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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 7/30
By: BWW Special Jul. 30, 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 7/29/2018.
This week, 32 shows played on Broadway, with 295,685 tickets sold and a total gross of $39,633,285. The average ticket price was $134.04.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and up 3 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 5.06%. Versus last year, attendance was up 12.50%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 7.54% vs. last week and up 26.24% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $134.04 is up $3.09 compared to last week and up $14.59 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,152,927 |
| THE LION KING | $2,784,211 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,253,340 |
| WICKED | $2,199,140 |
| FROZEN | $2,113,769 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER ($262,256), HEAD OVER HEELS ($320,745), STRAIGHT WHITE MEN ($332,922), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($378,859), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($557,528)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $967,455 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $739,639 |
| THE LION KING | $296,179 |
| WICKED | $240,377 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $109,082 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE BOOK OF MORMON ($-77,451), CAROUSEL ($-73,551), ALADDIN ($-17,369), COME FROM AWAY ($-17,009), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ($-6,300)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $509.39 |
| HAMILTON | $293.13 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $208.96 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $182.80 |
| THE LION KING | $182.42 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER ($39.87), HEAD OVER HEELS ($48.11), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($64.78), STRAIGHT WHITE MEN ($73.83), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ($83.39)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 117.18% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 113.32% |
| WICKED | 109.83% |
| HAMILTON | 108.89% |
| MEAN GIRLS | 108.57% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER (33.69%), HEAD OVER HEELS (36.83%), CAROUSEL (43.16%), STRAIGHT WHITE MEN (52.16%), SUMMER (54.83%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 104.1% |
| 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
SUMMER (68.7%), CAROUSEL (73.4%), KINKY BOOTS (75.3%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (85.6%), GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER (86.1%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | 5667 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | 1897 |
| WICKED | 1851 |
| THE LION KING | 1743 |
| GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER | 1643 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ALADDIN (-1466), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-1053), CAROUSEL (-484), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (-185), MY FAIR LADY (-120)
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