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!
In hot news for the week, I'LL EAT YOU LAST, Bette Midler's critically acclaimed return to Broadway by Tony Award winner John Logan, directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, has broken the box office record at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street) for the second time. The production grossed $753,217 for the week ending May 5, 2013. This breaks the production's previous record of $686,031.00 which was set the week ending April 21, 2013.
Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 5/5/2013.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING |
$1,829,570 |
THE BOOK OF MORMON |
$1,691,752 |
WICKED |
$1,651,541 |
LUCKY GUY |
$1,382,232 |
MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL |
$1,209,773 |
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross THE BIG KNIFE ($220,859), ANN ($261,380), THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES ($295,099), THE TESTAMENT OF MARY ($301,343), ORPHANS ($397,646) |
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross CINDERELLA ($-91,345), WICKED ($-83,525), NEWSIES ($-77,036), ANNIE ($-65,101), ORPHANS ($-46,823) |
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
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Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price THE TESTAMENT OF MARY ($49.59), THE BIG KNIFE ($60.93), THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES ($63.14), ORPHANS ($66.72), JEKYLL & HYDE ($72.23) |
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
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Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential ANN (24.67%), JEKYLL & HYDE (25.61%), THE TESTAMENT OF MARY (35.79%), ORPHANS (38.77%), THE BIG KNIFE (39.89%) |
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
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Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
ANN (39.9%), JEKYLL & HYDE (42.8%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (60.4%), ANNIE (60.6%), THE BIG KNIFE (61.2%)
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Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
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Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (-1434), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-848), CINDERELLA (-748), THE BIG KNIFE (-678), JEKYLL & HYDE (-622) |
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