INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 8/20
Aug. 20, 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 8/19/2018.
This week, 30 shows played on Broadway, with 264,673 tickets sold and a total gross of $35,465,012. The average ticket price was $134.00.
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 -4.72%. Versus last year, attendance was up 1.62%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -4.89% vs. last week and up 17.00% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $134.00 is down $-0.24 compared to last week and up $17.61 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
$3,115,391
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
$2,406,003
THE LION KING
$2,340,017
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$2,245,282
HELLO, DOLLY!
$2,147,856
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
($175,334),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($261,546),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($327,158),
STRAIGHT WHITE MEN
($345,088),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
($457,570)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
$474,558
MY FAIR LADY
$54,469
HELLO, DOLLY!
$41,552
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$24,250
CHICAGO
$13,560
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WICKED
($-139,584),
ALADDIN
($-134,773),
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
($-118,512),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
($-108,142),
ANASTASIA
($-91,959)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
$508.78
HAMILTON
$289.72
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
$200.18
HELLO, DOLLY!
$183.33
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$173.03
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
($36.00),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($62.87),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($64.93),
CAROUSEL
($75.85),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
($82.37)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
112.92%
HELLO, DOLLY!
112.34%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
112.3%
HAMILTON
107.59%
MEAN GIRLS
107.34%
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
(22.52%),
HEAD OVER HEELS
(29.6%),
CAROUSEL
(37.39%),
SUMMER
(47.28%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(48.28%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON
103.8%
HAMILTON
101.8%
COME FROM AWAY
101.7%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
101.6%
HELLO, DOLLY!
101.3%
HEAD OVER HEELS
(54.0%),
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
(63.8%),
KINKY BOOTS
(63.9%),
SUMMER
(64.0%),
CAROUSEL
(70.0%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
937
MY FAIR LADY
191
CHICAGO
155
SUMMER
93
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL
88
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
(-2326),
WICKED
(-885),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(-824),
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(-593),
KINKY BOOTS
(-563)
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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