Original title: Broadway Box Office: ‘Purpose’ Ends Run On $1 Million High
Purpose played its final Broadway last week and brought in just over $1 million, marking the highest gross of its run. With that gross, the play, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, also broke a house Hayes Theater, besting the tally brought in by Appropriate, another Jacobs-Jenkins play, last season. Purpose played to 100 percent capacity last week and had an average ticket price of $219.52 last week, the highest of its run. The play, about a prominent Black family contending with their political legacy, opened March 17 and won the Tony Award for best play, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Art, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale, started previews Aug. 28 and brought in a strong $668,504 across three performances at the Music Box Theatre. The play had an average ticket price of $223, which tied for the highest in the industry last week alongside Just In Time. Mamma Mia! continues to rise, bringing in $1.79 million at the Winter Garden Theatre last wee