INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/9
Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 5/8/2016.
Amongst this week's post-Tony nomination bumps, WAITRESS had its best week yet with $960,477. The show also sold $289,345 in single tickets the day of the Tony Award nominations, and wrapped over $1.1 million in single tickets since nominations were announced. Total sales for the week May 2nd to May 8th was $1,309,246 (including single tickets and group sales).
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| THE LION KING | $2,007,738 |
| HAMILTON | $1,833,473 |
| WICKED | $1,474,349 |
| ALADDIN | $1,397,674 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,289,782 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE FATHER ($257,203), TUCK EVERLASTING ($282,911), ECLIPSED ($329,271), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME ($359,124), FULLY COMMITTED ($385,642)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| SHUFFLE ALONG, OR, THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT | $216,085 |
| DISASTER! | $123,152 |
| LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT | $89,012 |
| THE COLOR PURPLE | $88,104 |
| ECLIPSED | $60,161 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SCHOOL OF ROCK ($-186,846), WICKED ($-151,561), SOMETHING ROTTEN! ($-130,327), AMERICAN PSYCHO ($-104,485), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF ($-100,349)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $170.49 |
| THE LION KING | $148.84 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $148.39 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $125.15 |
| SHUFFLE ALONG, OR, THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT | $118.95 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
TUCK EVERLASTING ($47.08), DISASTER! ($65.13), THE FATHER ($71.97), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME ($72.64), BRIGHT STAR ($72.84)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HAMILTON | 137.34% |
| THE LION KING | 99.19% |
| WAITRESS | 94.21% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 93.69% |
| THE COLOR PURPLE | 91.66% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
TUCK EVERLASTING (25.43%), DISASTER! (34.92%), FINDING NEVERLAND (35.74%), THE FATHER (36.29%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (40.24%)
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 101.9% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| SHUFFLE ALONG, OR, THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT | 100.9% |
| WAITRESS | 100.2% |
| THE LION KING | 99.4% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
SOMETHING ROTTEN! (56.0%), FINDING NEVERLAND (57.4%), JERSEY BOYS (58.0%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (60.7%), DISASTER! (62.0%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| DISASTER! | 1152 |
| ECLIPSED | 658 |
| BRIGHT STAR | 532 |
| PARAMOUR | 400 |
| ON YOUR FEET! | 228 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SOMETHING ROTTEN! (-1730), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (-1361), TUCK EVERLASTING (-1189), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-1149), WICKED (-1062)
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