Broadway Box Office: ‘Moulin Rouge’ Hits $2.3 Million In Closing Week

Moulin Rouge! shot up to $2.3 million in its final week on Broadway, marking the highest gross the musical has seen in several years on Broadway. 

The show played its final performance Aug. 30, played to more than 100 percent capacity, with average paid admission of $223.46, the highest of the industry last week. In its final week, the musical welcomed back Aaron Tveit as a cast member for most of its performances, with other original cast members joining on stage for a number during the final performance. This is an impressive tally for the musical, which recently saw Megan Thee Stallion star in the show, even though it pales in comparison to the $2.7 million the musical brought in over 9 performances over Christmas week in 2019.

This was the highest grossing musical of the week, followed by Hamilton with $2 million, MJ with $1.7 million, The Lion King with $1.59 million and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which recently announced the upcoming addition to Rupert Grint to the cast, with $1.57 million 

Paranormal Activity opened on Broadway Aug. 25, receiving positive reviews for translating horror to the stage. In its opening week, which included a fully comped opening night, the play brought in $735,747 and played to 99 percent capacity.

Ahead of the slow Labor Day period, several shows hovered around 60 percent capacity, including Six: The Musical, which recently announced a Jan. 3 closing, Stranger Things, which is also closing in January and Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York), which has been seeing low capacity for the past several weeks. 

Overall, grosses were up close to 4 percent from the prior week and attendance was up 2 percent.