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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/31
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By: BWW Special May. 31, 2022
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 5/29/2022.
Of note this week, ALADDIN cancelled 3 performances (5/25-5/27), MR. SATURDAY NIGHT cancelled both performances on Sat. 5/28. There was no performance on 5/29 (start of planned hiatus through 6/6) and BIRTHDAY CANDLES, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, and THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH closed 5/29.
This week, 35 shows played on Broadway, with 254,692 tickets sold and a total gross of $33,093,845. The average ticket price was $129.94.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week. Compared to last week, attendance was down -1.11%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -0.59% vs. last week. This week's average ticket price of $129.94 is up $0.68 compared to last week.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| THE MUSIC MAN | $3,287,294 |
| HAMILTON | $2,322,989 |
| THE LION KING | $2,000,284 |
| WICKED | $1,780,207 |
| PLAZA SUITE | $1,644,056 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($226,307), PARADISE SQUARE ($261,256), BIRTHDAY CANDLES ($270,637), HANGMEN ($287,451), THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ($289,682)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD | $254,021 |
| THE LION KING | $228,927 |
| WICKED | $208,155 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $164,598 |
| HADESTOWN | $130,595 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT ($-422,442), ALADDIN ($-239,200), MACBETH ($-237,121), THE MUSIC MAN ($-200,561), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($-112,871)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| THE MUSIC MAN | $268.55 |
| HAMILTON | $222.66 |
| PLAZA SUITE | $212.74 |
| MACBETH | $161.12 |
| HADESTOWN | $158.78 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ($51.49), PARADISE SQUARE ($54.43), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($70.06), BIRTHDAY CANDLES ($70.55), POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM AL ($74.17)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| HADESTOWN | 100.4% |
| THE MUSIC MAN | 100.3% |
| THE LION KING | 99.3% |
| PLAZA SUITE | 99.1% |
| SIX | 98.6% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
HANGMEN (46.2%), POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM AL (51.8%), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF (52.2%), GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (57.8%), PARADISE SQUARE (61.1%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH | 2858 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD | 1159 |
| BEETLEJUICE | 1056 |
| WICKED | 908 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 850 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ALADDIN (-4633), MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (-2782), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF (-1213), MACBETH (-1205), TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL (-691)
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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