INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 8/14
By: BWW Special Aug. 14, 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 8/13/2017.
This week, 30 shows played on Broadway, with 260,456 tickets sold and a total gross of $30,312,338. The average ticket price was $116.38.
This was up 4 as the number of shows vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -2.23%. Versus last year, attendance was up 12.40%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -3.54% vs. last week and up 24.15% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $116.38 is down $-1.58 compared to last week and up $11.02 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,040,435 |
| THE LION KING | $2,219,979 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,217,271 |
| WICKED | $2,066,330 |
| ALADDIN | $1,703,893 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
MARVIN'S ROOM ($197,741), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($233,522), PRINCE OF BROADWAY ($310,279), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($332,104), 1984 ($335,041)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| PRINCE OF BROADWAY | $193,994 |
| ON YOUR FEET! | $161,666 |
| WICKED | $113,688 |
| NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 | $106,050 |
| GROUNDHOG DAY | $96,551 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
KINKY BOOTS ($-878,366), SCHOOL OF ROCK ($-90,514), THE LION KING ($-56,346), ANASTASIA ($-49,414), THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER ($-48,668)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $282.65 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $209.78 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $189.85 |
| THE LION KING | $163.70 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $155.18 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($48.94), MARVIN'S ROOM ($52.01), THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER ($58.15), 1984 ($62.84), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($64.80)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 121.16% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 120.7% |
| HAMILTON | 115.61% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 105.05% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 104.67% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
MARVIN'S ROOM (29.63%), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (33.22%), PRINCE OF BROADWAY (41.54%), 1984 (43.24%), WAR PAINT (46.12%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.3% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 102.0% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 101.0% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 100.7% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
MARVIN'S ROOM (64.7%), MISS SAIGON (66.5%), 1984 (68.7%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (75.0%), KINKY BOOTS (76.8%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| PRINCE OF BROADWAY | 2815 |
| WICKED | 1132 |
| ON YOUR FEET! | 1021 |
| GROUNDHOG DAY | 873 |
| A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 | 455 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
KINKY BOOTS (-2747), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-509), WAITRESS (-349), MISS SAIGON (-329), ANASTASIA (-260)
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