The Broadway cast of 'Mamma Mia.' Joan Marcus Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Mamma Mia! returned to Broadway last week after a 10-year hiatus, and the ABBA fans turned out. The musical played its first preview performance at the Winter Garden Theatre Aug. 2 and played to 100 percent capacity, with attendees paying an average ticket price of $173.49, one of the highest in the industry last week, coming in only behind the Jonathan-Groff led musical Just In Time, with an average ticket price of $231, Hamilton at $207 and just below best musical winner Maybe Happy Ending at $175. Mamma Mia!, which is scheduled to open Aug. 14 and stay through Feb. 1, brought in $261,796 in one performance. Related Stories Lifestyle 'Evita' Star James Olivas on Taking the Show to Broadway, That Infamous Balcony Scene and the "Manufactured Outrage" Directed at Rachel Zegler Business Broadway's $400 Million Tax Credit Ran Out of Money. It May Come Back, But With an Asterisk The top grossing shows of the week were Wicked with $2.3 million, Hamilton with $2.23 million, The Lion King with $2.20 million, Aladdin with $1.43 million and Maybe Happy Ending with $1.40 million. Overall, grosses fell 5 percent from the prior week and attendance fell 4 percent. Most shows saw drops in grosses last week, with exceptions including Death Becomes Her, which shot up about $142,000 from the prior week to reach $1.39 million, Purpose, up $21,645 from the prior week as it continues its post-Tony Award winning streak and Maybe Happy Ending, up close to $20,000. Just In Time also continued its sold-out streak on Broadway, with the show about singer Bobby Darrin hitting $1.3 million last week, up close to $5,000, and playing to more than 100 percent capacity at the Circle in the Square Theatre. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Wondery Behind Wondery's Break Up: Maximizing Podcast Profit Amid YouTube's Video Dominance linda yaccarino Linda Yaccarino Finds New CEO Role at Health Company eMed Skydance Sherry Lansing, Safra Catz to Join David Ellison on New Paramount Skydance Board Roku Roku Launches Howdy, a $2.99 Monthly Streaming Service Fox News Fox One Streaming Service Launch Date and Pricing Revealed Fox News Fox Ad Revenue Rises, Driven by Tubi and Fox News Wondery Behind Wondery's Break Up: Maximizing Podcast Profit Amid YouTube's Video Dominance linda yaccarino Linda Yaccarino Finds New CEO Role at Health Company eMed Skydance Sherry Lansing, Safra Catz to Join David Ellison on New Paramount Skydance Board Roku Roku Launches Howdy, a $2.99 Monthly Streaming Service Fox News Fox One Streaming Service Launch Date and Pricing Revealed Fox News Fox Ad Revenue Rises, Driven by Tubi and Fox News