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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/4

By: Mar. 04, 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!

Of note this week, LUCKY GUY played only TWO previews, grossing $367,156, which is 124.73% of the gross potential of $294,360. For its first performances, attendance was 2,397, for the 1178-seat Broadhurst Theatre, so it was at a 101.74% capacity with an average ticket price of $153.17 showing the Broadway appeal of Tom Hanks and co.

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


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,592,202
WICKED $1,544,023
THE LION KING $1,431,205
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,007,796
MARY POPPINS $1,006,157
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HANDS ON A HARDBODY ($186,336), ANN ($294,156), THE OTHER PLACE ($301,779), WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? ($331,805), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD ($361,943)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MANILOW ON BROADWAY $257,282
HANDS ON A HARDBODY $133,107
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? $54,381
ANN $31,720
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD $15,306
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING ($-348,119), CINDERELLA ($-240,888), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK ($-204,286), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($-163,283), NEWSIES ($-158,563)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $181.92
MANILOW ON BROADWAY $120.38
THE LION KING $113.27
ONCE $110.15
WICKED $106.72
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
HANDS ON A HARDBODY ($31.35), ANN ($52.19), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD ($62.51), THE OTHER PLACE ($68.63), CINDERELLA ($69.30)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 111.47%
MARY POPPINS 102.58%
WICKED 91.84%
THE LION KING 91.69%
MANILOW ON BROADWAY 86.01%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HANDS ON A HARDBODY (20.2%), ANN (27.77%), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (38.99%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (45.66%), CHICAGO (47.83%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
WICKED 100.0%
CINDERELLA 97.8%
MARY POPPINS 97.6%
THE LION KING 94.2%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

ANN (63.3%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (65.6%), CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (67.0%), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (72.1%), MAMMA MIA! (73.3%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
HANDS ON A HARDBODY 5023
MANILOW ON BROADWAY 1009
ANN 810
ANNIE 810
WICKED 594
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE LION KING (-1904), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-1555), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-767), NEWSIES (-725), JERSEY BOYS (-687)

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









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