INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/14
By: BWW Special May. 14, 2018
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 5/13/2018.
Of note this week, due to a venue buyout for the television upfronts, THE LION KING only played 7 performances.
This week, 36 shows played on Broadway, with 306,163 tickets sold and a total gross of $38,621,286. The average ticket price was $126.15.This was the same as the number of shows as last week and the same vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 3.92%. Versus last year, attendance was up 3.08%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 4.40% vs. last week and up 14.93% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $126.15 is up $0.58 compared to last week and up $13.01 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $2,816,606 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,411,033 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,125,043 |
| THE LION KING | $1,834,578 |
| FROZEN | $1,721,926 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
SAINT JOAN ($218,007), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($314,323), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD ($350,755), TRAVESTIES ($400,681), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($523,075)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $482,428 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $147,620 |
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | $125,423 |
| A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL | $123,878 |
| ANASTASIA | $122,444 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
HAMILTON ($-284,697), THE LION KING ($-282,329), THE BOYS IN THE BAND ($-130,626), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE ($-53,514), KINKY BOOTS ($-7,687)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $508.66 |
| HAMILTON | $262.30 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $210.71 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $163.77 |
| THE BOYS IN THE BAND | $161.60 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
SAINT JOAN ($52.60), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD ($53.85), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($64.44), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($65.21), SCHOOL OF ROCK ($82.89)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 118.06% |
| THE LION KING | 109.89% |
| HAMILTON | 107.07% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 106.87% |
| THE BOYS IN THE BAND | 105.05% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
SAINT JOAN (29.81%), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (35.3%), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (35.58%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (46.38%), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (48.71%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.4% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.8% |
| HAMILTON | 101.6% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.4% |
| MEAN GIRLS | 100.9% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (54.6%), KINKY BOOTS (67.2%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (70.6%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (76.6%), TRAVESTIES (78.7%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | 1861 |
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | 1417 |
| A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL | 1381 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | 1173 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | 948 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE LION KING (-1644), THE BOYS IN THE BAND (-588), KINKY BOOTS (-455), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (-268), HAMILTON (-19)
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