ticket grosses
Deborah Gibson started her nine-month scheduled run as Belle in Disney's musical, Beauty And The Beast, on September 24th, 1997. I have kept a weekly tally on ticket grosses throughout her run, which ended June 28th, 1998. Data is from The League of American Theatres and Producers, via Playbill Online, updated every Wednesday, as available.
April 18, 1998 marked the fourth anniversary of Beauty's Broadway run!
Beauty And The Beast. Deborah Gibson as Belle
Palace Theater, Broadway and 47th Street. Seating Capacity 1,740.
8 performances/week, Wednesday - Sunday. Matinee on Wednesday, Saturday,
and Sunday
| Week Of | Gross ($) | Attendance | Avg. Price ($) | % Attendance |
| 9/24 - 9/28 | 508,759 | 10,198 | 49.89 | 73 |
| 10/1 - 10/5 | 516,441 | 10,452 | 49.41 | 75 |
| 10/6 - 10/12 | 558,458 | 10,699 | 52.50 | 77 |
| 10/13 - 10/19 | 549,890 | 10,506 | 52.34 | 75 |
| 10/20 - 10/26 | 529,002 | 10,372 | 51.00 | 75 |
| 10/27 - 11/2 | 443,340 | 8,900 | 49.81 | 64 |
| 11/3 - 11/9 | 525,481 | 10,507 | 50.01 | 75 |
| 11/10 - 11/16 | 563,643 | 11,234 | 50.17 | 81 |
| 11/17 - 11/23 | 556,645 | 11,034 | 50.45 | 79 |
| 11/24 - 11/30 | 714,866 | 12,827 | 55.73 | 92 |
| 12/1 - 12/7 | 656,059 | 12,131 | 54.08 | 87 |
| 12/8 - 12/14 | 632,085 | 11,476 | 55.08 | 82 |
| 12/15 - 12/21 | 655,208 | 11,940 | 54.88 | 86 |
| 12/22 - 12/28 | 802,246 | 13,089 | 61.29 | 94 |
| 12/29 - 1/4 | 791,909 | 13,327 | 59.42 | 95.7 |
| 1/5 - 1/11 | 548,885 | 12,322 | 44.54 | 88.5 |
| 1/12 - 1/18 | 517,896 | 11,778 | 43.97 | 84.6 |
| 1/19 - 1/25 | 498,901 | 11,311 | 44.11 | 81.3 |
| 1/26 - 2/1 | 491,414 | 11,160 | 44.03 | 80.2 |
| 2/2 - 2/8 | 462,691 | 10,634 | 43.51 | 76.4 |
| 2/9 - 2/15 | 534,979 | 12,172 | 43.95 | 87.4 |
| 2/16 - 2/22 | 564,573 | 13,075 | 43.18 | 93.9 |
| 2/23 - 3/1 | 537,311 | 12,258 | 43.83 | 88.1 |
| 3/2 - 3/8 | 560,293 | 10,421 | 53.77 | 74.9 |
| 3/9 - 3/15 | 590,461 | 10,930 | 54.02 | 78.5 |
| 3/16 - 3/22 | 629,588 | 11,557 | 54.48 | 83.0 |
| 3/23 - 3/29 | 614,322 | 11,474 | 53.54 | 82.4 |
| 3/30 - 4/5 | 591,854 | 11,054 | 53.54 | 79.4 |
| 4/6 - 4/12 | 698,640 | 12,396 | 56.36 | 89.1 |
| 4/13 - 4/19 | 715,135 | 13,046 | 54.82 | 93.7 |
| 4/20 - 4/26 | 608,177 | 11,671 | 52.11 | 83.8 |
| 4/27 - 5/3 | 592,959 | 11,094 | 53.45 | 79.7 |
| 5/4 - 5/10 | 540,077 | 10,181 | 53.05 | 73.1 |
| 5/11 - 5/17 | 569,871 | 10,590 | 53.81 | 76.1 |
| 5/18 - 5/24 | 596,945 | 11,345 | 52.62 | 81.5 |
| 5/25 - 5/31 | 506,555 | 9,681 | 52.32 | 69.5 |
| 6/1 - 6/7 | 565,221 | 10,611 | 53.27 | 76.2 |
| 6/8 - 6/14 | 642,094 | 11,687 | 54.94 | 84.0 |
| 6/15 - 6/21 | 636,412 | 12,030 | 52.90 | 86.4 |
| 6/22 - 6/28 | 653,359 | 11,686 | 55.91 | 84.0 |