INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 8/27; ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Going Out With a Bang!

By: Aug. 27, 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!

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS has broken the box office record at the Music Box Theater for the fourth time during its limited run on Broadway. For the week ending August 26, One Man, Two Guvnors celebrated its best sales week yet grossing $746,407 on Broadway. The show's limited engagement concludes on Broadway on Sunday, September 2, 2012. 

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 8/26/2012.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING $1,753,380
WICKED $1,690,150
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,631,432
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,396,354
ONCE $1,025,288
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER ($368,042), CLYBOURNE PARK ($420,369), ROCK OF AGES ($485,487), BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL ($492,212), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT ($502,446)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS $87,118
CLYBOURNE PARK $40,214
Gore Vidal'S THE BEST MAN $18,543
SISTER ACT $10,561
ROCK OF AGES $4,708
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT ($-241,930), THE LION KING ($-205,400), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK ($-146,345), WICKED ($-128,387), MARY POPPINS ($-117,511)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $186.41
WICKED $132.31
THE LION KING $130.67
ONCE $124.23
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $112.01
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL ($63.35), CLYBOURNE PARK ($68.94), MARY POPPINS ($70.73), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER ($71.45), War Horse ($74.49)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 131.1%
WICKED 100.54%
NEWSIES 96.11%
THE LION KING 90.26%
ONCE 87.31%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (35.71%), PORGY AND BESS (38.53%), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (40.91%), BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (41.03%), CLYBOURNE PARK (49.22%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
NEWSIES 101.3%
THE LION KING 100.0%
ROCK OF AGES 98.4%
ONCE 97.5%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (50.7%), PORGY AND BESS (59.2%), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (62.0%), BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (72.8%), SISTER ACT (73.9%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS 721
CLYBOURNE PARK 637
Gore Vidal'S THE BEST MAN 511
SISTER ACT 396
PORGY AND BESS 332
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (-1646), MARY POPPINS (-1225), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-853), MAMMA MIA! (-554), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (-527)

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


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