INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 6/4; THREE TALL WOMEN Breaks House Record Again
By: BWW Special Jun. 04, 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 6/3/2018.
Edward Albee's Three Tall Women has broken the house record of the Golden Theatre for the second time with the gross for the week ending 6/3/18. The production, which has been nominated for six 2018 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Play, grossed $955,304, breaking its own record of $940,363 for the week ending 5/27/18. This week, 34 shows played on Broadway, with 292,066 tickets sold and a total gross of $37,106,954. The average ticket price was $127.05.
This week, 34 shows played on Broadway, with 292,066 tickets sold and a total gross of $37,106,954. The average ticket price was $127.05.
This was less than the number of shows as last week and the same vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -5.27%. Versus last year, attendance was down -1.52%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -5.90% vs. last week and up 8.49% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $127.05 is down $-0.84 compared to last week and up $11.72 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,123,872 |
| THE LION KING | $2,184,714 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,035,104 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $1,929,448 |
| WICKED | $1,854,648 |
SAINT JOAN ($214,730), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($312,664), TRAVESTIES ($410,725), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE ($484,836), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($507,578)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $136,054 |
| WICKED | $48,810 |
| SAINT JOAN | $39,293 |
| THREE TALL WOMEN | $14,942 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $7,585 |
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY ($-477,405), HELLO, DOLLY! ($-145,195), THE BOYS IN THE BAND ($-121,511), THE ICEMAN COMETH ($-113,193), CAROUSEL ($-111,755)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $508.82 |
| HAMILTON | $290.46 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $209.11 |
| THE LION KING | $161.36 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $156.84 |
SAINT JOAN ($53.93), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($66.19), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($69.63), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE ($78.31), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL ($83.27)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 117.25% |
| HAMILTON | 107.88% |
| MEAN GIRLS | 104.65% |
| THE LION KING | 104.53% |
| WICKED | 104.2% |
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (27.66%), SAINT JOAN (29.36%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (46.14%), KINKY BOOTS (50.15%), BEAUTIFUL (53.93%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.9% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.8% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
| MEAN GIRLS | 101.0% |
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (47.6%), KINKY BOOTS (64.0%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (69.1%), BEAUTIFUL (71.8%), SAINT JOAN (76.9%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| WAITRESS | 250 |
| FROZEN | 88 |
| WICKED | 73 |
| THE LION KING | 25 |
| HAMILTON | 21 |
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (-1156), SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY (-937), KINKY BOOTS (-929), CHICAGO (-787), CAROUSEL (-760) 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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