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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 11/19; ANNIE & THE HEIRESS Celebrate Best Weeks Ever

By: Nov. 19, 2012
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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!

The acclaimed new production of ANNIE, which opened November 8 at the Palace Theatre, had its best week yet on Broadway. The show grossed $883,946 for the week ending 11/18/12, up from $872,700 for the week ending 11/11/12.

Also, THE HEIRESS celebrated its best sales week yet grossing $614,916 on Broadway for the week ending November 18, 2012.

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 11/18/2012.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,620,206
WICKED $1,598,476
THE LION KING $1,402,169
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS $1,157,319
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,112,179
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE ($110,560), SCANDALOUS ($147,572), GOLDEN BOY ($186,734), THE PERFORMERS ($218,095), CYRANO DE BERGERAC ($284,502)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS $165,997
BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL $134,281
ELF $106,511
GOLDEN BOY $98,090
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD $92,720
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING ($-104,402), EVITA ($-35,352), ROCK OF AGES ($-34,342), SCANDALOUS ($-34,166), CHICAGO ($-29,631)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $185.12
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS $152.96
THE LION KING $122.86
WICKED $120.70
ONCE $119.37
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
SCANDALOUS ($23.77), AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE ($30.38), THE PERFORMERS ($38.44), GOLDEN BOY ($42.72), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD ($50.82)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 124.61%
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS 114.28%
THE LION KING 98.39%
WICKED 95.08%
ONCE 91.87%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (19.55%), SCANDALOUS (19.7%), GOLDEN BOY (23.97%), THE PERFORMERS (28.27%), GRACE (32.41%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS 100.9%
ONCE 97.4%
THE LION KING 97.2%
WICKED 91.5%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

GRACE (44.4%), GOLDEN BOY (55.2%), BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (61.1%), MAMMA MIA! (61.6%), DEAD ACCOUNTS (62.0%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
A CHRISTMAS STORY 3004
GOLDEN BOY 2444
ELF 2128
BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL 1118
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER 963
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE LION KING (-832), ANNIE (-803), SCANDALOUS (-549), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (-382), GRACE (-215)

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






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