Broadway Grosses w/e 9/15/2019: No More September Slump
A slate of new offerings has buoyed Broadway box offices which jumped 12% last week to $29M. Freestyle Love Supreme, Slave Play, The Height of the Storm, and The Sound Inside all joined the boards with preview performances.
Also to the rescue was Broadway Week’s 2-for-1 promotion which gave shows like Tootsie and Come From Away, and Beautiful a six-figure boost.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | Gross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,512,149.28 | 11,273 | 98.96% | $134.14 |
| ALADDIN | $1,216,333.50 | 13,201 | 95.55% | $92.14 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $774,698.20 | 8,117 | 98.89% | $95.44 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $889,157.70 | 10,800 | 90.42% | $82.33 |
| BETRAYAL | $803,113.20 | 7,631 | 92.07% | $105.24 |
| CHICAGO | $689,306.17 | 8,264 | 95.65% | $83.41 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $946,965.90 | 8,518 | 101.79% | $111.17 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,015,725.80 | 7,941 | 100.88% | $127.91 |
| DERREN BROWN: SECRET | $258,348.80 | 6,725 | 93.82% | $38.42 |
| FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME | $392,121.00 | 2,718 | 88.82% | $144.27 |
| FROZEN | $954,081.20 | 12,080 | 89.67% | $78.98 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,392,019.50 | 7,447 | 101.40% | $186.92 |
| HAMILTON | $2,904,447.00 | 10,753 | 101.52% | $270.11 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,095,481.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $84.42 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $756,267.85 | 8,871 | 90.52% | $85.25 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! | $2,184,142.00 | 10,495 | 100.76% | $208.11 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $440,185.50 | 4,697 | 90.19% | $93.72 |
| SEA WALL/A LIFE | $719,375.25 | 7,531 | 96.75% | $95.52 |
| SLAVE PLAY | $306,668.00 | 4,690 | 98.57% | $65.39 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,044,747.50 | 8,464 | 101.05% | $123.43 |
| THE GREAT SOCIETY | $413,429.50 | 5,936 | 70.00% | $69.65 |
| THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM | $284,160.50 | 3,733 | 82.94% | $76.12 |
| THE LION KING | $1,771,473.00 | 12,832 | 94.58% | $138.05 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $910,181.20 | 11,305 | 88.05% | $80.51 |
| THE SOUND INSIDE | $152,426.00 | 1,808 | 90.58% | $84.31 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,964,200.41 | 11,628 | 101.29% | $168.92 |
| TOOTSIE | $990,229.20 | 10,351 | 80.77% | $95.67 |
| WAITRESS | $860,045.30 | 8,351 | 99.89% | $102.99 |
| WICKED | $1,451,091.50 | 14,549 | 97.44% | $99.74 |
| TOTALS | $29,092,570.96 | 253,685 | 94.23% | $111.11 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$320,786.56 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +1.11% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!
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