INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 9/17
By: BWW Special Sep. 17, 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 9/16/2018.
This week, 29 shows played on Broadway, with 256,263 tickets sold and a total gross of $28,771,784. The average ticket price was $112.27.
This was less than the number of shows as last week and up 2 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 2.88%. Versus last year, attendance was up 16.27%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -2.55% vs. last week and up 21.88% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $112.27 is down $-6.26 compared to last week and up $5.17 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,201,498 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,004,006 |
| THE LION KING | $1,925,953 |
| FROZEN | $1,601,097 |
| WICKED | $1,460,436 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE NAP ($187,664), HEAD OVER HEELS ($232,461), GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER ($255,805), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($296,681), BERNHARDT/HAMLET ($301,943)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | $224,079 |
| CAROUSEL | $205,653 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $132,046 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $118,079 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $113,100 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MEAN GIRLS ($-51,178), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO ($-38,590), ANASTASIA ($-13,776), HAMILTON ($-7,703), THE BOOK OF MORMON ($10,375)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $297.70 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $179.19 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $154.44 |
| THE LION KING | $142.36 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $140.16 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER ($44.10), THE NAP ($47.37), BERNHARDT/HAMLET ($61.36), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($61.44), HEAD OVER HEELS ($67.89)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HAMILTON | 110.56% |
| THE LION KING | 102.96% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 100.78% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 99.9% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 93.75% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
HEAD OVER HEELS (26.31%), GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER (26.86%), THE NAP (27.02%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (38.43%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (43.78%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.4% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.6% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 100.9% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 100.0% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
HEAD OVER HEELS (44.4%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (61.7%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (70.7%), GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER (75.9%), THE NAP (77.0%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER | 2418 |
| CAROUSEL | 1956 |
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | 1702 |
| KINKY BOOTS | 1669 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1062 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
MEAN GIRLS (-84), MY FAIR LADY (-37), HAMILTON (-2),
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
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