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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 11/28

By: Nov. 28, 2011
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Welcome to the first 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, 11/27/2011.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
WICKED $2,205,025
THE LION KING $2,079,616
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $2,070,196
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,677,963
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY $1,472,987
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
LYSISTRATA JONES ($152,419), STICK FLY ($270,599), CHINGLISH ($274,260), AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin ($313,879), MAN AND BOY ($315,015)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $765,780
WICKED $669,536
MARY POPPINS $557,221
THE LION KING $546,915
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $471,072
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER ($-184,986), RELATIVELY SPEAKING ($-72,287), PRIVATE LIVES ($-47,056), AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin ($-45,077), OTHER DESERT CITIES ($-34,053)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $170.42
THE LION KING $154.94
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY $153.21
WICKED $152.36
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $138.37
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
LYSISTRATA JONES ($28.33), STICK FLY ($49.15), BONNIE AND CLYDE ($60.17), AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin ($61.11), PRIVATE LIVES ($63.19)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
WICKED 131.16%
THE LION KING 123.03%
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY 119.93%
THE BOOK OF MORMON 112.0%
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 105.07%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
LYSISTRATA JONES (17.96%), STICK FLY (29.25%), CHINGLISH (31.99%), AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin (35.17%), PRIVATE LIVES (37.96%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY 102.2%
WICKED 100.0%
WAR HORSE 100.0%
THE LION KING 100.0%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

CHINGLISH (45.4%), FOLLIES (47.0%), PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (61.2%), RELATIVELY SPEAKING (61.6%), STICK FLY (63.8%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
MARY POPPINS 4091
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 3546
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 2382
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING 2190
CHICAGO 1953
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER (-1290), GODSPELL (-1130), PRIVATE LIVES (-1093), PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (-1023), OTHER DESERT CITIES (-772)

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









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