Culture
New York City (NYC)
Broadway Season Statistics
BROADWAY SEASON STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
Attendance
14,768,254
13,792,614
13,271,252
13,317,980
13,104,066
--Musicals
11,664,925
11,454,081
11,362,732
11,102,098
10,648,948
--Plays
2,901,377
2,124,534
1,798,723
2,028,326
2,369,973
--Specials
201,952
213,999
109,797
187,556
85,145
Gross
$1,829,312,140
$1,697,458,795
$1,449,399,149
$1,373,253,725
$1,365,231,853
--Musicals
$1,431,638,440
$1,439,742,237
$1,285,180,250
$1,173,304,393
$1,108,687,921
--Plays
$336,912,077
$189,438,430
$153,763,124
$181,726,052
$247,567,402
--Specials
$60,761,623
$68,278,128
$10,455,776
$18,223,281
$8,976,530
Playing Weeks
1,737
1,624
1,580
1,648
1,626
--Musicals
1,278
1,216
1,239
1,254
1,224
--Plays
421
367
324
372
395
--Specials
38
41
17
22
7
New Shows
38
33
45
39
37
--Musicals
13 (11 orig, 2 rev
10 (7 orig, 3 rev)
20 (13 orig, 6 rev, 1 r/e)
16 (11 orig, 5 rev)
15 (10 orig, 5 rev)
--Plays
21 (14 orig, 7 rev)
20 (10 orig, 10 rev)
20 (10 orig, 9 rev, 1 r/e)
20 (9 orig, 11 rev)
20 (11 orig, 9 rev)
--Specials
4
3
5
3
2
Average Paid Admission
$123.87
$123.07
$109.21
$103.11
$104.18
--Musicals
$122.73
$125.70
$113.10
$105.68
$104.11
--Plays
$116.12
$89.17
$85.48
$89.59
$104.46
--Specials
$300.87
$319.06
$95.23
$97.16
$105.43
Note:To account for variances in the calendar year, a 53rd week is added to the season every seven years. The 2017-18 season was a 53-week season. Had the season ended the week prior, attendance for the season would have been 13.48 million with gross at $1.658 billion.
Source:
The Broadway League-Research and Information Department