Broadway Grosses w/e 5/5/2019: Industry Dips despite Tony Picks
Despite the excitement of the Tony Award nominations last week, most shows saw drops in their grosses. Overall the industry was down about 11%, coming in at $34M.
Most notably bucking the trend were Tootsie, Hadestown, What the Constitution Means to Me, and To Kill A Mockingbird, all of which got top recognition last Tuesday.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | Avg. Pd. Admin. |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,445,734.00 | 11,242 | 98.68% | $128.60 |
| ALADDIN | $1,457,672.50 | 13,680 | 99.02% | $106.56 |
| ALL MY SONS | $469,296.40 | 5,330 | 90.03% | $88.05 |
| BE MORE CHILL | $411,115.85 | 4,844 | 67.96% | $84.87 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $623,319.00 | 6,810 | 82.97% | $91.53 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $818,903.50 | 10,086 | 84.44% | $81.19 |
| BURN THIS | $856,396.50 | 7,138 | 92.94% | $119.98 |
| CHICAGO | $746,860.81 | 8,296 | 96.02% | $90.03 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $959,765.70 | 8,471 | 101.23% | $113.30 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,208,235.60 | 7,885 | 100.17% | $153.23 |
| FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE | $69,369.50 | 974 | 83.75% | $71.22 |
| FROZEN | $1,119,824.50 | 11,515 | 85.47% | $97.25 |
| GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS | $314,335.00 | 5,817 | 94.43% | $54.04 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,055,455.75 | 7,433 | 101.21% | $142.00 |
| HAMILTON | $3,188,340.00 | 10,755 | 101.77% | $296.45 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,602,693.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $123.51 |
| HILLARY AND CLINTON | $429,387.78 | 5,453 | 86.61% | $78.74 |
| INK | $428,622.50 | 4,486 | 88.03% | $95.55 |
| KING KONG | $620,396.58 | 9,041 | 65.02% | $68.62 |
| KING LEAR | $493,146.00 | 5,554 | 66.18% | $88.79 |
| KISS ME, KATE | $766,861.00 | 7,710 | 96.57% | $99.46 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $833,504.05 | 8,175 | 83.42% | $101.96 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $719,043.00 | 7,068 | 82.65% | $101.73 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $625,193.00 | 5,206 | 99.96% | $120.09 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $773,022.50 | 7,460 | 79.84% | $103.62 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,001,871.15 | 8,603 | 102.71% | $116.46 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $921,366.00 | 8,859 | 80.24% | $104.00 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $560,318.50 | 5,678 | 69.65% | $98.68 |
| THE LION KING | $2,221,394.00 | 13,541 | 99.80% | $164.05 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,099,151.20 | 12,205 | 95.05% | $90.06 |
| THE PROM | $527,885.95 | 6,594 | 78.88% | $80.06 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,767,464.47 | 11,634 | 101.34% | $151.92 |
| TOOTSIE | $1,256,768.80 | 11,129 | 86.84% | $112.93 |
| WAITRESS | $652,861.90 | 6,889 | 82.40% | $94.77 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | $495,659.50 | 4,649 | 99.68% | $106.62 |
| WICKED | $1,610,389.00 | 13,911 | 96.23% | $115.76 |
| TOTALS | $34,151,624.49 | 297,097 | 89.48% | $109.32 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -$2,842,402.30 | |||
| PERCENTAGES +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -7.68% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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