INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/25
By: BWW Special Coverage Apr. 25, 2016
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 4/24/2016.
Of note, Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR, which is now in previews at the Lyric Theatre grossed $1,018,941.65 this week. This gross is for six performances last week, compared to the traditional Broadway schedule of eight performances per week
Also, SHUFFLE ALONG grossed $809,032 for the week ending 4/24/16, down a bit from the week before, due to returns from three performances where Audra McDonald did not perform, due to illness.
Top 5 by This Week Gross| THE LION KING | $1,995,760 |
| HAMILTON | $1,813,024 |
| WICKED | $1,660,014 |
| ALADDIN | $1,433,167 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,325,465 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
ECLIPSED ($233,636), DISASTER! ($247,941), THE FATHER ($258,848), TUCK EVERLASTING ($332,230), BRIGHT STAR ($357,812)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| PARAMOUR | $828,168 |
| HAMILTON | $134,404 |
| THE COLOR PURPLE | $73,272 |
| THE LION KING | $56,251 |
| WICKED | $47,653 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE KING AND I ($-459,367), WAITRESS ($-190,719), ECLIPSED ($-70,048), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS ($-69,077), SHUFFLE ALONG, OR, THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT ($-63,172)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $168.61 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $152.25 |
| THE LION KING | $148.09 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $120.46 |
| WICKED | $120.20 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
TUCK EVERLASTING ($43.59), FULLY COMMITTED ($61.47), DISASTER! ($62.06), ECLIPSED ($66.75), BRIGHT STAR ($67.16)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HAMILTON | 135.81% |
| THE LION KING | 96.3% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 96.28% |
| WICKED | 93.27% |
| PARAMOUR | 88.63% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
DISASTER! (22.36%), ECLIPSED (28.69%), TUCK EVERLASTING (32.35%), THE FATHER (36.52%), BRIGHT STAR (39.04%)
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.1% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| WAITRESS | 100.7% |
| THE LION KING | 99.3% |
| ALADDIN | 98.4% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
DISASTER! (41.7%), ECLIPSED (54.6%), JERSEY BOYS (58.8%), KINKY BOOTS (61.2%), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (61.8%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| PARAMOUR | 8726 |
| AMERICAN PSYCHO | 1242 |
| FULLY COMMITTED | 797 |
| SOMETHING ROTTEN! | 573 |
| THE COLOR PURPLE | 554 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE KING AND I (-1296), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (-867), ECLIPSED (-838), THE FATHER (-733), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (-614)
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