INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/19; NEWSIES Off to Great Start!

By: Mar. 19, 2012
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Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights!

NEWSIES this week grossed $735,991 for 6 performances in its first week out, and also has just announced that the show is extending its run into August. The current house record at the Nederlander is $864,321 set by RENT back in 2008 for 8 performances.  So far, those NEWSIES are doing great!

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 3/18/2012.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
WICKED $1,942,288
THE LION KING $1,760,703
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,578,215
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,494,024
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $1,012,149
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
WIT ($158,537), VENUS IN FUR ($263,685), GODSPELL ($311,170), OTHER DESERT CITIES ($375,534), ROCK OF AGES ($417,401)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WICKED $279,693
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $278,209
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $244,204
THE LION KING $240,619
MARY POPPINS $179,023
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
PORGY AND BESS ($-134,611), VENUS IN FUR ($-80,628), WIT ($-73,885), ONCE ($-45,481), ANYTHING GOES ($-42,761)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $170.71
WICKED $134.21
THE LION KING $132.96
War Horse $107.69
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $106.01
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
WIT ($41.37), ONCE ($61.01), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ($61.71), SISTER ACT ($64.54), GODSPELL ($69.40)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 120.06%
WICKED 115.53%
THE LION KING 104.17%
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 87.31%
War Horse 83.4%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
WIT (31.18%), PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (35.32%), SISTER ACT (38.93%), GODSPELL (40.71%), PORGY AND BESS (41.87%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
WICKED 100.0%
DEATH OF A SALESMAN 99.9%
THE LION KING 98.7%
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 96.8%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (53.3%), PORGY AND BESS (57.2%), VENUS IN FUR (63.8%), SISTER ACT (65.6%), OTHER DESERT CITIES (68.5%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 2223
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 2043
MARY POPPINS 1887
SISTER ACT 1601
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING 1491
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
PORGY AND BESS (-1207), VENUS IN FUR (-791), WIT (-602), ANYTHING GOES (-357), OTHER DESERT CITIES (-335)

That's all for this week... Other statistics that you'd like to see? Let us know!





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