INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 5/28
By: BWW Special May. 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 5/26/2019.
This week, 37 shows played on Broadway, with 314,317 tickets sold and a total gross of $35,905,670. The average ticket price was $114.23.
This was the same as the number of shows as last week and up 2 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 1.21%. Versus last year, attendance was up 1.95%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 2.32% vs. last week and down -8.94% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $114.23 is up $1.24 compared to last week and down $-13.66 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $2,924,092 |
| THE LION KING | $2,317,201 |
| WICKED | $1,751,069 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,647,412 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,609,528 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($263,248), FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE ($299,455), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($330,102), KING LEAR ($358,474), INK ($422,913)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| THE LION KING | $208,593 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $169,265 |
| AIN'T TOO PROUD | $113,231 |
| ALADDIN | $104,860 |
| KING KONG | $100,040 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
HAMILTON ($-299,519), THE CHER SHOW ($-90,128), TOOTSIE ($-88,264), BEAUTIFUL ($-72,372), KING LEAR ($-68,601)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $272.29 |
| THE LION KING | $170.94 |
| HADESTOWN | $161.25 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $156.57 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $141.36 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE ($43.96), GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS ($51.80), HILLARY AND CLINTON ($65.80), KING LEAR ($66.22), KING KONG ($72.05)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 130.69% |
| HADESTOWN | 109.5% |
| AIN'T TOO PROUD | 108.13% |
| NETWORK | 105.68% |
| HAMILTON | 105% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (25.7%), GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS (30.37%), KING LEAR (39.72%), HILLARY AND CLINTON (40.52%), KING KONG (47.74%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 103.3% |
| NETWORK | 102.5% |
| HAMILTON | 101.6% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.6% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KING LEAR (64.5%), KING KONG (69.9%), FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (73.2%), THE FERRYMAN (73.8%), THE CHER SHOW (79.3%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| BURN THIS | 1445 |
| KING KONG | 1204 |
| FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE | 1124 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1011 |
| CHICAGO | 623 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
FROZEN (-791), THE CHER SHOW (-752), THE PROM (-699), BEAUTIFUL (-638), TOOTSIE (-551)
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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