INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/27
By: BWW Special Dec. 27, 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 12/24/2017.
This week, 32 shows played on Broadway, with 244,973 tickets sold and a total gross of $35,796,215. The average ticket price was $146.12.
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 -4.74%. Versus last year, attendance was down -0.38%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 4.18% vs. last week and up 17.70% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $146.12 is up $12.51 compared to last week and up $22.45 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,797,844 |
| THE LION KING | $2,682,893 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,411,185 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,295,082 |
| WICKED | $2,220,606 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ($77,787), THE CHILDREN ($199,125), JUNK ($352,024), LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS ($426,713), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($446,336)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $970,826 |
| THE LION KING | $346,143 |
| ALADDIN | $276,386 |
| WICKED | $219,778 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $213,690 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
BEAUTIFUL ($-293,470), WAITRESS ($-181,428), THE PARISIAN WOMAN ($-155,825), HELLO, DOLLY! ($-153,529), COME FROM AWAY ($-121,551)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $508.69 |
| HAMILTON | $353.06 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $232.99 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $199.02 |
| THE LION KING | $197.98 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ($34.68), THE CHILDREN ($50.50), JUNK ($63.97), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($85.25), MISS SAIGON ($85.97)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 130.69% |
| THE BAND'S VISIT | 126.65% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 125.41% |
| WICKED | 124.76% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 121.18% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (5.25%), JUNK (31.72%), THE CHILDREN (31.77%), THE PARISIAN WOMAN (50.17%), LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS (51.51%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | 102.3% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.8% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 101.3% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (22.8%), JUNK (65.0%), LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS (68.2%), THE PARISIAN WOMAN (70.8%), MISS SAIGON (72.2%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1139 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | 882 |
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | 865 |
| WICKED | 660 |
| JUNK | 575 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
BEAUTIFUL (-2047), WAITRESS (-1160), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-1119), COME FROM AWAY (-1086), FARINELLI AND THE KING (-1072)
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