INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 7/24
By: BWW Special Coverage Jul. 24, 2017
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 7/23/2017.
This week, 29 shows played on Broadway, with 262,838 tickets sold and a total gross of $31,395,966. The average ticket price was $119.45.
This was number of shows as last week and the same number of shows vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -2.24%. Versus last year, attendance was up 4.88%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -1.65% vs. last week and up 18.11% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $119.45 is up $0.71 compared to last week and up $13.38 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,033,266 |
| THE LION KING | $2,310,929 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,152,611 |
| WICKED | $1,948,437 |
| ALADDIN | $1,839,957 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
MARVIN'S ROOM ($216,870), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($362,702), 1984 ($396,758), INDECENT ($482,575), BANDSTAND ($577,663)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| ALADDIN | $207,368 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $99,543 |
| INDECENT | $92,887 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $89,888 |
| A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 | $89,153 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING ($-200,699), THE BOOK OF MORMON ($-94,788), HELLO, DOLLY! ($-79,551), CHICAGO ($-32,711), CATS ($-28,050)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $282.01 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $208.19 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $191.75 |
| THE LION KING | $170.33 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $150.83 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
MARVIN'S ROOM ($55.78), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($65.90), INDECENT ($67.15), 1984 ($67.16), ON YOUR FEET! ($80.74)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 120.73% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 117.62% |
| KINKY BOOTS | 115.53% |
| HAMILTON | 115.34% |
| WICKED | 109.47% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
MARVIN'S ROOM (32.5%), ON YOUR FEET! (45.98%), MISS SAIGON (49.16%), 1984 (51.21%), WAR PAINT (52.01%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.6% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.9% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
| KINKY BOOTS | 100.8% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
MARVIN'S ROOM (66.2%), ON YOUR FEET! (68.0%), MISS SAIGON (69.8%), 1984 (76.1%), WAR PAINT (80.5%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| ALADDIN | 1688 |
| INDECENT | 978 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | 597 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 592 |
| GROUNDHOG DAY | 432 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE LION KING (-1694), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-1006), HELLO, DOLLY! (-480), CATS (-404), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (-227)
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