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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 8/21
By: BWW Special Aug. 21, 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 8/20/2017.
This week, 30 shows played on Broadway, with 247,074 tickets sold and a total gross of $28,674,788. The average ticket price was $116.06.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and up 4 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -5.14%. Versus last year, attendance was up 10.96%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -5.40% vs. last week and up 24.62% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $116.06 is down $-0.32 compared to last week and up $12.72 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $2,969,573 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,205,028 |
| THE LION KING | $2,147,648 |
| WICKED | $1,792,574 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,715,019 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($192,023), MARVIN'S ROOM ($193,030), 1984 ($281,481), PRINCE OF BROADWAY ($303,965), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($322,086)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| ON YOUR FEET! | $152,966 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $52,329 |
| THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER | $3,061 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $-2,618 |
| MARVIN'S ROOM | $-4,711 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WICKED ($-273,756), ALADDIN ($-142,542), SCHOOL OF ROCK ($-134,732), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY ($-134,165), WAITRESS ($-98,096)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $276.16 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $215.10 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $188.51 |
| THE LION KING | $158.29 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $149.71 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
MARVIN'S ROOM ($49.75), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($53.15), 1984 ($60.02), THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER ($64.85), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($65.52)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 124.49% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 120.49% |
| HAMILTON | 113.09% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 101.31% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.04% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (27.32%), MARVIN'S ROOM (28.93%), 1984 (36.33%), PRINCE OF BROADWAY (40.69%), WAR PAINT (42.81%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.1% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.7% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.3% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 101.1% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (58.3%), 1984 (60.4%), MISS SAIGON (60.4%), MARVIN'S ROOM (66.1%), KINKY BOOTS (69.0%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| ON YOUR FEET! | 257 |
| MARVIN'S ROOM | 78 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 47 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 18 |
| WAR PAINT | 14 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
WICKED (-2189), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-1233), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (-1159), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (-1053), WAITRESS (-937)
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