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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/19

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By: Apr. 19, 2022
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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 4/17/2022.


This week, 34 shows played on Broadway, with 261,835 tickets sold and a total gross of $34,729,295. The average ticket price was $132.64.

This was up the number of shows as last week. Compared to last week, attendance was up 16.24%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 22.59% vs. last week. This week's average ticket price of $132.64 is up $6.87 compared to last week.


Top 5 by This Week Gross

THE MUSIC MAN $3,328,253
THE LION KING $2,560,960
HAMILTON $2,453,319
WICKED $2,314,088
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD $1,964,665


Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($130,359), THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ($138,610), HANGMEN ($209,195), HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE ($237,890), BIRTHDAY CANDLES ($302,958)


Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross

BEETLEJUICE $1,062,014
THE LION KING $686,623
ALADDIN $675,449
WICKED $447,897
PLAZA SUITE $370,283


Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT ($-231,786), COMPANY ($-117,210), THE MINUTES ($-89,399), AMERICAN BUFFALO ($-43,814), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($-36,287)


Top 5 by Average Ticket Price

THE MUSIC MAN $274.47
HAMILTON $230.62
PLAZA SUITE $203.55
THE LION KING $169.02
SIX $166.41


Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($34.57), THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ($36.08), HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE ($55.30), THE LITTLE PRINCE ($55.76), BIRTHDAY CANDLES ($59.26)


Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

HAMILTON 100.4%
FUNNY GIRL 100.1%
HADESTOWN 99.5%
THE MUSIC MAN 99.4%
THE LION KING 99.3%


Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (45.4%), THE LITTLE PRINCE (56.5%), TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL (60.6%), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF (61%), MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (65.7%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week

BEETLEJUICE 7525
ALADDIN 3477
HANGMEN 2078
CHICAGO 1883
PLAZA SUITE 1829


Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE LITTLE PRINCE (-3166), MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (-1832), COMPANY (-915), BIRTHDAY CANDLES (-365), TAKE ME OUT (-322)

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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