Broadway Grosses w/e 12/8/2019: Ain’t Too Proud Heats Up the Box Office
Most shows saw six-figure drops last weeks as the overall box office dipped by 8%. Bucking the trend, however, was Ain’t Too Proud who managed a $113k increase which was a box office record at the Imperial.
Several shows heading into final weeks managed to stay steady and Tootsie capitalized on its closing weeks by jumping $217k.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League (Updated 12/10/2019):
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | $757,702.00 | 6,164 | 90.86% | $122.92 |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,710,068.13 | 11,089 | 97.34% | $154.21 |
| ALADDIN | $1,498,387.90 | 13,423 | 97.16% | $111.63 |
| AMERICAN UTOPIA | $1,027,468.00 | 5,736 | 99.48% | $179.13 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $1,076,499.80 | 10,923 | 91.45% | $98.55 |
| BETRAYAL | $826,146.96 | 7,563 | 91.25% | $109.24 |
| CHICAGO | $681,200.45 | 7,520 | 87.04% | $90.59 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,072,443.00 | 8,464 | 101.15% | $126.71 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,037,684.74 | 7,791 | 98.97% | $133.19 |
| DERREN BROWN: SECRET | $447,257.00 | 4,589 | 64.52% | $97.46 |
| FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME | $695,296.50 | 5,229 | 85.44% | $132.97 |
| FROZEN | $1,196,465.50 | 13,354 | 99.12% | $89.60 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,404,856.75 | 7,419 | 101.02% | $189.36 |
| HAMILTON | $3,060,685.00 | 10,757 | 101.56% | $284.53 |
| HARRY CONNICK, JR. – A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER | $441,241.00 | 2,262 | 94.25% | $195.07 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,059,050.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $81.62 |
| JAGGED LITTLE PILL | $998,474.90 | 8,793 | 97.70% | $113.55 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,039,046.00 | 9,197 | 93.85% | $112.98 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! | $2,335,549.50 | 10,482 | 100.63% | $222.82 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $505,272.30 | 4,724 | 90.71% | $106.96 |
| SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW | $449,561.50 | 5,541 | 65.65% | $81.13 |
| SLAVE PLAY | $402,862.00 | 5,119 | 80.69% | $78.70 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,196,792.00 | 8,426 | 100.60% | $142.04 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS | $753,648.90 | 8,734 | 79.34% | $86.29 |
| THE INHERITANCE | $623,654.00 | 5,463 | 65.16% | $114.16 |
| THE LIGHTNING THIEF | $296,008.64 | 4,923 | 57.35% | $60.13 |
| THE LION KING | $2,180,133.00 | 12,635 | 93.12% | $172.55 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $959,340.34 | 10,216 | 79.56% | $93.91 |
| THE ROSE TATTOO | $547,689.90 | 5,499 | 95.34% | $99.60 |
| THE SOUND INSIDE | $537,392.50 | 5,665 | 70.95% | $94.86 |
| TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | $1,654,353.00 | 11,917 | 100.79% | $138.82 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,937,216.00 | 11,567 | 100.76% | $167.48 |
| TOOTSIE | $1,094,774.80 | 10,223 | 79.77% | $107.09 |
| WAITRESS | $884,132.20 | 7,580 | 90.67% | $116.64 |
| WICKED | $1,929,278.00 | 14,522 | 97.25% | $132.85 |
| TOTALS | $38,317,632.21 | 296,485 | 89.73% | $126.84 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -$1,831,938.07 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -4.56% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!
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