Broadway Grosses w/e 12/9/2018: Holiday Shoppers Choose Broadway
Broadway Grosses w/e 12/9/2018: Holiday Shoppers Choose Broadway
Broadway was back to business last week with the hustle and bustle we’ve grown accustomed to for December. Overall grosses jumped 6% this week topping $40M. With 38 productions on the boards, it’s as jam-packed as we’ve seen in several years.
The Cher Show and Network are both SRO* following their opening nights, while To Kill A Mocking Bird continues to pull in equally strong audiences for their previews.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,452,633.80 | 13,361 | 96.71% | $108.72 |
| AMERICAN SON | $600,986.00 | 4,919 | 79.44% | $122.18 |
| ANASTASIA | $731,978.29 | 7,433 | 81.29% | $98.48 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $822,372.10 | 7,087 | 86.34% | $116.04 |
| CHICAGO | $630,747.20 | 7,255 | 83.97% | $86.94 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,198,285.56 | 8,513 | 101.73% | $140.76 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,496,710.20 | 7,988 | 101.47% | $187.37 |
| FROZEN | $1,965,553.00 | 13,279 | 98.57% | $148.02 |
| HAMILTON | $2,945,976.00 | 10,734 | 101.57% | $274.45 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,035,259.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $156.85 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $208,970.25 | 3,595 | 46.66% | $58.13 |
| KING KONG | $1,063,913.75 | 11,422 | 82.15% | $93.15 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $777,360.15 | 8,005 | 70.27% | $97.11 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,349,599.35 | 9,601 | 97.97% | $140.57 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,165,341.50 | 8,220 | 96.12% | $141.77 |
| NETWORK | $960,415.00 | 8,229 | 101.34% | $116.71 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $413,734.90 | 4,958 | 89.04% | $83.45 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,266,873.00 | 9,165 | 98.08% | $138.23 |
| RUBEN & CLAY’S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR REUNION SHOW | $100,407.00 | 3,704 | 50.81% | $27.11 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $811,958.70 | 8,829 | 72.46% | $91.96 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,415,700.00 | 4,740 | 100.00% | $509.64 |
| SUMMER | $609,962.50 | 6,694 | 56.92% | $91.12 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $825,105.14 | 7,428 | 89.36% | $111.08 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,241,820.50 | 8,681 | 103.64% | $143.05 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $1,105,175.00 | 11,072 | 100.29% | $99.82 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $1,002,042.80 | 7,215 | 88.51% | $138.88 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS | $1,047,880.00 | 11,114 | 84.81% | $94.28 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $808,372.50 | 6,578 | 81.90% | $122.89 |
| THE LION KING | $2,329,610.00 | 13,459 | 99.20% | $173.09 |
| THE NEW ONE | $259,721.50 | 4,449 | 51.83% | $58.38 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $928,941.20 | 10,227 | 79.65% | $90.83 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $310,882.32 | 4,723 | 69.13% | $65.82 |
| THE PROM | $588,277.35 | 6,756 | 80.81% | $87.07 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $458,291.50 | 5,738 | 91.14% | $79.87 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,327,227.72 | 11,600 | 101.05% | $114.42 |
| TORCH SONG | $230,878.00 | 3,232 | 69.06% | $71.44 |
| WAITRESS | $660,027.50 | 6,603 | 78.98% | $99.96 |
| WICKED | $2,000,580.00 | 14,667 | 98.23% | $136.40 |
| TOTALS | $40,149,570.28 | 314,249 | 85.80% | $124.11 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$4,889,319.65 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +13.87% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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