INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/17
By: BWW Special Coverage Apr. 17, 2017
Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 4/16/2017.
Chicago on Broadway grossed $845,785 - its best 8 performance weekly gross in more than a year.
The Play That Goes Wrong had their best week on Broadway yet grossing a total $509,169 (week ending April 16), which is up $78,570 than the week ending April 9.
Waitress continues on a winning streak, once again breaking the weekly gross sales record by bringing in $1,381,419.90 for the 8-performance week ending on Easter Sunday (April 16, 2017). The previous record, $1,331,954.30, was set with the nine (9) performance week ending January 1, 2017.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,117,682 |
| THE LION KING | $2,862,724 |
| WICKED | $2,554,030 |
| ALADDIN | $2,147,230 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,032,256 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($90,503), SIGNIFICANT OTHER ($138,549), INDECENT ($186,188), IN TRANSIT ($264,362), THE GLASS MENAGERIE ($301,612)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| THE LION KING | $789,516 |
| WICKED | $656,025 |
| ALADDIN | $611,517 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $390,840 |
| CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY | $390,318 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WAR PAINT ($-69,641), THE GLASS MENAGERIE ($-53,570), OSLO ($-38,614), DEAR EVAN HANSEN ($-18,993), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($-15,636)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $289.94 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $201.31 |
| THE LION KING | $188.95 |
| WAITRESS | $163.37 |
| SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE | $159.73 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($23.99), INDECENT ($31.41), SIGNIFICANT OTHER ($46.68), IN TRANSIT ($54.92), SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION ($59.08)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| WAITRESS | 135.5% |
| WICKED | 127.55% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 124.42% |
| SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE | 110.94% |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 108.85% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (13.77%), SIGNIFICANT OTHER (18.34%), INDECENT (21.32%), THE GLASS MENAGERIE (33.67%), SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (34.34%)
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.4% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 102.0% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 101.1% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
SIGNIFICANT OTHER (48.8%), THE GLASS MENAGERIE (61.8%), ON YOUR FEET! (65.5%), INDECENT (69.0%), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (69.5%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY | 2992 |
| SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION | 2801 |
| WICKED | 2056 |
| KINKY BOOTS | 2021 |
| ALADDIN | 1829 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (-806), THE GLASS MENAGERIE (-490), GROUNDHOG DAY (-419), OSLO (-271), PRESENT LAUGHTER (-164)
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