Broadway Grosses w/e 12/2/2018: Grosses Temper After Holiday Heat
It was back to reality this week coming off a record-breaking Thanksgiving week. Total grosses fell to $38M, down 12% from the previous week.
Although total attendance was unchanged this week, the average paid ticket dropped by $18 following a week where premium prices were high and discounts scarce.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AMERICAN SON | $598,514.10 | 4,977 | 80.38% | $120.26 |
| ANASTASIA | $652,184.30 | 6,789 | 74.25% | $96.06 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $789,154.26 | 6,887 | 83.91% | $114.59 |
| CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY | $41,882.00 | 1,336 | 81.56% | $31.35 |
| CHICAGO | $631,323.61 | 7,368 | 85.28% | $85.68 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,144,391.35 | 8,502 | 101.60% | $134.60 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,401,387.65 | 7,639 | 97.04% | $183.45 |
| FROZEN | $1,850,444.60 | 13,062 | 96.96% | $141.67 |
| HAMILTON | $2,947,169.00 | 10,735 | 101.58% | $274.54 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,024,212.50 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $156.00 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $160,862.50 | 2,654 | 34.45% | $60.61 |
| KING KONG | $943,849.75 | 10,280 | 73.94% | $91.81 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $713,878.55 | 8,057 | 70.73% | $88.60 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,272,934.75 | 9,485 | 96.79% | $134.21 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,074,613.50 | 7,360 | 86.06% | $146.01 |
| NETWORK | $1,097,763.00 | 8,136 | 100.20% | $134.93 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $361,134.90 | 4,212 | 75.65% | $85.74 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,205,530.20 | 8,813 | 94.32% | $136.79 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $733,386.90 | 8,235 | 67.59% | $89.06 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $1,929,320.00 | 3,792 | 100.00% | $508.79 |
| SUMMER | $511,549.50 | 5,720 | 48.64% | $89.43 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $751,464.10 | 7,197 | 86.59% | $104.41 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,158,059.50 | 8,619 | 102.90% | $134.36 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $1,075,110.00 | 10,386 | 94.08% | $103.52 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $967,901.46 | 7,019 | 86.10% | $137.90 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS | $904,020.00 | 9,886 | 75.44% | $91.44 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $809,880.50 | 6,565 | 81.74% | $123.36 |
| THE LION KING | $2,198,618.00 | 13,567 | 99.99% | $162.06 |
| THE NEW ONE | $247,548.50 | 4,570 | 53.24% | $54.17 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $883,873.80 | 9,747 | 75.91% | $90.68 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $283,366.46 | 4,534 | 66.36% | $62.50 |
| THE PROM | $556,472.80 | 6,640 | 79.43% | $83.81 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $448,634.50 | 5,339 | 84.80% | $84.03 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,336,029.50 | 11,569 | 100.64% | $115.48 |
| TORCH SONG | $220,458.50 | 3,041 | 64.98% | $72.50 |
| WAITRESS | $600,000.90 | 6,003 | 71.81% | $99.95 |
| WICKED | $1,874,882.00 | 14,266 | 98.69% | $131.42 |
| TOTALS | $37,805,785.34 | 299,411 | 83.45% | $122.64 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$7,822,940.12 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 26.09% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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