INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 2/19; BE MORE CHILL Off to Record Start
By: BWW Special Feb. 19, 2019
Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 2/17/2019.
In its first week on Broadway, Be More Chill has set a new record at The Lyceum Theatre. With a gross of$738,383.50, Be More Chill breaks the house record for a seven-performance week. The previous record was held by the 2008 production of Macbeth starring Patrick Stewart, which grossed $584,033.
This week, 29 shows played on Broadway, with 252,489 tickets sold and a total gross of $30,511,551. The average ticket price was $120.84.
This was up the number of shows as last week and up 4 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 1.11%. Versus last year, attendance was up 18.14%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 10.30% vs. last week and up 15.86% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $120.84 is up $10.07 compared to last week and down $-2.38 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $2,947,001 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,013,520 |
| THE LION KING | $1,966,141 |
| WICKED | $1,644,307 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,609,189 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
CHOIR BOY ($363,508), TRUE WEST ($558,597), THE PROM ($581,462), CHICAGO ($625,682), THE BAND'S VISIT ($627,247)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| MEAN GIRLS | $289,095 |
| ALADDIN | $230,563 |
| THE LION KING | $223,473 |
| WICKED | $199,224 |
| ANASTASIA | $177,545 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
HAMILTON ($-161,316), THE CHER SHOW ($-69,842), THE FERRYMAN ($-49,594), FROZEN ($-38,444), WAITRESS ($-27,233)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $274.39 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $159.94 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $155.17 |
| NETWORK | $145.03 |
| THE LION KING | $144.94 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
CHOIR BOY ($76.40), THE PROM ($79.83), KING KONG ($81.28), THE BAND'S VISIT ($81.83), CHICAGO ($90.23)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 116.1% |
| NETWORK | 109.13% |
| HAMILTON | 107.14% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 101.26% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 98.41% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
KING KONG (49.86%), THE PROM (52.23%), CHOIR BOY (60.27%), THE BAND'S VISIT (60.78%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (61.54%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.3% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.8% |
| HAMILTON | 101.6% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.4% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.3% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KING KONG (70.5%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (70.8%), WAITRESS (77.9%), KINKY BOOTS (79.4%), CHICAGO (80.3%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| THE PROM | 482 |
| KINKY BOOTS | 394 |
| THE BAND'S VISIT | 368 |
| MEAN GIRLS | 115 |
| ANASTASIA | 97 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-1367), THE CHER SHOW (-1316), WAITRESS (-1166), FROZEN (-1161), KING KONG (-962)
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
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