D.9 Case 9
Broadway shows
In 2016 13.27 million people attended a Broadway show, paying an average of more than $100 per ticket. The Broadway League, Inc. (https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/statistics-broadway-nyc/) provides some historical and current data.
These variables are available for each year since the 1984-85 season:
- Season (The initial year of the season, so the 1984-85 season is 1984.)
- Gross ($M)
- Attendance (M) Note: before 2009 this is Paid Attendance. Beginning 2009 it is Attendance.)
- Playing weeks (Total weeks during each show performed summed over all shows; the best measure of Broadway’s overall activity.)
Source: https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/statistics-broadway-nyc/ Number of Cases: 33