Broadway Grosses w/e 10/13/2019: Leaves aren’t the only thing piling up . . .
A three-day weekend juiced overall box office figures by 17% last week bringing in $35M. A welcome boost coming off a typically quiet September.
Standouts last week included record-breaking grosses from Moulin Rouge! Hadestown, and To Kill A Mockingbird. Tina – The Tina Turner Musical began previews over the weekend and played to a full house.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | Gross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,585,819.08 | 11,365 | 99.76% | $139.54 |
| ALADDIN | $1,409,738.10 | 13,729 | 99.37% | $102.68 |
| AMERICAN UTOPIA | $753,708.75 | 5,331 | 94.02% | $141.38 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $1,061,506.50 | 8,259 | 100.62% | $128.53 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $1,249,044.70 | 12,045 | 100.85% | $103.70 |
| BETRAYAL | $730,993.20 | 6,977 | 84.18% | $104.77 |
| CHICAGO | $770,756.78 | 8,434 | 97.62% | $91.39 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,077,662.00 | 8,542 | 102.08% | $126.16 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,154,890.55 | 7,996 | 101.58% | $144.43 |
| DERREN BROWN: SECRET | $344,016.50 | 4,904 | 68.95% | $70.15 |
| FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME | $765,650.60 | 5,407 | 88.35% | $141.60 |
| FROZEN | $1,140,768.10 | 13,312 | 98.81% | $85.69 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,523,311.00 | 7,448 | 101.42% | $204.53 |
| HAMILTON | $3,090,992.00 | 10,752 | 101.51% | $287.48 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,253,330.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $96.59 |
| LINDA VISTA | $168,097.15 | 4,116 | 87.95% | $40.84 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,067,655.30 | 9,768 | 99.67% | $109.30 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! | $2,203,608.50 | 10,500 | 100.81% | $209.87 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $490,176.10 | 4,875 | 93.61% | $100.55 |
| SLAVE PLAY | $481,214.00 | 5,910 | 93.16% | $81.42 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,183,322.55 | 8,658 | 103.37% | $136.67 |
| THE GREAT SOCIETY | $394,327.00 | 5,243 | 61.83% | $75.21 |
| THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM | $323,779.00 | 3,958 | 76.94% | $81.80 |
| THE INHERITANCE | $354,447.50 | 3,170 | 74.91% | $111.81 |
| THE LIGHTNING THIEF | $325,441.50 | 5,818 | 67.78% | $55.94 |
| THE LION KING | $2,242,450.00 | 13,384 | 98.64% | $167.55 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,154,438.40 | 12,490 | 97.27% | $92.43 |
| THE ROSE TATTOO | $472,590.00 | 5,607 | 97.21% | $84.29 |
| THE SOUND INSIDE | $428,406.00 | 5,596 | 70.09% | $76.56 |
| TINA | $212,998.00 | 1,476 | 100.00% | $144.31 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $2,244,415.34 | 11,675 | 101.70% | $192.24 |
| TOOTSIE | $962,345.60 | 10,135 | 79.08% | $94.95 |
| WAITRESS | $751,433.60 | 7,691 | 92.00% | $97.70 |
| WICKED | $1,839,657.00 | 15,099 | 97.99% | $121.84 |
| TOTALS | $35,212,990.40 | 282,646 | 92.15% | $118.94 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | $1,825,171.93 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 5.47% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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