Last week’s box office ranking was led by “School of Rock,” followed by “Happy Birthday,” “Tootsie,” “Better Not to Say It,” “Mamma Mia” and “Rent.”
Although during the winter holidays a very good cumulative mark was recorded 375,000 theatre spectators in CABAthat represents a 9% decrease compared to the same period in 2023. However, it is above pre-pandemic levels and exceeds 2022 by 22% of viewers. It is worth remembering that last year It was considered the real return to entertainment after the pandemic.
The second week of vacation was better than the first, with a 4% decrease in audiences compared to 2023, and in that context “School of rock” The play achieved its best week in the world since its premiere on Broadway in 2006, reaching 28 thousand spectators. For this merit it received an international mention since this record surpassed those that occurred in New York and London. Its last performance at the Gran Rex on Sunday was sold out with an audience where there was never a full house, perhaps because of the rush not to miss it. It reached 80 thousand spectators in just six weeks of the season.
After the holidays, there was a parity in the number of performances during this year and the previous one, while this winter season was notable for the greater number of children’s shows compared to recent years, reaching 62 proposals.
The ranking by collection last week was led by “School of rock”, followed by “Congratulations”, with Adrian Suar; in third place was “Tootsie,” with Nico Vazquez; Fourth was “Better not to say it”, with Mercedes Moran and Imanol Arias; fifth “Mamma mia”, with Florence Pena; in sixth place was “Rent”, with Angela Torres; seventh “Waiting for the carriage”; with Campi, Eugenia Guerty and Pablo Rago, Eighth “Legally Blonde”, with Laurita Fernandez, ninth “Moldavsky” and tenth “Bossi live comedy”.
Ranking by viewers The position of those mentioned varies slightly, although it is incorporated at the end “Lizzy, I do” leaving out Bossi. In the ranking by average ticket price There are differences since the most expensive is “Mejor no decir” (Better not to say it), with an average price of 27,208 pesos; followed by “School of rock”, at 25,336; in third place “Felicidades” (Congratulations), at 25,162; fourth “Esperando la carroza” (Waiting for the carriage), at 23,685. Among the most expensive are the stand up “Somos las chicas de la culpa” (We are the girls of guilt), with an average entrance fee of 22,342; “Las cosas maravillas” (Wonderful things) now with Candle Vetrano and “Escape room”, at 21 thousand pesos.
In the ranking by room occupancy The stand-up “Homero Pettinato, I give it all” leads the way, with 100% occupancy at La Plaza, followed by “Congratulations” with 99%; “Laila Roth’s one-man show” at the Picadilly; “Parque Lezama” at the Politeama; “Pedro Rosemblat and Ofelia Fernández” at the Metropolitan; “Prima Facie” and “Toc Toc” at the Multiteatro.
Source: Ambito
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