INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/12
By: BWW Special Mar. 12, 2018
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 3/11/2018.
Of note, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS played only 7 performances last week. On Tuesday, March 6, the NICKELODEON UpFront presentation was hosted at Broadway's Palace Theatre with a special appearance by Yolanda Adams featuring the cast of SPONGEBOB.
This week, 29 shows played on Broadway, with 243,913 tickets sold and a total gross of $29,425,563. The average ticket price was $120.64.This was less than the number of shows as last week and up 1 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 8.42%. Versus last year, attendance was up 7.82%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 11.81% vs. last week and up 23.52% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $120.64 is up $3.67 compared to last week and up $15.33 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,149,330 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,396,015 |
| THE LION KING | $1,774,590 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,654,008 |
| WICKED | $1,572,946 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($303,968), LOBBY HERO ($372,855), THE PARISIAN WOMAN ($467,853), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($478,594), THREE TALL WOMEN ($497,066)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $480,137 |
| FROZEN | $469,929 |
| ANGELS IN AMERICA | $363,509 |
| WAITRESS | $270,758 |
| THREE TALL WOMEN | $213,770 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE ($-53,252), THE LION KING ($-22,735), COME FROM AWAY ($16,725), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL ($21,601), THE BAND'S VISIT ($24,780)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $505.49 |
| HAMILTON | $292.88 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $208.73 |
| WAITRESS | $152.92 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $135.55 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE ($63.12), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($69.59), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($69.71), THE PARISIAN WOMAN ($80.13), CHICAGO ($82.00)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 116.06% |
| WAITRESS | 111.18% |
| HAMILTON | 108.76% |
| THE LION KING | 101.01% |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | 100.49% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (35.67%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (44.85%), THE PARISIAN WOMAN (45.11%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (49.37%), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (49.7%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.2% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 100.7% |
| THE LION KING | 100.0% |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | 100.0% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (63.9%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (71.0%), THE PARISIAN WOMAN (74.7%), KINKY BOOTS (75.6%), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (76.2%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| FROZEN | 3190 |
| ANGELS IN AMERICA | 2896 |
| THREE TALL WOMEN | 2290 |
| CAROUSEL | 2278 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | 1736 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ALADDIN (-172), COME FROM AWAY (-152), THE BAND'S VISIT (-95), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (-94), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (-45)
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