Broadway Grosses w/e 11/11/2018: The Play’s The Thing!
Box office grosses jumped 13% this week to $37M due to several shows adding previews and the introduction of the Bryan Cranston led, Network, which began previews at the Belasco and played to sold-out houses for two previews this week.
Meanwhile, two other plays, The Ferryman and The Lifespan of a Fact, are in the million dollar club or are close to it.
Most shows posted significant increases this week, bringing welcome relief from what seemed like a longer than usual slow fall sales period. As the season revs up and the Holidays approach, everyone will be competing for the influx of tourists.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,349,588.50 | 13,454 | 97.38% | $100.31 |
| AMERICAN SON | $645,363.80 | 5,344 | 86.30% | $120.76 |
| ANASTASIA | $760,696.60 | 7,820 | 85.52% | $97.28 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $761,745.00 | 7,134 | 86.92% | $106.78 |
| BERNHARDT/HAMLET | $422,323.30 | 4,849 | 82.35% | $87.09 |
| CHICAGO | $744,131.70 | 8,241 | 95.38% | $90.30 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,055,453.80 | 8,472 | 101.24% | $124.58 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,523,099.08 | 7,998 | 101.60% | $190.43 |
| FROZEN | $1,706,071.80 | 12,930 | 95.98% | $131.95 |
| HAMILTON | $2,943,951.00 | 10,735 | 101.58% | $274.24 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,109,192.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $162.55 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $233,983.50 | 3,471 | 45.05% | $67.41 |
| KING KONG | $915,800.41 | 13,269 | 95.43% | $69.02 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $799,296.95 | 8,740 | 76.72% | $91.45 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,391,698.65 | 9,695 | 98.93% | $143.55 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,142,786.00 | 8,077 | 94.45% | $141.49 |
| NETWORK | $293,220.00 | 2,036 | 100.10% | $144.02 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $429,807.92 | 5,030 | 90.34% | $85.45 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,156,664.70 | 8,679 | 92.88% | $133.27 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $836,075.40 | 9,556 | 78.43% | $87.49 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $1,935,170.00 | 3,792 | 100.00% | $510.33 |
| SUMMER | $686,515.00 | 7,335 | 62.37% | $93.59 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $787,362.60 | 7,231 | 86.99% | $108.89 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,175,355.50 | 8,705 | 103.93% | $135.02 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $1,065,993.00 | 9,196 | 95.20% | $115.92 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $1,001,994.90 | 7,315 | 89.73% | $136.98 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $966,411.30 | 7,378 | 91.86% | $130.99 |
| THE LION KING | $2,082,461.00 | 13,539 | 99.79% | $153.81 |
| THE NAP | $191,063.60 | 4,126 | 80.21% | $46.31 |
| THE NEW ONE | $178,137.50 | 6,623 | 88.18% | $26.90 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $922,340.82 | 10,343 | 80.55% | $89.18 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $326,463.50 | 5,146 | 75.32% | $63.44 |
| THE PROM | $323,083.00 | 5,795 | 95.06% | $55.75 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $491,941.50 | 5,426 | 86.18% | $90.66 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,130,163.00 | 10,078 | 100.19% | $112.14 |
| TORCH SONG | $290,584.50 | 4,082 | 87.22% | $71.19 |
| WAITRESS | $683,802.50 | 6,798 | 81.32% | $100.59 |
| WICKED | $1,770,608.00 | 14,601 | 97.78% | $121.27 |
| TOTALS | $37,230,401.33 | 306,015 | 89.70% | $121.38 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$4,752,988.76 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +14.63% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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