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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/14

By: May. 14, 2012
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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!

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 5/13/2012.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING $1,717,281
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,598,593
WICKED $1,579,314
EVITA $1,529,144
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,218,638
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
MAGIC/BIRD ($123,784), DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER ($172,669), LEAP OF FAITH ($199,899), THE LYONS ($215,547), GODSPELL ($216,762)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $86,887
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER $83,562
ONCE $81,208
PORGY AND BESS $78,544
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING $72,246
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MARY POPPINS ($-205,699), MAMMA MIA! ($-139,939), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($-92,693), THE LION KING ($-77,897), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK ($-67,929)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $182.65
DEATH OF A SALESMAN $129.41
THE LION KING $128.40
EVITA $126.11
WICKED $124.56
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
LEAP OF FAITH ($24.68), MAGIC/BIRD ($30.41), DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER ($42.49), GODSPELL ($52.91), THE LYONS ($54.39)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 128.46%
THE LION KING 101.6%
DEATH OF A SALESMAN 100.59%
WICKED 93.94%
EVITA 91.73%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
LEAP OF FAITH (15.19%), MAGIC/BIRD (16.32%), THE LYONS (24.51%), DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER (26.47%), GODSPELL (28.36%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
NEWSIES 100.8%
THE LION KING 99.7%
DEATH OF A SALESMAN 99.6%
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT 95.3%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

THE LYONS (45.9%), PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (52.6%), VENUS IN FUR (52.8%), HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (53.7%), MAGIC/BIRD (54.0%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING 1264
SISTER ACT 1188
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1117
GODSPELL 1051
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER 1036
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
MARY POPPINS (-3041), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-1142), MAMMA MIA! (-903), WICKED (-689), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-471)

That's all for this week... Other statistics that you'd like to see? Let us know!









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