Broadway Grosses w/e 11/25/2018: No Pardon Needed for Turkeys on Broadway
Box Office Grosses jumped a whopping 18% this week thanks to an influx of audiences enjoying time off for the Thanksgiving holiday and shelling out at an average of $144 per ticket!
Several house records were announced today including the Lyric, Belasco, and St. James (to name a few).
Although the street was up in a record-breaking way, the cream wasn’t spread so evenly. We continue to see just a handful of shows pushing the metrics like grosses and ATP to the rafters.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,855,890.00 | 13,406 | 97.03% | $138.44 |
| AMERICAN SON | $539,543.90 | 4,380 | 70.74% | $123.18 |
| ANASTASIA | $879,132.70 | 7,671 | 83.89% | $114.60 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $656,058.50 | 6,026 | 73.42% | $108.87 |
| CHICAGO | $791,999.99 | 8,403 | 97.26% | $94.25 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,388,930.50 | 8,551 | 102.19% | $162.43 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,710,245.65 | 7,998 | 101.60% | $213.83 |
| FROZEN | $2,319,012.50 | 13,242 | 98.29% | $175.13 |
| HAMILTON | $3,808,299.00 | 10,755 | 101.77% | $354.10 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,338,315.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $180.20 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $208,221.25 | 3,552 | 46.11% | $58.62 |
| KING KONG | $1,203,258.75 | 10,197 | 73.34% | $118.00 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $781,945.75 | 7,890 | 69.26% | $99.11 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,778,290.45 | 9,768 | 99.67% | $182.05 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,383,336.60 | 8,319 | 97.28% | $166.29 |
| NETWORK | $1,269,076.00 | 8,053 | 99.17% | $157.59 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $459,320.70 | 4,482 | 80.50% | $102.48 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,105,032.60 | 7,815 | 83.64% | $141.40 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $1,356,074.30 | 12,365 | 90.21% | $109.67 |
| SUMMER | $462,726.50 | 5,137 | 43.68% | $90.08 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $964,719.40 | 7,562 | 90.98% | $127.57 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,336,076.50 | 8,587 | 102.52% | $155.59 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $1,044,193.00 | 8,238 | 74.62% | $126.75 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $967,888.00 | 7,059 | 86.59% | $137.11 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS | $942,563.00 | 7,240 | 63.14% | $130.19 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $867,076.70 | 6,425 | 79.99% | $134.95 |
| THE LION KING | $2,776,228.00 | 13,464 | 99.23% | $206.20 |
| THE NEW ONE | $315,827.00 | 4,615 | 53.76% | $68.43 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,434,859.48 | 11,843 | 92.24% | $121.16 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $446,544.00 | 5,827 | 85.29% | $76.63 |
| THE PROM | $564,584.30 | 6,131 | 73.34% | $92.09 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $421,075.50 | 5,321 | 84.51% | $79.13 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,260,035.61 | 10,129 | 100.70% | $124.40 |
| TORCH SONG | $235,679.00 | 4,321 | 92.33% | $54.54 |
| WAITRESS | $693,227.00 | 6,513 | 77.91% | $106.44 |
| WICKED | $2,477,979.00 | 14,974 | 97.18% | $165.49 |
| TOTALS | $43,043,266.13 | 299,235 | 85.09% | $133.25 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | + 3,963,919.11 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 10.14% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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