George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Recoups $9.5 Million Broadway Investment

George Clooney‘s play “Good Night, and Good Luck” has recouped its entire production costs after seven weeks on Broadway. The historical drama, which marks Clooney’s Broadway debut, was capitalized at $9.5 million.

Adapted from Clooney and Grant Heslov’s 2005 movie, “Good Night, and Good Luck” has been a hot ticket on the Great White Way and now holds the record for the highest grossing play in Broadway history. The show, playing at the Winter Garden Theater, also became the first play to surpass $4 million in ticket sales in one week (for the period ending on May 4).

Boldface names are helping to revitalize Broadway as the theater industry continues to recover from COVID. Just a few blocks away, “Othello,” featuring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has also been breaking records as the highest grossing play revival and recouped its $9 million investment after nine weeks. Meanwhile “Succession” actor Sarah Snook is leading “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and her on-screen brother Kieran Culkin is starring in “Glengarry Glen Ross” opposite Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr.

“Good Night, and Good Luck” scored five Tony Award nominations, including leading actor in a play for Clooney. He plays Edward R. Murrow, the CBS broadcast anchor who exposes the anti-Communism crusade of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

In Variety’s review, Frank Rizzo praised Clooney’s Broadway bow, writing the actor “has a deeply felt command of character and a riveting presence.” He added, “this transfer from screen to stage is as intense and laser-focused as the penetrating gaze coming from its star.”