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‘Othello’ With Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal Sells Out First Week, Shattering House Records With A $2.6 Million Weekly Gross – Broadway Box Office
Othello, the new Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tale of power and envy starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal broke four house records at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre last week, grossing a whopping $2,637,158 for its first seven previews. The take tops four previous Barrymore records. The Band’s Visit‘s held the biggest nine-performance gross ($1.6M, week […]
Othello, the new Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tale of power and envy starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal broke four house records at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre last week, grossing a whopping$2,637,158 for its first seven previews. The chance to see Washington and Gyllenhaal onstage also had ticket-buyers ponying up big time: The average ticket price for the show last week was a very hefty$361.90, far outdistancing the second-most expensive show The Outsiders, which had an average ticket price of$155.02. Othello officially opens March 23 and runs through June 8, and Deadline hears the production has already amassed an advance of more than $27.5M.
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