INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/6
By: BWW Special May. 06, 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 5/5/2019.
Of note this week, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune began previews with a heavily comped first performances to celebrate Terrence McNally's 25th Broadway production, and director Arin Arbus' Broadway debut.
This week, 36 shows played on Broadway, with 297,097 tickets sold and a total gross of $34,151,624. The average ticket price was $114.95.
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 down -6.24%. Versus last year, attendance was up 0.84%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -10.48% vs. last week and down -7.68% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $114.95 is down $-5.45 compared to last week and down $-10.61 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,188,340 |
| THE LION KING | $2,221,394 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,767,464 |
| WICKED | $1,610,389 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,602,693 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($314,335), BE MORE CHILL ($411,116), INK ($428,622), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($429,388), ALL MY SONS ($469,296)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| TOOTSIE | $297,768 |
| INK | $101,127 |
| HADESTOWN | $96,006 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | $17,584 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $11,279 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WICKED ($-390,677), FROZEN ($-347,800), MEAN GIRLS ($-306,406), THE LION KING ($-229,977), BE MORE CHILL ($-219,706)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $296.45 |
| THE LION KING | $164.05 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $153.23 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $151.92 |
| HADESTOWN | $142.00 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($54.04), KING KONG ($68.62), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($78.74), THE PROM ($80.06), BEETLEJUICE ($81.19)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 127.52% |
| HAMILTON | 105.21% |
| ALADDIN | 101.5% |
| AIN'T TOO PROUD | 100.1% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 97.91% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS (36.27%), KING KONG (42.31%), BE MORE CHILL (46.96%), THE PROM (50.72%), MY FAIR LADY (51.5%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.7% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.3% |
| HADESTOWN | 101.2% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.2% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KING KONG (65%), KING LEAR (66.2%), BE MORE CHILL (68%), THE FERRYMAN (69.7%), THE PROM (78.9%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1095 |
| TOOTSIE | 877 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | 100 |
| GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS | 79 |
| HADESTOWN | 16 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
BEETLEJUICE (-1891), FROZEN (-1764), BE MORE CHILL (-1548), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (-1440), KING KONG (-1135)
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