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Weisz and Craig play 'makes $17.5m' on Broadway | Weisz and Craig play 'makes $17.5m' on Broadway |
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A Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's play Betrayal starring Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig has taken $17.5m (£10.6m) in just 14 weeks, reports have said. | |
The play, which opened on 1 October, received mixed reviews from critics but audiences flocked to see the married actors live on stage. | The play, which opened on 1 October, received mixed reviews from critics but audiences flocked to see the married actors live on stage. |
Top price tickets for the show, which closed on 5 January, went for between $275 (£167) and $499 (£304). | Top price tickets for the show, which closed on 5 January, went for between $275 (£167) and $499 (£304). |
It was 2013's second biggest Broadway hit, according to Hollywood Reporter. | It was 2013's second biggest Broadway hit, according to Hollywood Reporter. |
The biggest was the late Nora Ephron's play, Lucky Guy, starring Tom Hanks, which grossed just under $23m (£14m) - it also had a limited run but played for four weeks longer than Betrayal in a theatre that had 160 more seats. | The biggest was the late Nora Ephron's play, Lucky Guy, starring Tom Hanks, which grossed just under $23m (£14m) - it also had a limited run but played for four weeks longer than Betrayal in a theatre that had 160 more seats. |
The Ethel Barrymore theatre, where Betrayal ran, had 1,096 seats. | The Ethel Barrymore theatre, where Betrayal ran, had 1,096 seats. |
Directed by multiple Tony award winner Mike Nichols, the play, about a wife who has an affair with her husband's best friend, also starred Rafe Spall. | Directed by multiple Tony award winner Mike Nichols, the play, about a wife who has an affair with her husband's best friend, also starred Rafe Spall. |
Secret agent | Secret agent |
Over the Christmas holiday period, Betrayal set a new record for the highest-grossing non-musical in a single week in Broadway history, earning $1.44m (£0.8m) for the week ending 29 December. | Over the Christmas holiday period, Betrayal set a new record for the highest-grossing non-musical in a single week in Broadway history, earning $1.44m (£0.8m) for the week ending 29 December. |
When the play opened, tickets were reportedly changing hands for thousands of dollars on the black market. | When the play opened, tickets were reportedly changing hands for thousands of dollars on the black market. |
Steven Spielberg and Bruce Springsteen were among those watching on the opening night. | Steven Spielberg and Bruce Springsteen were among those watching on the opening night. |
Pinter's 1978 play was inspired by the playwright's extramarital affair with BBC television presenter Joan Bakewell. | Pinter's 1978 play was inspired by the playwright's extramarital affair with BBC television presenter Joan Bakewell. |
Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz married James Bond star Craig in 2011. | Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz married James Bond star Craig in 2011. |
Craig is the sixth actor to play the coveted secret agent role, | Craig is the sixth actor to play the coveted secret agent role, |
Weisz won best supporting actress at the Academy Awards in 2006, for The Constant Gardener. | Weisz won best supporting actress at the Academy Awards in 2006, for The Constant Gardener. |
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