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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/18; MOTOWN and LUCKY GUY Off to Impressive Starts

By: Mar. 18, 2013
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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!

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL celebrated platinum sales of $1,029,883.00 in its first week of sold-out performances at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, joining the celebrated 'Million Dollar Club.'

This marks the first time a new Broadway musical has joined the million dollar club in its first week of previews without an out-of-town tryout. (And in only 7 performances, one short of the standard 8 performance week). Seen for the first time anywhere by a paying audience, the new musical based on the life of iconic Motown founder Berry Gordy and featuring music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalog, officially opens on April 14.

Also of note for the week ending 3/17/13, in its first full eight performance week, LUCKY GUY grossed $1,294,233, which was 115.16% of its gross potential. Attendance was 100.94%.

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 3/17/2013.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
WICKED $1,950,727
THE LION KING $1,776,767
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,667,180
LUCKY GUY $1,294,233
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,264,081
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HANDS ON A HARDBODY ($196,151), VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE ($338,621), ANN ($376,134), BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S ($396,866), ROCK OF AGES ($420,521)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WICKED $287,417
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $240,136
THE LION KING $209,038
MATILDA $200,643
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $200,423
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ROCK OF AGES ($-9,009), CINDERELLA ($-4,662), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT ($14,473), THE BOOK OF MORMON ($16,773), ANNIE ($24,798)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $190.49
LUCKY GUY $135.59
WICKED $135.38
THE LION KING $135.28
ONCE $115.42
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
HANDS ON A HARDBODY ($34.88), VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE ($55.62), BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S ($59.84), ANN ($63.50), KINKY BOOTS ($74.16)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 116.72%
WICKED 116.04%
LUCKY GUY 115.16%
THE LION KING 104.85%
ONCE 94.2%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HANDS ON A HARDBODY (18.61%), ANN (35.5%), BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (44.28%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (46.87%), VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE (47.16%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
LUCKY GUY 100.9%
ONCE 100.1%
NEWSIES 99.9%
WICKED 99.6%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (65.6%), ANN (66.5%), HANDS ON A HARDBODY (68.7%), ANNIE (70.6%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (72.0%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 2434
MATILDA 1718
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 1503
JERSEY BOYS 1311
LUCKY GUY 1289
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ANN (-613), HANDS ON A HARDBODY (-359), ANNIE (-138), KINKY BOOTS (-21),

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






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