INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 2/25
By: BWW Special Feb. 25, 2019
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 2/24/2019.
Of note - Jez Butterworth's acclaimed original play THE FERRYMAN played a seven-show schedule last week to allow additional scheduled rehearsal time as a number of new cast members joined its 35-person (not including the real goose or rabbit) ensemble. THE FERRYMAN grossed $537,468.50 for the week ending February 24. Led by Brian d'Arcy James, Holley Fain, Emily Bergl, Fred Applegate, Jack DiFalco, Shuler Hensley, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, Ann McDonough, and more, THE FERRYMAN will play an extended run through July 7.
This week, 29 shows played on Broadway, with 253,875 tickets sold and a total gross of $29,863,192. The average ticket price was $117.63.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and up 2 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 0.55%. Versus last year, attendance was up 9.46%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -2.12% vs. last week and up 10.40% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $117.63 is down $-3.21 compared to last week and up $1.00 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,150,186 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,022,610 |
| THE LION KING | $2,017,833 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,646,705 |
| WICKED | $1,609,708 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
CHOIR BOY ($348,722), THE PROM ($521,142), THE BAND'S VISIT ($534,963), THE FERRYMAN ($537,468), WAITRESS ($547,237)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| KISS ME, KATE | $254,574 |
| HAMILTON | $203,185 |
| FROZEN | $172,509 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $60,021 |
| THE LION KING | $51,692 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE FERRYMAN ($-199,793), MY FAIR LADY ($-147,918), WAITRESS ($-126,679), THE BOOK OF MORMON ($-116,576), KINKY BOOTS ($-115,129)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $292.88 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $167.03 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $155.87 |
| THE LION KING | $148.72 |
| NETWORK | $148.39 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BAND'S VISIT ($72.68), KING KONG ($75.85), THE PROM ($77.69), CHOIR BOY ($79.69), ANASTASIA ($84.28)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 118.8% |
| NETWORK | 110.77% |
| HAMILTON | 103.95% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 101.72% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 98.79% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE PROM (47.26%), KING KONG (48.15%), CHOIR BOY (50.78%), THE BAND'S VISIT (52.21%), MY FAIR LADY (52.58%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.6% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 102.1% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.6% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.5% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
WAITRESS (69.8%), KINKY BOOTS (71.6%), KING KONG (72.9%), MY FAIR LADY (75.4%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (76%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| KISS ME, KATE | 2926 |
| FROZEN | 1485 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 662 |
| BE MORE CHILL | 579 |
| ALADDIN | 364 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
KINKY BOOTS (-896), WAITRESS (-681), WICKED (-637), MY FAIR LADY (-600), THE PROM (-576)
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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