INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 10/1
Oct. 01, 2018
Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 9/30/2018.
This week, 29 shows played on Broadway, with 233,389 tickets sold and a total gross of $29,521,717. The average ticket price was $126.49.
This was up the number of shows as last week and up 3 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 4.45%. Versus last year, attendance was up 13.07%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 12.21% vs. last week and up 23.05% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $126.49 is up $8.74 compared to last week and up $10.26 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
$3,246,831
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$2,006,719
THE LION KING
$1,990,243
FROZEN
$1,569,171
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
$1,458,928
THE NAP
($180,313),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($250,249),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($263,008),
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
($280,542),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
($373,077)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$453,165
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
$260,598
ANASTASIA
$151,436
BEAUTIFUL
$60,421
THE BAND'S VISIT
$53,157
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MY FAIR LADY
($-61,955),
THE LION KING
($-56,735),
FROZEN
($-55,145),
MEAN GIRLS
($-36,649),
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
($-28,332)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
HAMILTON
$301.89
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
$182.64
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$154.65
THE LION KING
$146.66
MY FAIR LADY
$142.55
THE NAP
($40.22),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($55.45),
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
($59.05),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($69.55),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
($74.77)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HAMILTON
112.13%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
102.37%
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
100.92%
COME FROM AWAY
98.29%
THE LION KING
97.63%
HEAD OVER HEELS
(28.32%),
THE NAP
(29.08%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(38.81%),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(39.59%),
SUMMER
(45.68%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON
103.8%
HAMILTON
101.8%
COME FROM AWAY
101.7%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
101.5%
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
100.0%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
HEAD OVER HEELS
(46.7%),
SUMMER
(58.0%),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(62.7%),
KINKY BOOTS
(66.1%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(69.4%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
2228
ANASTASIA
1423
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
834
WAITRESS
626
BEAUTIFUL
284
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(-1280),
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
(-722),
FROZEN
(-472),
ALADDIN
(-402),
MY FAIR LADY
(-321)
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
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