INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/7
By: BWW Special May. 07, 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 5/6/2018.
This week, 36 shows played on Broadway, with 294,627 tickets sold and a total gross of $36,994,030. The average ticket price was $125.56.
This was up the number of shows as last week and the same vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -3.53%. Versus last year, attendance was up 1.34%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 4.69% vs. last week and up 12.57% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $125.56 is up $9.87 compared to last week and up $12.52 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,101,303 |
| THE LION KING | $2,116,907 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,104,905 |
| FROZEN | $1,689,302 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,656,795 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
SAINT JOAN ($207,881), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($241,751), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD ($297,762), TRAVESTIES ($378,743), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($435,430)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| THE ICEMAN COMETH | $283,741 |
| HAMILTON | $278,024 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $218,826 |
| TRAVESTIES | $115,079 |
| ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE | $50,882 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
KINKY BOOTS ($-177,602), WICKED ($-158,019), SCHOOL OF ROCK ($-137,985), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL ($-126,701), THE BAND'S VISIT ($-117,625)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $288.31 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $207.83 |
| THE BOYS IN THE BAND | $167.51 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $162.22 |
| THE LION KING | $156.58 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
SAINT JOAN ($52.61), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD ($52.85), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($60.77), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($66.29), SCHOOL OF ROCK ($83.78)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 116.26% |
| HAMILTON | 107.1% |
| THE LION KING | 106.72% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 105.86% |
| THE BOYS IN THE BAND | 105.34% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
SAINT JOAN (28.43%), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (29.97%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (35.67%), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (38.64%), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (39.87%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.2% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.5% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.3% |
| MEAN GIRLS | 100.8% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (53.4%), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (56.6%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (61.3%), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (63.4%), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (70.1%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | 921 |
| THE ICEMAN COMETH | 882 |
| TRAVESTIES | 302 |
| ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE | 164 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 140 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SCHOOL OF ROCK (-1451), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (-1450), KINKY BOOTS (-1276), WICKED (-1187), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (-1027)
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