Othello,' starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, hasn't officially opened on Broadway yet, but the show's earnings for its preview performances have already broken a record.

Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal just made history! The play became the highest grossing play in Broadway history last week, with a total of $2.8 million. The total came as the play is only in its second week of previews.

Hollywood greats Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are acting in Broadway's Othello, and the stage production has just set an all-time record.

The previous record-holder was Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which grossed $2,718,488 for the week ending December 31, 2023.

In addition to a lengthy film career, Washington has previously starred on Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun and Fences, opposite Viola Davis, Julius Cesar, Checkmates and most recently, the 2018 revival of Iceman Cometh, in a large cast that also included Austin Butler.

“Well,” Washington offers with a shrug. “sometimes the line is just Shakespeare’s version of ‘get out of here.’”

Denzel Washington is transforming Broadway's landscape with his commanding performance as Shakespeare's tragic hero in the current revival of Othello. The

Othello, now in previews at the Barrymore Theatre, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has broken the record for top-grossing play in Broadway history with a gross of $2,818,297.00 for eight performances.

Denzel Washington‘s turn as Othello is making Broadway history. Othello, starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has become the top-grossing play in Broadway history, earning a whopping weekly gross of $2,

Denzel Washington's portrayal of Othello shatters Broadway records with $921 tickets and $2.63 million weekly gross.

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s new production of a Shakespeare classic hasn’t even officially opened yet, but it’s already making Broadway history. Washington and Gyllenhaal are co-starring in a new production of Othello,