INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 8/27
By: BWW Special Aug. 27, 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 8/26/2018.
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL has broken the box office record for the second time for an 8- performance week at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre for the week ending August 26, 2018. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL's gross for the week was $1,155,322.
This week, 30 shows played on Broadway, with 255,379 tickets sold and a total gross of $33,662,782. The average ticket price was $131.81.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and the same vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -3.51%. Versus last year, attendance was up 3.36%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -5.08% vs. last week and up 17.40% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $131.81 is down $-2.18 compared to last week and up $15.76 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,249,628 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,342,741 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,187,788 |
| THE LION KING | $2,160,990 |
| FROZEN | $1,988,339 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER ($181,549), HEAD OVER HEELS ($240,516), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($310,524), STRAIGHT WHITE MEN ($355,682), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($411,114)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $194,884 |
| HAMILTON | $134,237 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $89,405 |
| ANASTASIA | $32,165 |
| STRAIGHT WHITE MEN | $10,594 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY ($-477,043), WAITRESS ($-327,573), WICKED ($-292,454), THE LION KING ($-179,027), SCHOOL OF ROCK ($-134,319)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $508.69 |
| HAMILTON | $302.18 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $199.94 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $198.19 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $168.60 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER ($39.43), HEAD OVER HEELS ($64.97), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($65.10), CAROUSEL ($79.08), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($80.87)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 122.53% |
| HAMILTON | 112.22% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 111.09% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 110.02% |
| MEAN GIRLS | 106.55% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER (23.32%), HEAD OVER HEELS (27.22%), CAROUSEL (37.35%), KINKY BOOTS (42.01%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (45.82%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.0% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 102.1% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 101.3% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
HEAD OVER HEELS (48.1%), KINKY BOOTS (57.5%), GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER (60.3%), SUMMER (63.0%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (65.6%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| ANASTASIA | 627 |
| STRAIGHT WHITE MEN | 245 |
| COME FROM AWAY | 29 |
| HAMILTON | 1 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 1 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
WAITRESS (-1889), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-1485), WICKED (-1218), SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY (-937), KINKY BOOTS (-733)
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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