‘Matilda’ and ‘Betrayal’ enjoy good Broadway weeks, each breaking a theatre box office record

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Two Broadway shows with very different audiences broke box office records last week — the kid-friendly “Matilda, the Musical” and the very adult revival of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal.”

Data released Tuesday from The Broadway League shows that the sold-out revival of the Harold Pinter play starring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz took in $1,112,027 over seven performances ending Sunday, breaking the Barrymore Theater’s weekly box office record. It had set the record the week before.

On the other end of the entertainment spectrum, “Matilda” had its best week ever, pulling in $1,430,085 and creating a new record at the Shubert Theatre. The English hit opened April 11 and has been an instant draw, regularly grossing over $1 million a week.