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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!
This week, THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record of Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre for the 23rd time. The show earned $1,374,002.90 for the week ending Sunday, December 4, in the 1,068-seat O’Neill, one of Broadway’s smallest theatres.
Also, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway broke The Broadhurst Theatre box office record for the fifth time last week with a gross of $1,520,929. The show had most recently broken the Broadhurst’s record the week ending November 27 with a gross of $1,472,987.00
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 (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, 12/4/2011.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| THE LION KING |
$1,682,555 |
| WICKED |
$1,656,955 |
| Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY |
$1,520,929 |
| SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK |
$1,385,685 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON |
$1,374,003 |
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
LYSISTRATA JONES ($117,488), CHINGLISH ($221,009), GODSPELL ($284,947), STICK FLY ($296,619), BONNIE AND CLYDE ($341,908) |
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK ($-684,511), WICKED ($-548,070), MARY POPPINS ($-451,730), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($-417,361), THE LION KING ($-397,061) |
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
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Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
LYSISTRATA JONES ($25.80), BONNIE AND CLYDE ($45.32), STICK FLY ($49.05), CHINGLISH ($60.48), PRIVATE LIVES ($73.21) |
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
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Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
LYSISTRATA JONES (13.84%), CHINGLISH (25.78%), STICK FLY (32.82%), BONNIE AND CLYDE (37.12%), GODSPELL (39.0%) |
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
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| Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
CHINGLISH (42.4%), FOLLIES (47.0%), AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin (60.2%), LYSISTRATA JONES (60.2%), GODSPELL (61.1%)
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Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
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Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
MARY POPPINS (-3845), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-3320), HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (-2533), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-2290), CHICAGO (-1701) |
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