Broadway Grosses w/e 12/1/2019: The Whole “Breaking Records” Thing
Thanksgiving week gave a big goose to Broadway grosses. A 30% increase from the previous week resulted in a $41.6M box office haul. Most notably, Beetlejuice and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical broke house records at the Winter Garden and Lunt-Fontanne perhaps due to two energetic performances on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Most shows enjoyed large six-figure boosts week-over-week. Hamilton, Moulin Rouge!, and Hadestown each had average tickets over $200.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | Gross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | $734,745.14 | 5,988 | 78.46% | $122.70 |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,596,418.12 | 10,870 | 95.42% | $146.86 |
| ALADDIN | $1,737,231.80 | 13,389 | 96.91% | $129.75 |
| AMERICAN UTOPIA | $1,013,988.25 | 5,705 | 98.94% | $177.74 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $1,589,838.90 | 12,102 | 101.32% | $131.37 |
| BETRAYAL | $623,430.86 | 6,339 | 76.48% | $98.35 |
| CHICAGO | $707,572.56 | 7,904 | 91.48% | $89.52 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,202,520.04 | 8,521 | 101.83% | $141.12 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,352,409.05 | 7,990 | 101.50% | $169.26 |
| DERREN BROWN: SECRET | $573,810.70 | 5,060 | 71.15% | $113.40 |
| FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME | $772,944.78 | 5,211 | 85.15% | $148.33 |
| FROZEN | $1,638,530.40 | 13,306 | 98.77% | $123.14 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,623,019.50 | 7,438 | 101.28% | $218.21 |
| HAMILTON | $3,379,716.00 | 10,756 | 101.55% | $314.22 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,457,094.50 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $112.29 |
| JAGGED LITTLE PILL | $935,865.40 | 8,652 | 96.13% | $108.17 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,228,894.60 | 8,178 | 83.45% | $150.27 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! | $2,354,190.00 | 10,487 | 100.68% | $224.49 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $509,839.62 | 4,382 | 84.14% | $116.35 |
| SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW | $532,718.10 | 6,152 | 72.89% | $86.59 |
| SLAVE PLAY | $395,364.64 | 4,606 | 72.60% | $85.84 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,266,042.50 | 8,186 | 97.73% | $154.66 |
| THE GREAT SOCIETY | $330,992.50 | 5,252 | 61.93% | $63.02 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS | $775,795.80 | 6,624 | 68.77% | $117.12 |
| THE INHERITANCE | $510,836.44 | 5,099 | 60.82% | $100.18 |
| THE LIGHTNING THIEF | $390,328.99 | 5,125 | 59.70% | $76.16 |
| THE LION KING | $2,451,315.00 | 12,759 | 94.04% | $192.12 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,281,179.36 | 10,885 | 84.77% | $117.70 |
| THE ROSE TATTOO | $508,849.30 | 5,478 | 94.97% | $92.89 |
| THE SOUND INSIDE | $395,880.50 | 4,678 | 66.96% | $84.63 |
| TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | $1,834,636.00 | 11,909 | 100.72% | $154.05 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $2,018,899.36 | 11,553 | 100.64% | $174.75 |
| TOOTSIE | $877,007.50 | 7,636 | 59.58% | $114.85 |
| WAITRESS | $884,650.00 | 7,361 | 88.05% | $120.18 |
| WICKED | $2,200,777.00 | 14,383 | 99.50% | $153.01 |
| TOTALS | $41,687,333.21 | 292,940 | 87.09% | $134.95 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | $3,881,547.87 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 10.27% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!
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