INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/19

By: Dec. 19, 2011
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Welcome to the latest edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights!

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 12/18/2011.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING $1,833,881
WICKED $1,762,301
HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY $1,539,604
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,460,570
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,370,920
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
LYSISTRATA JONES ($123,750), CHINGLISH ($184,564), STICK FLY ($265,962), PRIVATE LIVES ($281,303), GODSPELL ($288,218)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER $99,614
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING $63,285
THE LION KING $41,964
VENUS IN FUR $40,534
AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN $31,286
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SISTER ACT ($-182,283), MAMMA MIA! ($-157,343), PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT ($-150,232), MEMPHIS ($-145,910), RELATIVELY SPEAKING ($-105,883)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY $160.49
THE BOOK OF MORMON $156.64
THE LION KING $138.10
WICKED $129.16
WAR HORSE $115.57
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
LYSISTRATA JONES ($25.14), STICK FLY ($54.71), CHINGLISH ($61.05), BONNIE AND CLYDE ($63.39), PRIVATE LIVES ($75.30)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY 125.36%
THE BOOK OF MORMON 110.16%
THE LION KING 108.5%
WICKED 104.83%
WAR HORSE 95.77%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
LYSISTRATA JONES (14.58%), CHINGLISH (21.53%), STICK FLY (29.43%), PRIVATE LIVES (32.92%), BONNIE AND CLYDE (36.19%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY 102.0%
WAR HORSE 100.0%
VENUS IN FUR 99.6%
THE LION KING 99.0%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

CHINGLISH (35.1%), PRIVATE LIVES (47.2%), RELATIVELY SPEAKING (52.6%), PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (54.2%), MAMMA MIA! (55.8%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
FOLLIES 1467
AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN 725
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING 513
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL 228
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SISTER ACT (-2264), MAMMA MIA! (-1665), MEMPHIS (-1627), BONNIE AND CLYDE (-1550), STICK FLY (-1399)

That's all for this week... Other statistics that you'd like to see? Let us know!





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