Ever wondered about the success of Elton's musicals on Broadway? Here are some figures for the week of March 24-30, 2003.

"Aida" opened at the Palace Theatre on March 23, 2000 and has had 1,253 performances to date. The average ticket price is $53.37 with top tickets being sold for $90. The theatre has 1,695 seats resulting in a week capacity of 13,560 people. During the last week of March 2003, an audience of 9,658 showed up for "Aida", that's an attendance of 71.2%. The net receipts for that week were $515,427 out of a potential $955,275.

Check ticketmaster.com for "Aida" tickets.

"The Lion King" has been running at the New Amsterdam Theatre since November 13, 1997. There have been 2,274 performances to date. The theatre has 1,793 seats with a week capacity of 14,344. The week of March 24-30, 2003 the attendance has been 100%. With an average ticket price of $75.43 (top ticket price is $100 at weekends and $95 during the week) the show generated net receipts of $1,082,361 that week.

Check ticketmaster.com for "The Lion King" tickets.

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