Sunset Boulevard, featuring Nicole Scherzinger, grosses $1 million on Broadway in its opening week.

The Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard grossed more than $1.08 million during its first week of six previews at the St. James Theater in New York City.

The critically acclaimed musical, which runs for approximately two hours and 35 minutes and is based on the film by Billy Wilder, stars Nicole Scherzinger as silent movie star Norma Desmond.

The average ticket price for Sunset Boulevard ‘fell from last week’s high of $187.42 to $118.25,’ according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Opening night for the revival is October 20.

Sunset Boulevard is one of the hottest shows on Broadway this fall, alongside Romeo + Juliet, starring Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor, and Robert Downey Jr.’s McNeal.

 The Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard grossed more than $1.08 million during its first week of six previews at the St. James Theater in New York City; Nicole Scherzinger seen last month

Romeo + Juliet played to an audience at 100 percent capacity at the Circle in the Square.

The revival of the Shakespeare play, directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold, ‘brought in just above $950,000 across seven previews.’

An average ticket price for the show was ‘$166.71, the third highest in the industry for the week.’

Its opening night is scheduled for October 24.

Nicole initially played the role of Norma when it opened in London last year, whilst West End legend Rachel Tucker served as her alternate.

Last month, the singer raved that she could ‘hardly believe’ that she was getting the chance to perform on Broadway for the first time.

‘Little Nicole has waited for this her whole life. And I get to do it with this beautiful cast @sunsetblvdmusical and these two heroes of mine @andrewlloydwebber @jamielloyd,’ she wrote on Instagram.

Nicole recently admitted that despite her success in theatre, she had initially felt ‘discarded’ by the industry following her pop career.

The critically acclaimed musical, which runs for approximately two hours and 35 minutes and is based on the film by Billy Wilder, stars Nicole Scherzinger as silent movie star Norma Desmond

Sunset Boulevard is one of the hottest shows on Broadway this fall, alongside Romeo + Juliet, starring Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor (pictured above)

She told People: ‘I’m [46] years old. I’ve never been more strong — physically, mentally, emotionally. I’m in my prime. There is no better time for me to create work that is meaningful in this world.

‘That’s the tragedy: is that you’re in the best place in your life. You’re so full, you have so much to give, and people have discarded you, and dismissed you and said ‘Your time’s up…”

Nicole then insisted that it has been her ‘lifelong dream’ to make it to The Great White Way, which comes after appearances in shows like Cats and Rent since her pop heyday.

Nicole’s new role marked her return to the stage, eight years after she was nominated for an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Grizabella in Cats.

Her musical comeback was heralded a success by Daily Mail reviewer Luke Jones who gave her a five star review.

It said: ‘The classically romantic score remains, melting over a slightly clunky plot about a reclusive, deluded silent movie star who ensnares a young writer called Joe, so he can polish her comeback screenplay. Over the course of two-and-a-half hours she loses her marbles, and he loses his life.

‘Director Jamie Lloyd, who’s been toiling at his stripped-back and moody style of revival for years, has finally hit the sweet spot. No lavish costumes, no intricate set. Just live camera work, a ferociously big star, and an even bigger band.

‘The lighting is almost exclusively bright white, which designer Jack Knowles harnesses in the most magical way. It pulsates, hides and reveals, using the thick stage mist.

Scherzinger pictured with Lin-Manuel Miranda and JJ Abrams after performing

‘Dominating the view, though, is an enormous screen, giving us haunting, live close-up shots of the actors in front of us… melodramatic glances, fluttering lashes and big bulbous tears. Scherzinger even delivers a pouty over-the-shoulder look right down the barrel.

‘It’s a perfect marriage of psychological trauma and camp. Think Pinter, with a bouncy brass section and expressive dance. Or opera, if it were watchable. Norma’s dramatics are put in what feels like a real world.’

He continued: ‘Scherzinger will rightly get a low-loader full of awards, but so too should her co-star Tom Francis, as poor Joe. Both are vocally flawless. Both deftly balance the histrionic and the genuinely heartbreaking, the playful and raw.

‘They take their bows dripping in fake blood and genuine, hard-earned sweat.

‘Nicole Scherzinger nails it from the off. Any doubts I had about a Pussycat Doll playing Hollywood’s answer to Miss Havisham were banished pronto.

‘The early tune, With One Look, sees Scherzinger, as the mighty Norma Desmond, rip off her sunglasses and, in a tornado of stage haze and white-hot spotlights, roar an ear-popping showstopper.

‘The room leaped to its feet. Fading pop star becomes fading film icon, to dramatic perfection! I gasped – losing a full mouthful of gin and tonic to my shirt.

Nicole initially played the role of Norma when it opened in London last year, whilst West End legend Rachel Tucker served as her alternate; pictured accepting the award for Best Musical Performance for Sunset Boulevard at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards last year

‘Forget Billy Wilder’s hammy noir original, and the lavish productions of this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical we’re used to. Here is a thrillingly fresh and surprisingly dark revival.

‘For my money (and for a good seat do bring a wheelbarrow of it) this is the show of the year.’