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George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Breaks Broadway Box Office Record With $3.3M Weekly Gross


Deadline's weekly Broadway box office report.

George Clooney, front row center, surrounded by cast of 'Good Night, and Good Luck' outside the Winter Garden TheatreEmilio Madrid Good Night, And Good Luck, the new play at the Winter Garden Theatre co-written by and starring George Clooney in his Broadway debut, shattered the weekly box office record for a play last week by grossing$3,305,240 for just seven preview performances. Written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck, chronicles the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Based on the 2929 Entertainment and Participant film of the same name distributed by Warner Bros. and written by the same authors, the production stars Clooney in his Broadway debut as Murrow.

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