Broadway Grosses w/e 10/14/2018: Leaves Are Falling, Grosses Remain Steady
Overall grosses remained steady at $33M this week. Coming off of the three day weekend, many individual shows saw decreases, but the addition of Torch Song and a few extra previews for new fall shows meant that the overall numbers were stable.
The autumn season is now fully underway with 8 new productions recently opening or in previews. The tightest tickets seem to be The Ferryman and King Kong, moving 94% and 100% of tickets respectively. The highest average paid ticket among the new productions was The Lifespan of a Fact at $124.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,281,351.70 | 13,074 | 94.63% | $98.01 |
| AMERICAN SON | $514,930.57 | 4,826 | 77.94% | $106.70 |
| ANASTASIA | $742,381.80 | 7,863 | 85.99% | $94.41 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $807,677.00 | 7,462 | 90.91% | $108.24 |
| BERNHARDT/HAMLET | $366,680.10 | 4,368 | 74.18% | $83.95 |
| CHICAGO | $762,454.40 | 8,245 | 95.43% | $92.47 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,125,197.00 | 8,529 | 101.92% | $131.93 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,515,204.45 | 7,989 | 101.49% | $189.66 |
| FROZEN | $1,573,450.80 | 12,604 | 93.56% | $124.84 |
| HAMILTON | $3,245,544.00 | 10,755 | 101.77% | $301.77 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,054,500.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $158.33 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $219,034.50 | 3,144 | 40.81% | $69.67 |
| KING KONG | $832,523.75 | 10,428 | 100.00% | $79.84 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $717,013.60 | 7,922 | 69.54% | $90.51 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,386,133.55 | 9,754 | 99.53% | $142.11 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,093,904.00 | 7,576 | 88.59% | $144.39 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $430,394.10 | 4,757 | 85.43% | $90.48 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,193,965.20 | 9,092 | 97.30% | $131.32 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $672,027.00 | 7,833 | 64.29% | $85.79 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $1,929,795.00 | 3,792 | 100.00% | $508.91 |
| SUMMER | $690,915.50 | 7,320 | 62.24% | $94.39 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $902,312.54 | 7,705 | 92.70% | $117.11 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,180,831.00 | 8,682 | 103.65% | $136.01 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $693,826.30 | 6,673 | 93.55% | $103.98 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $803,054.00 | 6,476 | 80.63% | $124.00 |
| THE LION KING | $2,156,939.00 | 13,427 | 98.96% | $160.64 |
| THE NAP | $204,865.60 | 3,723 | 72.38% | $55.03 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,055,232.51 | 11,602 | 90.36% | $90.95 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $300,431.50 | 4,640 | 67.92% | $64.75 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $379,302.00 | 5,002 | 79.45% | $75.83 |
| TORCH SONG | $238,956.50 | 3,498 | 86.01% | $68.31 |
| WAITRESS | $667,453.50 | 6,755 | 80.80% | $98.81 |
| WICKED | $1,649,536.00 | 13,749 | 95.11% | $119.97 |
| TOTALS | $33,387,818.47 | 262,241 | 86.88% | $125.55 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$3,459,323.11 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 11.56% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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