INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/17
This week, 35 shows played on Broadway
By: BWW Special May. 17, 2022
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 5/15/2022.
Of note this week, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL cancelled 4 performances (5/13 - 5/15) and
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH cancelled 3 performances (5/14 - 5/15) due to Covid cases.
This week, 35 shows played on Broadway, with 246,003 tickets sold and a total gross of $30,349,653. The average ticket price was $123.37.
This was less than the number of shows as last week. Compared to last week, attendance was down -1.29%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -2.72% vs. last week. This week's average ticket price of $123.37 is down $-1.82 compared to last week.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| THE MUSIC MAN | $3,377,554 |
| HAMILTON | $2,053,252 |
| THE LION KING | $1,636,928 |
| PLAZA SUITE | $1,619,811 |
| WICKED | $1,361,373 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ($115,745), PARADISE SQUARE ($235,604), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($249,354), BIRTHDAY CANDLES ($266,797), HANGMEN ($288,436)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| MR. SATURDAY NIGHT | $293,436 |
| A STRANGE LOOP | $213,871 |
| TAKE ME OUT | $123,042 |
| COMPANY | $102,851 |
| FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF | $90,261 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL ($-1,054,792), MACBETH ($-132,111), ALADDIN ($-93,223), MRS. DOUBTFIRE ($-81,453), THE LION KING ($-79,253)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| THE MUSIC MAN | $275.31 |
| PLAZA SUITE | $209.82 |
| HAMILTON | $200.75 |
| MACBETH | $170.70 |
| SIX | $146.11 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
PARADISE SQUARE ($42.93), THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ($48.82), FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF ($61.40), BIRTHDAY CANDLES ($71.39), POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM AL ($73.01)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE MUSIC MAN | 100.6% |
| HADESTOWN | 99.6% |
| PLAZA SUITE | 99% |
| SIX | 98.8% |
| FUNNY GIRL | 98.7% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (44.8%), HANGMEN (47.7%), POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM AL (54.5%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (60%), COME FROM AWAY (60.3%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| MR. SATURDAY NIGHT | 2461 |
| FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF | 1640 |
| A STRANGE LOOP | 1624 |
| COMPANY | 1461 |
| TAKE ME OUT | 869 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-5573), THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (-933), MACBETH (-851), THE LION KING (-536), MRS. DOUBTFIRE (-488)
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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