989-1991

ST. JAMES

Gross$4,678,523 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold130,942 Total Perf.125

BUDDY

SHUBERT

Gross$4,187,900 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold122,825 Total Perf.160

NICK AND NORA

MARQUIS

Gross$3,994,646 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold108,368 Total Perf.80

PETER PAN 1990-1991

LUNT-FONTANNE

Gross$3,058,356 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold76,944 Total Perf.64

JACKIE MASON: BRAND NEW

NEIL SIMON

Gross$2,933,796 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold163,199 Total Perf.151

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

PLYMOUTH

Gross$2,792,906 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold85,541 Total Perf.92

ASPECTS OF LOVE

BROADHURST

Gross$1,833,950 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold45,556 Total Perf.72

PRELUDE TO A KISS 1990-1991

HELEN HAYES

Gross$1,673,957 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold62,908 Total Perf.160

SHADOWLANDS

BROOKS ATKINSON

Gross$1,547,414 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold73,610 Total Perf.112

I HATE HAMLET

WALTER KERR

Gross$1,373,609 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold73,124 Total Perf.112

ON BORROWED TIME

CIRCLE

Gross$1,213,676 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold51,142 Total Perf.115

PARK YOUR CAR IN HARVARD YARD

MUSIC BOX

Gross$1,113,172 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold47,955 Total Perf.69

THE CRUCILE 1991-1992

BELASCO

Gross$993,700 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold42,439 Total Perf.46

CATSKILLS ON BROADWAY

LUNT-FONTANNE

Gross$976,224 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold46,222 Total Perf.48

MULE BONE

ETHEL BARRYMORE

Gross$907,603 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold65,135 Total Perf.96

TAKING STEPS

CIRCLE

Gross$852,636 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold51,389 Total Perf.100

GETTING MARRIED

CIRCLE

Gross$794,982 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold49,295 Total Perf.92

THE HOMECOMING 1991

CRITERION

Gross$635,768 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold29,202 Total Perf.72

BLACK AND BLUE

MINSKOFF

Gross$588,470 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold18,795 Total Perf.24

THE PIANO LESSON

WALTER KERR

Gross$558,463 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold23,002 Total Perf.32

THE BIG LOVE

PLYMOUTH

Gross$519,527 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold25,658 Total Perf.52

SHOGUN: THE MUSICAL

MARQUIS

Gross$517,410 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold16,455 Total Perf.24

MOSCOW CIRCUS

GERSHWIN

Gross$516,462 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold17,796 Total Perf.32

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD

NEDERLANDER

Gross$513,073 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold44,965 Total Perf.60

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

EDISON

Gross$484,048 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold23,439 Total Perf.64

A FEW GOOD MEN

MUSIC BOX

Gross$405,684 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold18,663 Total Perf.32

THE SPEED OF DARKNESS

LYCEUM

Gross$375,965 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold24,474 Total Perf.52

OH KAY!

RICHARD RODGERS

Gross$273,882 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold15,586 Total Perf.24

LUCIFER'S CHILD

MUSIC BOX

Gross$259,185 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold11,635 Total Perf.34

TWO SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS

CORT

Gross$118,808 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold9,272 Total Perf.14

WONDERHOUSE

BROADHURST

Gross$96,031 Avg. Ticket$0 Seats Sold5,339 Total Perf.20

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Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League.