INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 9/24
Sep. 24, 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 9/23/2018.
This week, 27 shows played on Broadway, with 223,438 tickets sold and a total gross of $26,309,336. The average ticket price was $117.75.
This was less than the number of shows as last week and down 1 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -12.81%. Versus last year, attendance was down -6.17%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -8.56% vs. last week and down -1.14% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $117.75 is up $5.47 compared to last week and up $5.99 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
$3,237,826
THE LION KING
$2,046,978
FROZEN
$1,624,316
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
$1,553,554
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
$1,444,251
THE NAP
($161,178),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($211,156),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($266,179),
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
($308,873),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
($389,854)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING
$121,025
MEAN GIRLS
$108,958
THE BOOK OF MORMON
$42,336
HAMILTON
$36,328
ALADDIN
$32,723
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
($-450,452),
WICKED
($-148,636),
ANASTASIA
($-143,958),
SUMMER
($-134,895),
KINKY BOOTS
($-99,920)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
HAMILTON
$301.05
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
$182.96
THE LION KING
$150.89
MY FAIR LADY
$144.56
MEAN GIRLS
$136.47
THE NAP
($34.07),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($55.32),
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
($56.44),
HEAD OVER HEELS
($61.13),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
($62.63)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HAMILTON
111.82%
THE LION KING
105.25%
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
102.89%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
101.34%
MEAN GIRLS
97.73%
THE NAP
(23.21%),
HEAD OVER HEELS
(23.9%),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(38.71%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(39.28%),
SUMMER
(47.08%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON
103.9%
COME FROM AWAY
101.9%
HAMILTON
101.8%
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
100.3%
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
100.0%
HEAD OVER HEELS
(44.8%),
SUMMER
(59.4%),
KINKY BOOTS
(68.6%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(70.4%),
WAITRESS
(71.0%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SCHOOL OF ROCK
1404
THE NAP
769
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
552
FROZEN
318
ALADDIN
292
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
WICKED
(-3648),
SUMMER
(-2133),
ANASTASIA
(-1641),
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(-1296),
WAITRESS
(-1208)
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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