Broadway Box Office: Star-Studded 'Other Desert Cities,' 'A Few Good Men,' and '860' Draw Crowds

Celebrity-driven shows, including Bowen Yang in 'Oh, Mary!', shook the industry last week.

Broadway grosses jumped a staggering 27 percent last week thanks to several high-voltage blockbusters.

Other Desert Cities remains the top seller, earning $2.1 million in its first week of eight performances. The show, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney, Ed Harris and Joe Carey, played at 100% capacity and average ticket price was $277. It was the second-highest average ticket price of the week, behind Hamilton's $287.

A Few Good Men began previews on October 8th and ran to 100 percent capacity at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater for its first three performances. The remake, starring Bradley Whitford, Tom Blythe and Krista Rodriguez, brought in $555,367 for an average ticket price of $168. The show is scheduled to release on October 29.

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And Billy Crystal's 860 opened its second week in advance, bringing in an impressive $1.2 million in seven performances for the one-man show. The show played at 100% capacity at the Imperial Theater with an average ticket price of $156.

Thanks to Chris Jackson's return to the cast, Hamilton was the top-grossing series of the week with a remarkable $3 million, followed by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with $2.22 million, The Lion King with $2.21 million, Other Desert Cities and MJ with $1.9 million.

Bowen Young led her, Mary! It also broke a box office record at the Lyceum Theatre, grossing $1.59 million in eight performances, with an average ticket price of $222.

Overall presence across the industry was up 10%.