INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 9/22

By: Sep. 22, 2014
WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS
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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!

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 9/21/2014.

Producers of the Broadway production Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, which stars Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald as legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, have announced that the show broke the Circle in the Square box office record the week ending September 21st, 2014. The production grossed $696,922 during that week which is more than any other production has grossed in one eight-performance week in the history of the theatre. It has already been previously reported that the musical play recouped its investment of $2.6 million as of the first week of August.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING $1,740,907
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,602,733
WICKED $1,356,354
KINKY BOOTS $1,323,036
BEAUTIFUL $1,295,796
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
LOVE LETTERS ($162,749), THE COUNTRY HOUSE ($230,242), ROCK OF AGES ($337,242), ONCE ($407,108), THIS IS OUR YOUTH ($418,041)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME $178,036
LOVE LETTERS $108,000
KINKY BOOTS $94,278
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER $66,705
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH $48,268
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
CINDERELLA ($-132,400), MATILDA ($-132,226), LES MISERABLES ($-107,171), WICKED ($-106,486), CHICAGO ($-91,477)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $183.13
BEAUTIFUL $156.86
IT'S ONLY A PLAY $148.10
THE LION KING $128.80
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL $127.66
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
LOVE LETTERS ($30.10), THE COUNTRY HOUSE ($53.27), CINDERELLA ($69.31), THIS IS OUR YOUTH ($74.92), IF/THEN ($75.72)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 115.22%
IT'S ONLY A PLAY 114.67%
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER 102.61%
BEAUTIFUL 100.88%
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL 96.4%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
LOVE LETTERS (21.08%), CINDERELLA (38.6%), THE COUNTRY HOUSE (38.89%), ONCE (44.24%), PIPPIN (48.57%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
IT'S ONLY A PLAY 100.8%
BEAUTIFUL 100.6%
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER 100.5%
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL 100.1%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

CINDERELLA (48.1%), ONCE (59.4%), LOVE LETTERS (63.3%), THIS IS OUR YOUTH (65.7%), MATILDA (67.9%)

Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
LOVE LETTERS 4032
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME 2204
THE COUNTRY HOUSE 618
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH 422
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL 214
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
MATILDA (-2274), LES MISERABLES (-2023), CINDERELLA (-1774), WICKED (-1658), THIS IS OUR YOUTH (-1584)

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


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