INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/20
By: BWW Special May. 20, 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 5/19/2019.
For the second week in a row HADESTOWN beat its previous best week ever grossing $1,127,838.
This week, 37 shows played on Broadway, with 310,574 tickets sold and a total gross of $35,092,350. The average ticket price was $112.99.
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 down -1.83%. Versus last year, attendance was down -0.32%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -4.78% vs. last week and down -9.59% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $112.99 is down $-3.51 compared to last week and down $-11.58 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,223,611 |
| THE LION KING | $2,108,608 |
| WICKED | $1,660,962 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,610,208 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,532,767 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($264,914), FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE ($302,408), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($332,785), INK ($426,755), KING LEAR ($427,075)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $111,921 |
| HAMILTON | $84,589 |
| FROZEN | $74,734 |
| WICKED | $72,528 |
| ALADDIN | $67,494 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
BURN THIS ($-177,919), TOOTSIE ($-97,502), WAITRESS ($-65,298), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($-62,954), KISS ME, KATE ($-47,317)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $299.82 |
| THE LION KING | $156.31 |
| HADESTOWN | $151.53 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $151.03 |
| NETWORK | $140.29 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($49.98), FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE ($53.17), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($64.29), KING KONG ($70.48), BE MORE CHILL ($72.45)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 133.05% |
| HAMILTON | 117.19% |
| NETWORK | 106.44% |
| HADESTOWN | 103.09% |
| AIN'T TOO PROUD | 101.32% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (25.95%), GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS (30.57%), KING KONG (40.91%), HILLARY AND CLINTON (46.67%), KING LEAR (47.32%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.1% |
| NETWORK | 101.9% |
| HAMILTON | 101.7% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.5% |
| OKLAHOMA! | 101.4% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (61.1%), KING KONG (61.2%), KING LEAR (63.8%), THE FERRYMAN (71.5%), HILLARY AND CLINTON (82.2%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| FROZEN | 1645 |
| BE MORE CHILL | 1219 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1072 |
| THE PROM | 938 |
| WICKED | 678 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
BURN THIS (-1731), KING KONG (-547), KING LEAR (-328), HILLARY AND CLINTON (-285), TOOTSIE (-248)
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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