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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 6/17; Big Weeks for PIPPIN, MOTOWN, MATILDA & More

By: Jun. 17, 2013
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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!

The Tony Award winning new Broadway production of PIPPIN has broken the house record for the 4thtime at the Music Box Theatre, grossing $1,010,082.50 over eight performances for the week ending June 16, 2013. In the 92 year history of the Music Box Theatre, PIPPIN is the first show ever to enter the "Million Dollar Club."

Broadway's smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL retains its title as the biggest box office hit of the year, remaining atop the Millionaire's Club, and celebrating its best week ever with a platinum gross of $1,441,448. (week ending June 16), while setting a new box office record at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit MATILDA THE MUSICAL has broken the house record at the Shubert Theatre, grossing $1,184,104.46 over eight performances for the week ending June 16, 2013.

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 6/16/2013.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING $1,951,428
WICKED $1,849,045
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,721,966
KINKY BOOTS $1,474,349
MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL $1,441,448
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
ANN ($185,623), MACBETH ($264,066), THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES ($366,549), ROCK OF AGES ($400,236), THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL ($492,591)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $183,105
CINDERELLA $171,106
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT $149,010
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE $101,251
MAMMA MIA! $98,023
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ANN ($-41,995), MACBETH ($-39,456), JERSEY BOYS ($-13,699), THE BOOK OF MORMON ($-5,401), ONCE ($-1,042)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $196.75
THE LION KING $143.61
LUCKY GUY $143.09
I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS $141.42
WICKED $138.63
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
ANN ($56.20), MACBETH ($75.62), CHICAGO ($80.77), THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES ($81.27), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT ($83.02)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 123.8%
LUCKY GUY 120.43%
WICKED 109.99%
I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS 109.52%
MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL 101.72%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
ANN (17.52%), MACBETH (34.86%), THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (49.99%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (53.42%), THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES (56.84%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
PIPPIN 101.4%
LUCKY GUY 101.1%
KINKY BOOTS 100.9%
MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL 100.7%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

ANN (37.1%), MACBETH (55.9%), THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (61.2%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (77.4%), MAMMA MIA! (78.0%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT 1625
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 1377
CINDERELLA 1253
MAMMA MIA! 913
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 855
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ANN (-690), MACBETH (-436), LUCKY GUY (-82), MATILDA (-1),

That's all for this week... Other statistics that you'd like to see? Let us know!






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