INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 1/28
By: BWW Special Jan. 28, 2019
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 1/27/2019.
This week, 29 shows played on Broadway, with 259,574 tickets sold and a total gross of $29,982,380. The average ticket price was $115.51.
This was less than the number of shows as last week and up 3 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was down -3.00%. Versus last year, attendance was up 17.06%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -5.42% vs. last week and up 8.94% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $115.51 is down $-2.95 compared to last week and down $-8.61 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,147,991 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,957,299 |
| THE LION KING | $1,850,189 |
| WICKED | $1,532,751 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,501,590 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
CHOIR BOY ($365,102), TRUE WEST ($456,818), THE BAND'S VISIT ($541,271), THE WAVERLY GALLERY ($557,652), THE PROM ($567,414)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| KING KONG | $101,767 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $90,488 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $75,099 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $72,900 |
| AMERICAN SON | $59,666 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MEAN GIRLS ($-148,608), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO ($-106,475), THE BOOK OF MORMON ($-86,084), COME FROM AWAY ($-83,636), ANASTASIA ($-78,793)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $292.75 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $159.34 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $150.84 |
| NETWORK | $148.74 |
| THE LION KING | $138.19 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
THE BAND'S VISIT ($72.43), ANASTASIA ($75.56), CHOIR BOY ($76.59), KING KONG ($77.94), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ($78.78)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| NETWORK | 110.38% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 108.33% |
| HAMILTON | 103.88% |
| FROZEN | 98.61% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | 98.43% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
KING KONG (50.83%), THE PROM (51.45%), THE BAND'S VISIT (52.45%), CHOIR BOY (53.17%), ANASTASIA (53.53%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.5% |
| AMERICAN SON | 102.2% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 101.6% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KING KONG (74.9%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (74.9%), KINKY BOOTS (75.2%), THE PROM (78.8%), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (81.9%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1790 |
| KING KONG | 1484 |
| FROZEN | 1337 |
| WICKED | 872 |
| KINKY BOOTS | 860 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE PROM (-582), THE FERRYMAN (-220), THE BAND'S VISIT (-172), MEAN GIRLS (-94), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-79)
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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