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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 9/10; THE BOOK OF MORMON Hits Number One!

By: Sep. 10, 2012
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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!

In news this week, THE BOOK OF MORMON has passed THE LION KING as the number one grossing show of the week!

Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 9/9/2012.


Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,639,848
THE LION KING $1,566,963
WICKED $1,313,195
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK $1,204,959
EVITA $1,127,304
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER ($347,198), BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL ($416,594), ROCK OF AGES ($463,916), CHAPLIN ($488,740), War Horse ($525,232)

Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
CHAPLIN $98,124
Gore Vidal'S THE BEST MAN $36,215
PORGY AND BESS $36,067
EVITA $23,256
CHICAGO $8,280
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WICKED ($-387,217), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK ($-225,470), NEWSIES ($-155,571), THE LION KING ($-154,454), MARY POPPINS ($-129,616)

Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BOOK OF MORMON $187.37
ONCE $120.31
THE LION KING $117.37
WICKED $106.33
ROCK OF AGES $103.78
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER ($58.66), BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL ($60.18), CHAPLIN ($62.16), MARY POPPINS ($65.73), War Horse ($74.30)

Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
THE BOOK OF MORMON 131.77%
ONCE 83.45%
NEWSIES 82.96%
THE LION KING 80.66%
WICKED 78.11%
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (34.72%), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (38.59%), PORGY AND BESS (46.33%), War Horse (49.41%), CHAPLIN (50.57%)

Top 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE BOOK OF MORMON 102.6%
THE LION KING 99.5%
ONCE 96.2%
ROCK OF AGES 95.8%
NEWSIES 95.6%
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats

BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (64.9%), PORGY AND BESS (65.4%), MARY POPPINS (67.4%), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (71.3%), MAMMA MIA! (77.9%)


Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
CHAPLIN 1564
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 747
MAMMA MIA! 715
EVITA 658
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK 582
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
WICKED (-1259), BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (-1127), MARY POPPINS (-867), NEWSIES (-531), ROCK OF AGES (-163)

That's all for this week... Other statistics that you'd like to see? Let us know!






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