Season 2, Episode 5: Behind every summer is a community that keeps Fire Island alive. This episode explores the history of the beloved Pines Pantry through the eyes of its iconic Pantry Girls, alongside the volunteer firefighters of The Pines and Cherry Grove who protect the island from fires, hurricanes, beach erosion, and an uncertain future.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 2/11
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 2/10/2019.
This week, 27 shows played on Broadway, with 249,720 tickets sold and a total gross of $27,661,258. The average ticket price was $110.77.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and up 3 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 5.32%. Versus last year, attendance was up 30.62%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 4.33% vs. last week and up 25.63% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $110.77 is down $-1.05 compared to last week and down $-4.40 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,108,317 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,947,680 |
| THE LION KING | $1,742,668 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,539,571 |
| WICKED | $1,445,082 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
CHOIR BOY ($379,819), THE PROM ($527,155), THE BAND'S VISIT ($528,202), TRUE WEST ($528,398), ANASTASIA ($545,061)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $135,849 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $122,225 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $118,932 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $118,488 |
| THE LION KING | $93,499 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WAITRESS ($-285,687), HAMILTON ($-19,732), NETWORK ($-14,719), COME FROM AWAY ($575), DEAR EVAN HANSEN ($9,099)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $288.96 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $151.33 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $150.10 |
| NETWORK | $144.06 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $132.23 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
KING KONG ($67.38), ANASTASIA ($69.10), THE BAND'S VISIT ($72.39), THE PROM ($77.50), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($77.74)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HAMILTON | 113% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 111.07% |
| NETWORK | 107.48% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 97.95% |
| THE LION KING | 95.49% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
KING KONG (45.4%), THE PROM (47.8%), ANASTASIA (49.84%), THE BAND'S VISIT (51.19%), CHOIR BOY (55.31%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.3% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.5% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.4% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.2% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KINKY BOOTS (76%), KING KONG (77.4%), THE PROM (81.4%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (81.5%), ANASTASIA (86.3%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| KING KONG | 1604 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1273 |
| KINKY BOOTS | 1241 |
| BEAUTIFUL | 1187 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 1117 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
TRUE WEST (-123)
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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