Broadway Grosses w/e 10/6/2019: Gray skies are gonna clear up
There was barely a change in grosses last week as the fall season chugged along. With no new shows on the boards, overall grosses ticked up by just 1% to $30,098,714. American Utopia had a strong start with three previews grossing $395,604 at the Hudson Theatre. An average ticket of $142 put it right behind The Lion King as the sixth-highest.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,498,490.80 | 10,926 | 95.91% | $137.15 |
| ALADDIN | $1,203,519.40 | 13,314 | 96.37% | $90.40 |
| AMERICAN UTOPIA | $395,604.00 | 2,788 | 98.97% | $141.90 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $905,609.60 | 8,064 | 98.25% | $112.30 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $925,658.32 | 10,361 | 86.75% | $89.34 |
| BETRAYAL | $688,901.25 | 6,116 | 73.79% | $112.64 |
| CHICAGO | $620,207.40 | 7,253 | 83.95% | $85.51 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $945,635.80 | 8,445 | 100.92% | $111.98 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $991,113.59 | 7,686 | 97.64% | $128.95 |
| DERREN BROWN: SECRET | $303,287.50 | 4,978 | 69.99% | $60.93 |
| FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME | $637,560.95 | 6,016 | 98.30% | $105.98 |
| FROZEN | $967,974.10 | 11,934 | 88.58% | $81.11 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,363,952.00 | 7,410 | 100.90% | $184.07 |
| HAMILTON | $2,992,845.00 | 10,752 | 101.51% | $278.35 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,001,338.50 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $77.17 |
| LINDA VISTA | $166,400.06 | 3,727 | 79.64% | $44.65 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $761,531.40 | 8,606 | 87.82% | $88.49 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! | $2,176,909.50 | 10,494 | 100.75% | $207.44 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $411,667.96 | 4,333 | 83.20% | $95.01 |
| SLAVE PLAY | $352,872.50 | 5,991 | 94.44% | $58.90 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,025,261.25 | 8,204 | 97.95% | $124.97 |
| THE GREAT SOCIETY | $382,784.50 | 5,675 | 66.92% | $67.45 |
| THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM | $326,052.00 | 3,838 | 74.61% | $84.95 |
| THE INHERITANCE | $271,487.64 | 4,059 | 76.73% | $66.89 |
| THE LIGHTNING THIEF | $219,484.00 | 4,103 | 47.80% | $53.49 |
| THE LION KING | $1,949,218.00 | 13,296 | 98.00% | $146.60 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $926,380.80 | 10,488 | 81.68% | $88.33 |
| THE ROSE TATTOO | $428,035.70 | 5,219 | 90.48% | $82.01 |
| THE SOUND INSIDE | $412,475.00 | 5,337 | 66.85% | $77.29 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $2,130,636.00 | 11,655 | 101.52% | $182.81 |
| TOOTSIE | $796,591.00 | 8,875 | 69.25% | $89.76 |
| WAITRESS | $611,357.90 | 6,823 | 81.61% | $89.60 |
| WICKED | $1,307,871.00 | 12,051 | 83.36% | $108.53 |
| TOTALS | $30,098,714.42 | 261,793 | 87.10% | $107.73 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -3,282,396.50 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -9.83% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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