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 BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has (once again!) broken the house record of Broadway's Eugene O’Neill Theatre for the 38th time. The show earned $1,637,543.00 for the week ending Sunday, July 15, in the 1,068-seat O’Neill, one of Broadway’s smallest theatres.
In other news, starting performances last week - were FELA! and BRING IT ON.
Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 7/15/2012.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING |
$2,002,353 |
WICKED |
$1,980,214 |
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK |
$1,738,983 |
THE BOOK OF MORMON |
$1,637,543 |
EVITA |
$1,212,448 |
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross END OF THE RAINBOW ($253,535), CLYBOURNE PARK ($429,513), A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ($488,099), ROCK OF AGES ($496,313), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER ($517,681) |
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross Gore Vidal'S THE BEST MAN ($-89,014), HARVEY ($-63,973), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($-23,960), PORGY AND BESS ($-3,046), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER ($-2,927) |
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
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Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price END OF THE RAINBOW ($63.19), MEMPHIS ($66.52), A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ($67.94), CLYBOURNE PARK ($69.41), GHOST ($72.19) |
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
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Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential END OF THE RAINBOW (30.91%), PORGY AND BESS (41.75%), GHOST (42.14%), A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (47.44%), MEMPHIS (48.18%) |
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
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Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
END OF THE RAINBOW (50.7%), PORGY AND BESS (59.6%), Gore Vidal'S THE BEST MAN (65.7%), GHOST (66.3%), SISTER ACT (67.7%)
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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 Gore Vidal'S THE BEST MAN (-1037), SISTER ACT (-655), GHOST (-605), War Horse (-437), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (-424) |
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