INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 8/7
By: BWW Special Coverage Aug. 07, 2017
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 8/6/2017.
This week, 31 shows played on Broadway, with 266,389 tickets sold and a total gross of $31,424,603. The average ticket price was $117.97.
The number of shows was up by 6 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 0.03%. Versus last year, attendance was up 17.92%. On the sales front, overall grosses were down -1.50% vs. last week and up 30.60% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $117.97 is down $-1.84 compared to last week and up $11.45 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,046,154 |
| THE LION KING | $2,276,325 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,177,901 |
| WICKED | $1,952,642 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,710,233 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
MARVIN'S ROOM ($186,351), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($232,352), 1984 ($340,889), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($364,396), THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER ($456,195)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER | $257,154 |
| INDECENT | $205,816 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $100,160 |
| ON YOUR FEET! | $84,748 |
| HAMILTON | $26,329 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING ($-306,714), THE BOOK OF MORMON ($-122,576), GROUNDHOG DAY ($-79,199), HELLO, DOLLY! ($-72,513), BEAUTIFUL ($-69,437)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $283.28 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $213.86 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $185.75 |
| THE LION KING | $168.02 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $152.78 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
MARVIN'S ROOM ($48.26), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 ($53.82), 1984 ($64.54), THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER ($68.11), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG ($69.34)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| KINKY BOOTS | 133.96% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 124.15% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 119.01% |
| HAMILTON | 115.83% |
| WICKED | 109.71% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
MARVIN'S ROOM (27.93%), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (33.06%), 1984 (44.0%), WAR PAINT (45.28%), GROUNDHOG DAY (46.58%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 102.6% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 101.9% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.6% |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | 101.4% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
MARVIN'S ROOM (65.8%), 1984 (68.1%), MISS SAIGON (69.3%), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (69.6%), GROUNDHOG DAY (72.8%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER | 4720 |
| INDECENT | 866 |
| ON YOUR FEET! | 689 |
| WAR PAINT | 200 |
| MARVIN'S ROOM | 69 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE LION KING (-1663), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-1076), GROUNDHOG DAY (-885), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (-846), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (-518)
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