INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/4
By: BWW Special Mar. 04, 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 3/3/2019.
This week, 31 shows played on Broadway, with 245,665 tickets sold and a total gross of $27,159,271. The average ticket price was $110.55.
This was up the number of shows as last week and up 1 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -3.23%. Versus last year, attendance was up 9.19%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -9.05% vs. last week and up 3.20% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $110.55 is down $-7.08 compared to last week and down $-6.42 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,085,520 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,915,060 |
| THE LION KING | $1,795,460 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,598,024 |
| WICKED | $1,350,938 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
CHOIR BOY ($265,236), THE PROM ($415,935), CHICAGO ($461,881), THE BAND'S VISIT ($483,801), WAITRESS ($485,749)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| KISS ME, KATE | $9,661 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $-15,423 |
| TRUE WEST | $-28,026 |
| NETWORK | $-32,521 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $-48,682 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MEAN GIRLS ($-269,647), WICKED ($-258,770), THE LION KING ($-222,373), FROZEN ($-209,470), KING KONG ($-202,756)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $286.94 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $154.44 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $147.58 |
| NETWORK | $145.64 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $137.59 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
KING KONG ($63.54), CHOIR BOY ($69.54), THE BAND'S VISIT ($71.58), THE PROM ($71.59), CHICAGO ($77.74)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 115.29% |
| NETWORK | 107.36% |
| HAMILTON | 101.82% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 96.31% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 88.42% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
KING KONG (36.23%), THE PROM (37.72%), CHOIR BOY (38.62%), MY FAIR LADY (46.29%), THE BAND'S VISIT (47.22%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.1% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.2% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 100% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 99.8% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KINKY BOOTS (64%), KING KONG (64.1%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (64.1%), MY FAIR LADY (67.6%), WAITRESS (68.3%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| KISS ME, KATE | 757 |
| THE FERRYMAN | 181 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
BEAUTIFUL (-1572), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-1521), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (-1308), FROZEN (-1258), KING KONG (-1227)
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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