News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 11/10; THE RIVER Breaks House Records

By: Nov. 10, 2014
Get Access To Every Broadway Story

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click.




Existing user? Just click login.



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, 11/2/2014.

THE RIVER broke the house record at Circle in the Square for its first full week of performances, during the week ending 11/9/14. The show grossed $917,008.00. The previous record was set by LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL for its final week, at $762,599, for the week ending 10/5/14. 120 seats for every performance of The River are sold for $35 and $95, respectively.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING $1,737,729
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,638,827
WICKED $1,621,169
ALADDIN $1,410,648
IT'S ONLY A PLAY $1,375,174
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE COUNTRY HOUSE ($209,004), ROCK OF AGES ($323,107), THIS IS OUR YOUTH ($349,111), LOVE LETTERS ($393,746), SIDE SHOW ($413,928)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE RIVER $568,906
BEAUTIFUL $296,854
WICKED $291,356
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL $170,905
IF/THEN $165,502
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MAMMA MIA! ($-16,464), THE COUNTRY HOUSE ($-8,815), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($-3,354), A DELICATE BALANCE ($7,225), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME ($33,896)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $187.25
BEAUTIFUL $162.02
IT'S ONLY A PLAY $160.95
THE RIVER $160.43
A DELICATE BALANCE $133.63
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE COUNTRY HOUSE ($56.15), SIDE SHOW ($58.01), THIS IS OUR YOUTH ($72.66),CINDERELLA ($74.90), IF/THEN ($75.41)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 117.82%
THE RIVER 104.89%
ALADDIN 104.16%
BEAUTIFUL 103.61%
IT'S ONLY A PLAY 103.48%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE COUNTRY HOUSE (35.3%), SIDE SHOW (40.54%), PIPPIN (42.82%), THE LAST SHIP (43.74%), THIS IS OUR YOUTH (43.96%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE RIVER 102.7%
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
BEAUTIFUL 100.1%
A DELICATE BALANCE 100.0%
IT'S ONLY A PLAY 99.9%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

THIS IS OUR YOUTH (56.6%), LOVE LETTERS (59.5%), CINDERELLA (60.0%), ONCE (64.8%),THE LAST SHIP (66.2%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE RIVER 3554
CINDERELLA 1611
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL 1487
SIDE SHOW 1439
WICKED 1427
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ALADDIN (-357), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (-260), KINKY BOOTS (-185),THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-138),

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






Industry Classifieds

Videos