INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/29
By: BWW Special Apr. 29, 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 4/28/2019.
Note that the $808,048.50 gross reported for KING KONG for the week ending 4/28 was for just 7 performances. The show had to cancel the Saturday matinee on 4/27 due to a mechanical issue.
This week, 36 shows played on Broadway, with 316,868 tickets sold and a total gross of $38,151,116. The average ticket price was $120.40.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and up 1 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -3.45%. Versus last year, attendance was up 3.75%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -5.14% vs. last week and up 7.97% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $120.40 is down $-2.15 compared to last week and up $4.71 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,243,577 |
| THE LION KING | $2,451,371 |
| WICKED | $2,001,066 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,756,185 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,716,124 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
INK ($327,495), GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($354,408), ALL MY SONS ($477,448), WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME ($478,075), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($493,352)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| THE CHER SHOW | $206,838 |
| HADESTOWN | $183,197 |
| BURN THIS | $163,625 |
| HILLARY AND CLINTON | $152,528 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $143,089 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING ($-698,303), WICKED ($-632,012), ALADDIN ($-371,782), FROZEN ($-316,514), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO ($-304,966)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $301.56 |
| THE LION KING | $180.66 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $170.61 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $150.60 |
| NETWORK | $146.25 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($61.77), BEETLEJUICE ($69.67), INK ($71.16), KING KONG ($79.31), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($80.09)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 126.7% |
| WICKED | 112.43% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 110.41% |
| NETWORK | 110.3% |
| HAMILTON | 107.03% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS (40.89%), INK (45.45%), THE PROM (55.81%), ALL MY SONS (59.27%), KING KONG (59.97%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.5% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.9% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.6% |
| OKLAHOMA! | 101.6% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE FERRYMAN (71.4%), KING LEAR (73.9%), KING KONG (83.6%), WAITRESS (85.8%), THE CHER SHOW (86%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| BEETLEJUICE | 1602 |
| THE CHER SHOW | 928 |
| BEAUTIFUL | 914 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | 773 |
| THE FERRYMAN | 285 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
WICKED (-2757), TOOTSIE (-2035), KING KONG (-1936), ALADDIN (-1782), FROZEN (-1726)
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