INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/18
By: BWW Special Mar. 18, 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 3/17/2019.
This week, 34 shows played on Broadway, with 288,544 tickets sold and a total gross of $32,944,573. The average ticket price was $114.18.
This was up the number of shows as last week and up 4 vs. the same week last year. Compared to last week, attendance was up 6.45%. Versus last year, attendance was up 8.50%. On the sales front, overall grosses were up 8.90% vs. last week and up 3.10% vs. this week last year. This week's average ticket price of $114.18 is up $2.56 compared to last week and down $-5.98 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
| HAMILTON | $3,196,394 |
| THE LION KING | $2,024,027 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,948,859 |
| WICKED | $1,836,854 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,511,717 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE PROM ($533,392), KING LEAR ($558,714), THE FERRYMAN ($570,339), BEAUTIFUL ($585,129), WAITRESS ($613,885)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
| WICKED | $280,935 |
| THE LION KING | $280,228 |
| BE MORE CHILL | $280,077 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $199,437 |
| ANASTASIA | $155,865 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
FROZEN ($-164,977), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ($-105,373), THE CHER SHOW ($-75,490), BEAUTIFUL ($-32,127), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO ($-25,360)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
| HAMILTON | $297.12 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $175.35 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $150.19 |
| THE LION KING | $149.14 |
| NETWORK | $147.10 |
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
KING KONG ($70.46), THE PROM ($77.06), THE FERRYMAN ($81.34), THE BAND'S VISIT ($82.39), CHICAGO ($84.34)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | 116.07% |
| NETWORK | 111.15% |
| HAMILTON | 105.48% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 103.62% |
| WICKED | 103.2% |
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
KING KONG (47.44%), THE PROM (48.37%), BEAUTIFUL (52.86%), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (53.72%), THE CHER SHOW (54.03%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | 104.1% |
| COME FROM AWAY | 102.1% |
| HAMILTON | 101.8% |
| NETWORK | 101.5% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | 101.5% |
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
KING KONG (75.7%), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (77.6%), THE CHER SHOW (78.1%), WAITRESS (80%), THE PROM (82.8%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 1995 |
| ANASTASIA | 1556 |
| KING KONG | 1155 |
| WICKED | 802 |
| KINKY BOOTS | 644 |
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
THE CHER SHOW (-341), BE MORE CHILL (-30),
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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