Broadway Grosses w/e 10/7/2018: Not Monkeying Around
A three-day weekend for many locals and tourists brought a welcome boost to the box office last week by 13% over the previous week to a total of $33.3M.
Three newcomers, The Ferryman, King Kong, and American Son, all had a strong showing. Nearly all shows posted significant jumps over the previous week with family favorites, Wicked and The Long King posting the largest increases.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,340,113.30 | 13,143 | 95.13% | $101.96 |
| AMERICAN SON | $204,803.80 | 1,450 | 93.67% | $141.24 |
| ANASTASIA | $677,187.60 | 6,719 | 73.48% | $100.79 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $829,402.28 | 7,543 | 91.90% | $109.96 |
| BERNHARDT/HAMLET | $365,370.70 | 4,556 | 77.38% | $80.20 |
| CHICAGO | $792,844.51 | 8,452 | 97.82% | $93.81 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,186,268.74 | 8,538 | 102.03% | $138.94 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,505,369.19 | 7,997 | 101.59% | $188.24 |
| FROZEN | $1,600,999.20 | 12,298 | 91.29% | $130.18 |
| HAMILTON | $3,227,193.00 | 10,758 | 101.80% | $299.98 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,101,243.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $161.93 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $227,083.75 | 3,219 | 41.78% | $70.54 |
| KING KONG | $364,854.00 | 3,472 | 100.00% | $105.08 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $750,620.70 | 8,185 | 71.85% | $91.71 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,341,523.00 | 9,767 | 99.66% | $137.35 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,139,773.50 | 7,675 | 89.75% | $148.50 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $426,463.70 | 4,783 | 85.90% | $89.16 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,210,340.80 | 9,003 | 96.35% | $134.44 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $745,372.40 | 8,354 | 68.57% | $89.22 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,410,527.50 | 4,740 | 100.00% | $508.55 |
| SUMMER | $576,926.50 | 6,083 | 51.73% | $94.84 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $935,616.00 | 8,075 | 97.15% | $115.87 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,236,053.00 | 8,716 | 104.06% | $141.81 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $572,006.46 | 5,795 | 94.78% | $98.71 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $793,068.50 | 6,285 | 78.25% | $126.18 |
| THE LION KING | $2,277,162.00 | 13,572 | 100.03% | $167.78 |
| THE NAP | $228,087.00 | 3,790 | 73.68% | $60.18 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,163,986.79 | 12,266 | 95.53% | $94.90 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $298,897.50 | 4,919 | 72.00% | $60.76 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $361,161.50 | 5,102 | 92.61% | $70.79 |
| WAITRESS | $717,115.00 | 6,984 | 83.54% | $102.68 |
| WICKED | $1,773,676.00 | 14,030 | 97.05% | $126.42 |
| TOTALS | $33,381,110.92 | 249,245 | 88.14% | $130.71 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$3,141,572.50 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 10% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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