INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/26 - Broadway Up $2.6 Million!

Welcome to this week's 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, 12/23/2012.

Top 5 by This Week Gross

THE LION KING	$2,129,609
WICKED	$2,100,170
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$1,684,372
A CHRISTMAS STORY	$1,491,488
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK	$1,471,237

Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
PICNIC ($149,300), The Other Place ($149,652), DEAD ACCOUNTS ($243,154), GRACE ($284,889), WHO'S AFRAID OF Virginia Woolf? ($286,937)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross

SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK	$349,935
THE LION KING	$289,216
WICKED	$234,076
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$221,090
MARY POPPINS	$196,669

Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT ($-190,492), DEAD ACCOUNTS ($-94,391), JERSEY BOYS ($-62,460), THE HEIRESS ($-44,232), EVITA ($-35,427)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price

THE BOOK OF MORMON	$192.46
THE LION KING	$158.68
WICKED	$156.43
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS	$144.21
ONCE	$128.42

Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
PICNIC ($37.81), The Other Place ($41.45), GOLDEN BOY ($66.40), CHAPLIN ($66.77), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD ($70.86)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential

THE BOOK OF MORMON	129.55%
WICKED	124.93%
THE LION KING	109.76%
ONCE	99.93%
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS	98.38%

Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
PICNIC (21.87%), DEAD ACCOUNTS (24.93%), The Other Place (26.47%), GRACE (30.79%), CHAPLIN (34.98%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

THE BOOK OF MORMON	102.6%
THE LION KING	100.0%
ONCE	98.5%
War Horse	97.0%
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS	96.7%

Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

DEAD ACCOUNTS (38.1%), GRACE (45.5%), THE HEIRESS (56.4%), WHO'S AFRAID OF Virginia Woolf? (58.5%), CHAPLIN (58.8%)

Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week

MARY POPPINS	1984
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	1953
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK	1870
MAMMA MIA!	1708
PICNIC	1263

Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (-1531), A CHRISTMAS STORY (-695), ELF (-603), ANNIE (-597), JERSEY BOYS (-515)

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