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!
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 29th time. The show earned $1,493,754.00 for the week ending Sunday, March 4, in the 1,068-seat O’Neill, one of Broadway’s smallest theatres.
Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 3/4/2012.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross WIT ($227,360), THE ROAD TO MECCA ($250,244), GODSPELL ($279,527), SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT ($295,534), VENUS IN FUR ($306,609) |
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK ($-379,219), WICKED ($-371,668), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($-364,262), THE LION KING ($-336,534), MARY POPPINS ($-329,867) |
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
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Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price THE ROAD TO MECCA ($56.16), WIT ($57.63), MARY POPPINS ($62.11), GODSPELL ($64.48), MEMPHIS ($66.28) |
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
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Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (30.35%), SISTER ACT (31.59%), GODSPELL (36.57%), HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (38.05%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (39.01%) |
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
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Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (46.0%), SISTER ACT (48.0%), CHICAGO (63.4%), PORGY AND BESS (64.2%), HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (64.6%)
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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 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-4112), PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (-3051), HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (-2472), PORGY AND BESS (-2430), MEMPHIS (-2197) |
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