Broadway Grosses w/e 2/10/2019: A Slight Uptick in Grosses Sets the Stage for the Spring Season
Grosses this week were up by about 4% and attendance was just slightly higher improving by 5%. Overall, most shows posted increases. The biggest jumps came from Phantom of the Opera, Kinky Boots, and Beautiful.
As the industry preps for several new plays and musicals to open this spring, we received word last week that Anastasia will play its final performance on March 31. It won’t be in time for something to open this season, but I would expect an announcement soon from the next tenant.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,141,386.20 | 13,483 | 97.59% | $84.65 |
| ANASTASIA | $545,061.30 | 7,888 | 86.26% | $69.10 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $682,323.09 | 7,816 | 95.22% | $87.30 |
| CHICAGO | $617,923.65 | 7,728 | 89.44% | $79.96 |
| CHOIR BOY | $379,818.55 | 4,739 | 92.99% | $80.15 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $911,699.90 | 8,495 | 101.52% | $107.32 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,205,216.25 | 7,964 | 101.17% | $151.33 |
| FROZEN | $1,289,423.60 | 13,064 | 96.97% | $98.70 |
| HAMILTON | $3,108,317.00 | 10,757 | 101.79% | $288.96 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,947,680.50 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $150.10 |
| KING KONG | $724,935.43 | 10,759 | 77.38% | $67.38 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $740,858.20 | 8,653 | 75.96% | $85.62 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,010,515.38 | 9,240 | 94.29% | $109.36 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $869,481.50 | 7,509 | 87.80% | $115.79 |
| NETWORK | $1,025,682.98 | 7,120 | 100.21% | $144.06 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $825,294.60 | 8,099 | 86.68% | $101.90 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $528,202.00 | 7,297 | 87.79% | $72.39 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,018,885.00 | 8,567 | 102.28% | $118.93 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $1,004,437.50 | 10,315 | 93.43% | $97.38 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $786,854.71 | 7,175 | 88.02% | $109.67 |
| THE LION KING | $1,742,668.00 | 13,495 | 99.46% | $129.13 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $813,236.68 | 10,461 | 81.47% | $77.74 |
| THE PROM | $527,155.25 | 6,802 | 81.36% | $77.50 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,539,570.51 | 11,643 | 101.42% | $132.23 |
| TRUE WEST | $528,398.30 | 5,329 | 90.02% | $99.16 |
| WAITRESS | $701,149.30 | 7,679 | 91.85% | $91.31 |
| WICKED | $1,445,082.50 | 14,667 | 98.23% | $98.53 |
| TOTALS | $27,661,257.88 | 249,720 | 92.62% | $108.36 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$5,642,680.73 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +25.63% |
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