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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