| 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!
Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 8/10/2014.
Aladdin, Disney's Tony Award®-winning new musical comedy, broke the house record at the New Amsterdam Theatre last week with a gross of $1,602,785.00. The previous record of $1,587,992.50 was set by Mary Poppins for the week ending December 30, 2007. Since beginning performances on February 26, 2014, Aladdin has consistently numbered in the top 10 highest-grossing Broadway shows each week and has established itself as the most successful show of the busy spring season.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| THE LION KING |
$2,295,313 |
| WICKED |
$2,059,477 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON |
$1,647,095 |
| ALADDIN |
$1,602,785 |
| BEAUTIFUL |
$1,325,505 |
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
ROCK OF AGES ($350,119), VIOLET ($416,276), ONCE ($493,177), LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL ($567,272), CHICAGO ($622,094) |
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
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Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING ($-263,763), WICKED ($-121,632), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER ($-116,082), LES MISERABLES ($-97,784), CABARET ($-60,338) |
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
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Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY ($70.34), VIOLET ($71.00), CINDERELLA ($73.94), ROCKY ($77.15), ONCE ($78.38) |
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
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Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (43.88%), CINDERELLA (48.86%), ONCE (53.59%), VIOLET (53.96%), IF/THEN (58.95%) |
Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
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| Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (72.5%), ONCE (74.3%), CINDERELLA (76.1%), IF/THEN (80.3%), MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (84.7%)
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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
THE LION KING (-1705), WICKED (-1346), MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (-687), LES MISERABLES (-603), ONCE (-548) |
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