INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 7/2
By: BWW Special Jul. 02, 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 7/1/2018.
This week, 33 shows played on Broadway, with 291,188 tickets sold and a total gross of $38,126,489. The average ticket price was $130.93.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and down 1 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -1.97%. Versus last year, attendance was down -3.30%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -5.36% vs. last week and up 8.09% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $130.93 is down $-4.70 compared to last week and up $13.79 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,119,095 |
| THE LION KING | $2,331,687 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,242,920 |
| FROZEN | $2,012,041 |
| WICKED | $1,963,807 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
HEAD OVER HEELS ($348,117), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($349,077), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL ($543,182), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($595,727), CHICAGO ($637,079)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $280,073 |
| FROZEN | $97,511 |
| ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE | $88,930 |
| ANGELS IN AMERICA | $42,198 |
| THE ICEMAN COMETH | $40,255 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY ($-482,073), CAROUSEL ($-194,722), SCHOOL OF ROCK ($-91,112), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($-90,688), SUMMER ($-83,049)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $508.70 |
| HAMILTON | $289.99 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $211.11 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $172.85 |
| THE LION KING | $171.84 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
HEAD OVER HEELS ($54.89), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($66.49), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE ($78.55), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($82.75), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL ($83.72)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 118.33% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 112.8% |
| WICKED | 110.34% |
| THE LION KING | 109.67% |
| THE BAND'S VISIT | 108.55% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (37.48%), HEAD OVER HEELS (39.98%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (51.51%), KINKY BOOTS (52.26%), CAROUSEL (56.21%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.9% |
| THE BOYS IN THE BAND | 102.3% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 102.0% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (64.3%), KINKY BOOTS (68.3%), SUMMER (76.2%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (76.8%), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (77.7%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| HEAD OVER HEELS | 5434 |
| ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE | 1122 |
| THE ICEMAN COMETH | 355 |
| ANGELS IN AMERICA | 92 |
| MEAN GIRLS | 3 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY (-948), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-768), SUMMER (-759), BEAUTIFUL (-571), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (-549)
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