Broadway Grosses w/e 10/21/2018: Fall Plays Open to Big Box Office
Overall grosses inched up this week to $34M. With the majority of shows posting slight increases over last week, some of the biggest signs of strength in the new season are coming from plays.
Opening this week were The Ferryman and The Lifespan of a Fact. Both held their numbers quite well despite likely heavy comping for press and opening nights. American Son, which is still in previews, (insert) has also been showing signs of heat, no doubt due to its star power.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,316,897.70 | 13,390 | 96.92% | $98.35 |
| AMERICAN SON | $551,577.92 | 5,006 | 80.85% | $110.18 |
| ANASTASIA | $770,316.80 | 8,236 | 90.07% | $93.53 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $828,343.00 | 7,747 | 94.38% | $106.92 |
| BERNHARDT/HAMLET | $397,610.50 | 4,744 | 80.57% | $83.81 |
| CHICAGO | $772,729.75 | 8,282 | 95.86% | $93.30 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,150,466.00 | 8,533 | 101.97% | $134.83 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,540,296.65 | 7,985 | 101.44% | $192.90 |
| FROZEN | $1,590,249.10 | 12,659 | 93.97% | $125.62 |
| HAMILTON | $3,248,164.00 | 10,756 | 101.78% | $301.99 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,090,857.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $161.13 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $251,815.00 | 3,848 | 49.95% | $65.44 |
| KING KONG | $673,685.50 | 8,528 | 98.14% | $79.00 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $765,558.10 | 8,268 | 72.58% | $92.59 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,372,883.30 | 9,681 | 98.79% | $141.81 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,165,869.00 | 7,616 | 89.06% | $153.08 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $433,460.90 | 4,966 | 89.19% | $87.29 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,203,148.20 | 9,091 | 97.29% | $132.34 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $733,818.00 | 8,690 | 71.32% | $84.44 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,414,700.00 | 4,740 | 100.00% | $509.43 |
| SUMMER | $683,585.50 | 6,944 | 59.05% | $98.44 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $907,794.78 | 7,927 | 95.37% | $114.52 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,184,562.00 | 8,714 | 104.04% | $135.94 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $682,369.10 | 7,985 | 97.95% | $85.46 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $808,088.00 | 7,494 | 93.30% | $107.83 |
| THE LION KING | $2,216,979.00 | 13,524 | 99.68% | $163.93 |
| THE NAP | $210,366.20 | 3,558 | 69.17% | $59.12 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,001,995.44 | 11,102 | 86.46% | $90.25 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $322,549.16 | 5,009 | 73.32% | $64.39 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $393,429.50 | 6,076 | 96.51% | $64.75 |
| TORCH SONG | $258,729.60 | 3,849 | 82.24% | $67.22 |
| WAITRESS | $696,843.00 | 6,956 | 83.21% | $100.18 |
| WICKED | $1,704,955.00 | 14,185 | 98.13% | $120.19 |
| TOTALS | $34,344,692.70 | 269,065 | 89.17% | $124.86 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$3,713,902.66 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 12.12% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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