INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/18
By: BWW Special Dec. 18, 2017
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 12/17/2017.
This week, 32 shows played on Broadway, with 257,160 tickets sold and a total gross of $34,359,422. The average ticket price was $133.61.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and the same vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -2.75%. Versus last year, attendance was down -4.33%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -2.55% vs. last week and up 12.50% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $133.61 is up $0.27 compared to last week and up $19.98 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $2,827,018 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,448,611 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,401,108 |
| THE LION KING | $2,336,750 |
| WICKED | $2,000,828 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ($70,470), THE CHILDREN ($203,238), M. BUTTERFLY ($370,427), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($382,966), JUNK ($399,049)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| WICKED | $106,733 |
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | $105,821 |
| CATS | $44,091 |
| THE LION KING | $31,456 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $29,951 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
BEAUTIFUL ($-148,713), KINKY BOOTS ($-118,272), THE PARISIAN WOMAN ($-95,588), HAMILTON ($-82,342), JUNK ($-74,993)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $506.56 |
| HAMILTON | $263.37 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $218.36 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $212.55 |
| THE LION KING | $172.90 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ($24.39), THE CHILDREN ($47.72), M. BUTTERFLY ($73.50), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($75.39), JUNK ($80.98)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 133.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 122.45% |
| WICKED | 112.42% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 111.84% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 110.32% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (4.76%), THE CHILDREN (33.06%), JUNK (35.96%), M. BUTTERFLY (39.12%), LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS (48.72%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| COME FROM AWAY | 102.1% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 101.8% |
| HAMILTON | 101.6% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | 100.0% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (29.4%), JUNK (58.2%), M. BUTTERFLY (59.2%), LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS (65.6%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (67.1%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| FARINELLI AND THE KING | 1261 |
| M. BUTTERFLY | 220 |
| WICKED | 220 |
| CATS | 121 |
| ANASTASIA | 80 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
KINKY BOOTS (-1452), THE PARISIAN WOMAN (-1024), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-913), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (-857), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (-692)
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