Broadway Grosses w/e 12/30/2018: A Smashing (New) Year!
As predicted, last year’s records were used to fuel Time Square’s confetti cannons, as each one was blown to smithereens! From Disney to British plays to American Plays, box office records were smashed and shouted from the rooftops. All this totaled to an astonishing $57M week, which was a 15% increase over the week last year.
Among the notable records was Hamilton, crossing the $4M mark and Harry Potter grossing $2.5M, the highest for any play in Broadway history. Life after The Boss is OK after all….
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $2,584,549.00 | 15,545 | 100.01% | $166.26 |
| AMERICAN SON | $706,992.20 | 5,847 | 94.43% | $120.92 |
| ANASTASIA | $1,339,777.20 | 10,157 | 98.74% | $131.91 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $1,018,891.20 | 8,734 | 94.59% | $116.66 |
| CHICAGO | $1,247,276.97 | 9,737 | 100.17% | $128.10 |
| CHOIR BOY | $258,753.50 | 4,428 | 86.89% | $58.44 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,675,276.50 | 9,613 | 102.11% | $174.27 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,932,472.00 | 7,997 | 101.59% | $241.65 |
| FROZEN | $2,624,495.00 | 13,449 | 99.83% | $195.14 |
| HAMILTON | $4,041,493.00 | 10,766 | 101.87% | $375.39 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,525,850.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $194.66 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $383,200.00 | 6,396 | 73.80% | $59.91 |
| KING KONG | $1,847,782.02 | 14,878 | 95.12% | $124.20 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $1,332,384.95 | 11,566 | 90.25% | $115.20 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,994,386.00 | 9,901 | 101.03% | $201.43 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,549,407.00 | 8,494 | 99.32% | $182.41 |
| NETWORK | $1,367,012.84 | 8,201 | 101.00% | $166.69 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $757,809.70 | 5,742 | 103.13% | $131.98 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,266,709.20 | 8,925 | 95.52% | $141.93 |
| RUBEN & CLAY’S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR REUNION SHOW | $163,429.30 | 3,514 | 26.78% | $46.51 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $1,757,095.50 | 13,824 | 100.85% | $127.10 |
| SUMMER | $1,094,723.00 | 10,343 | 78.18% | $105.84 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $1,045,860.30 | 8,907 | 95.25% | $117.42 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,926,329.00 | 9,839 | 104.41% | $195.79 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $1,373,614.00 | 9,957 | 90.19% | $137.95 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $1,037,447.40 | 7,885 | 96.72% | $131.57 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS | $2,978,348.70 | 21,950 | 83.75% | $135.69 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $1,062,802.80 | 8,665 | 95.89% | $122.65 |
| THE LION KING | $3,696,974.00 | 15,267 | 100.02% | $242.15 |
| THE NEW ONE | $464,061.00 | 5,655 | 65.88% | $82.06 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $2,091,530.26 | 14,289 | 98.92% | $146.37 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $623,414.00 | 6,650 | 97.34% | $93.75 |
| THE PROM | $936,581.60 | 8,876 | 94.38% | $105.52 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY | $462,999.50 | 6,189 | 87.38% | $74.81 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,701,683.59 | 11,672 | 101.67% | $145.79 |
| TORCH SONG | $244,596.00 | 3,309 | 70.71% | $73.92 |
| TRUE WEST | $278,726.90 | 2,906 | 98.18% | $95.91 |
| WAITRESS | $1,000,718.20 | 8,527 | 90.66% | $117.36 |
| WICKED | $3,411,819.00 | 17,334 | 100.00% | $196.83 |
| TOTALS | $57,807,272.33 | 378,910 | 92.73% | $141.59 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$7,53,159.98 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +14.80% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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