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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/12 - Hugh Sets Another Record

By: Dec. 12, 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!

Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway broke The Broadhurst Theatre box office record for the sixth time last week with a gross of $1,545,550. The show had most recently broken the Broadhurst's record the week ending December 4 with a gross of $1,520,929.

Previous members of the Broadhurst's million dollar club are:
700 Sundays starring Billy Crystal (week ending 5/22/05): $1.061 million
Hamlet starring Jude Law (week ending 12/6/09): $1.000 million
The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino (week ending 1/2/11): $1.175 million

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 12/11/2011.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING $1,791,917
WICKED $1,777,817
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY $1,545,033
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,505,520
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,371,662
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
LYSISTRATA JONES ($108,138), CHINGLISH ($215,968), STICK FLY ($265,552), GODSPELL ($312,836), PRIVATE LIVES ($327,173)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING $134,795
WICKED $120,862
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $119,835
MARY POPPINS $117,455
THE LION KING $109,362
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER ($-152,407), RELATIVELY SPEAKING ($-62,753), PRIVATE LIVES ($-53,160), STICK FLY ($-31,067), LYSISTRATA JONES ($-9,350)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY $160.79
THE BOOK OF MORMON $156.73
THE LION KING $133.55
WICKED $125.46
JERSEY BOYS $120.43
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
LYSISTRATA JONES ($19.90), STICK FLY ($42.42), BONNIE AND CLYDE ($59.38), CHINGLISH ($63.67), ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER ($73.13)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY 125.8%
THE BOOK OF MORMON 110.22%
THE LION KING 106.01%
WICKED 105.75%
JERSEY BOYS 95.98%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
LYSISTRATA JONES (12.74%), CHINGLISH (25.19%), STICK FLY (29.61%), PRIVATE LIVES (38.29%), GODSPELL (42.82%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY 102.1%
War Horse 100.0%
THE LION KING 100.0%
VENUS IN FUR 99.8%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

CHINGLISH (39.4%), FOLLIES (53.8%), PRIVATE LIVES (54.5%), RELATIVELY SPEAKING (55.3%), AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin (59.1%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
MARY POPPINS 1871
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 1158
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 1075
FOLLIES 884
LYSISTRATA JONES 882
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
PRIVATE LIVES (-881), BONNIE AND CLYDE (-735), RELATIVELY SPEAKING (-560), CHINGLISH (-262), AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin (-78)

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









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