INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 10/22
Oct. 22, 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 10/21/2018.
This week, 33 shows played on Broadway, with 269,065 tickets sold and a total gross of $34,344,693. The average ticket price was $127.64.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and up 5 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 2.60%. Versus last year, attendance was up 11.38%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 2.87% vs. last week and up 14.76% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $127.64 is up $0.33 compared to last week and up $3.75 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
$3,248,164
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
$2,414,700
THE LION KING
$2,216,979
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$2,090,857
WICKED
$1,704,955
THE NAP
($210,366),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($251,815),
TORCH SONG
($258,730),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($322,549),
THE WAVERLY GALLERY
($393,430)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
$484,905
MY FAIR LADY
$71,965
SCHOOL OF ROCK
$61,791
THE LION KING
$60,040
WICKED
$55,419
KING KONG
($-158,838),
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
($-53,237),
MEAN GIRLS
($-13,250),
THE FERRYMAN
($-11,457),
SUMMER
($-7,330)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
$509.43
HAMILTON
$301.99
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
$192.90
THE LION KING
$163.93
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$161.13
THE NAP
($59.12),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($64.39),
THE WAVERLY GALLERY
($64.75),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($65.44),
TORCH SONG
($67.22)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
113.91%
HAMILTON
112.17%
THE LION KING
105.75%
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
105.15%
MEAN GIRLS
103.33%
HEAD OVER HEELS
(28.5%),
THE NAP
(32.54%),
TORCH SONG
(39.88%),
SUMMER
(46.96%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(47.6%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON
104.0%
COME FROM AWAY
102.0%
HAMILTON
101.8%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
101.4%
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
100.0%
HEAD OVER HEELS
(49.9%),
SUMMER
(59.0%),
THE NAP
(69.2%),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(71.3%),
KINKY BOOTS
(72.6%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE FERRYMAN
1312
THE WAVERLY GALLERY
1074
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
1018
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
948
SCHOOL OF ROCK
857
KING KONG
(-1900),
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(-500),
SUMMER
(-376),
THE NAP
(-165),
MEAN GIRLS
(-73)
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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