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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/11
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 3/10/2019.
This week, 31 shows played on Broadway, with 271,052 tickets sold and a total gross of $30,252,790. The average ticket price was $111.61.
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 10.33%. Versus last year, attendance was up 11.13%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 11.39% vs. last week and up 2.81% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $111.61 is up $1.06 compared to last week and down $-9.03 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,188,375 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,974,219 |
| THE LION KING | $1,743,800 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,617,090 |
| WICKED | $1,555,919 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
CHOIR BOY ($361,021), THE PROM ($477,918), BE MORE CHILL ($490,672), THE FERRYMAN ($547,359), KING LEAR ($554,620)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| AIN'T TOO PROUD | $399,970 |
| KING LEAR | $295,596 |
| WICKED | $204,981 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $198,029 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $191,842 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
BE MORE CHILL ($-68,602), THE LION KING ($-51,660), KISS ME, KATE ($-5,977), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ($19,066), THE FERRYMAN ($25,314)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $296.48 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $160.19 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $152.14 |
| NETWORK | $148.41 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $138.78 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
KING KONG ($71.20), BE MORE CHILL ($73.25), THE PROM ($74.50), THE BAND'S VISIT ($75.39), CHOIR BOY ($76.76)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 116.67% |
| NETWORK | 111.12% |
| HAMILTON | 105.21% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 99.28% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 94.56% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
KING KONG (42.68%), THE PROM (43.34%), CHOIR BOY (52.57%), BE MORE CHILL (53.95%), MY FAIR LADY (54.41%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.2% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.7% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.5% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.4% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KING KONG (67.4%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (74.8%), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (75%), THE PROM (76.7%), KINKY BOOTS (77.7%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| AIN'T TOO PROUD | 5069 |
| KING LEAR | 3375 |
| KINKY BOOTS | 1562 |
| MY FAIR LADY | 1555 |
| WICKED | 1470 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
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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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