That total was brought in across only seven preview performances, and bests the record set by Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhall. Othello initially broke the record for highest grossing play the week of March 3, with $2.8 million, and then broke its own record the following week with $2.82 million.

Good Night, and Good Luck” grossed $3.3 million last week, breaking a record that was set earlier this month by Denzel Washington’s “Othello.”

The season officially kicked off in February with Syosset's Idina Menzel in the tree-hugging musical "Redwood" and is now in full swing with Denzel Washington chewing up the scenery — and breaking Broadway records — playing the title role in Shakespeare's "Othello." Adding to the star power is Jake Gyllenhaal as the evil Iago.