Broadway Grosses w/e 11/4/2018: Boo! Run!
Halloween and the NYC Marathon combine forces this week to take over the city. Despite many shows shifting their playing schedules to avoid the crowds, overall grosses slipped slightly by 1% to just above $33M. And that’s including two new shows on the boards.
Both To Kill A Mocking Bird and The Cher Show began previews this week and opened to strong box offices with full houses and ATPs clearing $120.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,258,572.00 | 13,216 | 95.66% | $95.23 |
| AMERICAN SON | $421,752.00 | 4,999 | 80.73% | $84.37 |
| ANASTASIA | $746,074.92 | 8,108 | 88.67% | $92.02 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $666,168.69 | 7,237 | 88.17% | $92.05 |
| BERNHARDT/HAMLET | $373,035.60 | 4,625 | 78.55% | $80.66 |
| CHICAGO | $722,269.60 | 8,011 | 92.72% | $90.16 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,023,781.40 | 8,492 | 101.48% | $120.56 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,407,880.40 | 7,980 | 101.37% | $176.43 |
| FROZEN | $1,299,258.90 | 12,353 | 91.69% | $105.18 |
| HAMILTON | $2,824,675.00 | 10,734 | 101.57% | $263.15 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,054,953.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $158.37 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $185,775.50 | 2,956 | 38.37% | $62.85 |
| KING KONG | $674,934.25 | 9,906 | 94.99% | $68.13 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $623,961.40 | 6,602 | 66.23% | $94.51 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,246,467.35 | 9,509 | 97.03% | $131.08 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $981,958.50 | 7,615 | 89.04% | $128.95 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $358,878.80 | 5,010 | 89.98% | $71.63 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,065,416.00 | 8,766 | 93.81% | $121.54 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $663,759.00 | 7,998 | 65.64% | $82.99 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,424,880.00 | 4,740 | 100.00% | $511.58 |
| SUMMER | $569,903.00 | 6,463 | 54.96% | $88.18 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $754,549.50 | 7,262 | 87.37% | $103.90 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,100,964.50 | 8,614 | 102.84% | $127.81 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $495,489.00 | 4,017 | 97.03% | $123.35 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $919,930.00 | 7,691 | 94.34% | $119.61 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $884,145.10 | 6,713 | 83.58% | $131.71 |
| THE LION KING | $2,090,669.00 | 13,537 | 99.77% | $154.44 |
| THE NAP | $176,181.80 | 3,610 | 70.18% | $48.80 |
| THE NEW ONE | $191,614.00 | 4,941 | 57.56% | $38.78 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $930,637.40 | 10,906 | 84.94% | $85.33 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $226,490.50 | 3,959 | 57.95% | $57.21 |
| THE PROM | $316,383.60 | 6,484 | 91.17% | $48.79 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $451,689.00 | 5,445 | 86.48% | $82.95 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $520,357.32 | 4,321 | 100.23% | $120.43 |
| TORCH SONG | $213,342.50 | 4,387 | 93.74% | $48.63 |
| WAITRESS | $535,899.00 | 5,778 | 69.11% | $92.75 |
| WICKED | $1,676,014.00 | 13,508 | 93.44% | $124.08 |
| TOTALS | $33,078,711.53 | 279,469 | 85.96% | $114.28 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$5,813,079.66 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 21.32% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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