Broadway Grosses w/e 6/2/2019: Slow and Steady
In the first official week of the 2019-2020 season, overall grosses held steady at about $35M, only a slight dip of 4% from the previous week.
While most shows had slight drops in grosses last week, those faring the best are benefiting from the awards season blitz. The race for best musical remains a toss-up with Ain’t Too Proud, Hadestown, and Tootsie all sitting above $1M per week.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,513,346.22 | 11,357 | 99.69% | $133.25 |
| ALADDIN | $1,456,162.50 | 13,592 | 98.38% | $107.13 |
| ALL MY SONS | $475,818.35 | 5,201 | 87.85% | $91.49 |
| BE MORE CHILL | $396,875.65 | 4,960 | 69.58% | $80.02 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $538,225.80 | 5,953 | 72.53% | $90.41 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $749,092.50 | 9,557 | 80.02% | $78.38 |
| BURN THIS | $683,046.00 | 6,161 | 80.22% | $110.87 |
| CHICAGO | $601,385.70 | 6,975 | 80.73% | $86.22 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $897,185.50 | 8,414 | 100.55% | $106.63 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,203,071.26 | 7,980 | 101.37% | $150.76 |
| FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE | $274,391.00 | 4,811 | 51.71% | $57.03 |
| FROZEN | $1,126,068.50 | 11,630 | 86.33% | $96.82 |
| GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS | $206,060.42 | 4,927 | 79.98% | $41.82 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,181,102.20 | 7,436 | 101.25% | $158.84 |
| HAMILTON | $3,153,319.00 | 10,755 | 101.77% | $293.20 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,553,589.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $119.73 |
| HILLARY AND CLINTON | $290,536.50 | 5,266 | 83.64% | $55.17 |
| INK | $385,969.70 | 4,013 | 78.75% | $96.18 |
| KING KONG | $682,451.58 | 9,567 | 68.81% | $71.33 |
| KING LEAR | $285,107.50 | 5,030 | 59.94% | $56.68 |
| KISS ME, KATE | $740,118.70 | 7,379 | 92.42% | $100.30 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $910,641.65 | 9,151 | 93.38% | $99.51 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $652,163.00 | 6,690 | 78.23% | $97.48 |
| NETWORK | $1,037,755.10 | 7,293 | 102.65% | $142.29 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $526,781.00 | 5,208 | 100.00% | $101.15 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $692,301.50 | 7,045 | 75.40% | $98.27 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,041,663.90 | 8,608 | 102.77% | $121.01 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $788,290.60 | 7,611 | 68.94% | $103.57 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $542,335.00 | 5,541 | 67.97% | $97.88 |
| THE LION KING | $2,232,096.00 | 13,480 | 99.35% | $165.59 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,034,884.10 | 11,935 | 92.95% | $86.71 |
| THE PROM | $602,276.87 | 6,949 | 83.12% | $86.67 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,593,906.92 | 11,621 | 101.23% | $137.16 |
| TOOTSIE | $1,086,945.00 | 10,592 | 82.65% | $102.62 |
| WAITRESS | $607,832.80 | 6,613 | 79.10% | $91.91 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | $484,311.20 | 4,524 | 97.00% | $107.05 |
| WICKED | $1,818,939.00 | 14,438 | 99.88% | $125.98 |
| YANNI | $527,137.50 | 4,925 | 66.73% | $107.03 |
| TOTALS | $34,573,184.72 | 306,164 | 85.97% | $106.69 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -$2,533,769.59 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -6.83% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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