INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 12/17
By: BWW Special Dec. 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 12/16/2018.
This week, 40 shows played on Broadway, with 313,917 tickets sold and a total gross of $39,865,469. The average ticket price was $126.99.
This was up the number of shows as last week and up 8 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -0.11%. Versus last year, attendance was up 18.71%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -0.71% vs. last week and up 13.06% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $126.99 is down $-0.77 compared to last week and down $-6.34 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,255,649 |
| THE LION KING | $2,353,831 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,049,378 |
| WICKED | $2,045,142 |
| FROZEN | $1,929,358 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
RUBEN & CLAY'S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR ($162,962), HEAD OVER HEELS ($214,571), TORCH SONG ($239,419), THE NEW ONE ($264,595), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($324,991)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $309,673 |
| NETWORK | $264,277 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $142,498 |
| RUBEN & CLAY'S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR | $62,555 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS - MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS | $48,285 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY ($-520,005), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ($-152,277), THE BAND'S VISIT ($-122,722), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL ($-94,636), BEAUTIFUL ($-81,030)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $499.92 |
| HAMILTON | $302.60 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $183.36 |
| THE LION KING | $174.62 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $157.94 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
RUBEN & CLAY'S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR ($36.21), HEAD OVER HEELS ($52.14), THE NEW ONE ($59.07), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($64.37), THE WAVERLY GALLERY ($74.92)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| HAMILTON | 123.75% |
| WICKED | 114.91% |
| NETWORK | 112.38% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 108.38% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 106.08% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
RUBEN & CLAY'S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR (12.31%), HEAD OVER HEELS (24.29%), THE NEW ONE (26.92%), TORCH SONG (36.91%), SUMMER (37.66%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.4% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
| NETWORK | 101.4% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
RUBEN & CLAY'S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR (38.6%), THE NEW ONE (52.2%), HEAD OVER HEELS (53.4%), SUMMER (54.3%), KINKY BOOTS (64.6%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| RUBEN & CLAY'S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR | 796 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | 520 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | 326 |
| WICKED | 200 |
| AMERICAN SON | 137 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY (-948), MY FAIR LADY (-681), KINKY BOOTS (-648), KING KONG (-637), BEAUTIFUL (-570)
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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