Broadway Grosses w/e 2/17/2019: More Chill, More Money.
This week, overall grosses lifted 10% thanks to the extra foot traffic from the holiday weekend. Attendance was also up just slightly and the average ticket price jumped from $100 to $120.
We added two shows to the boards, Be More Chill and Kiss Me, Kate. Both had very strong showings, the former breaking a 7-performance house record at the Lyceum.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,371,949.40 | 13,413 | 97.08% | $102.29 |
| ANASTASIA | $722,606.66 | 7,985 | 87.33% | $90.50 |
| BE MORE CHILL | $738,383.50 | 6,117 | 98.30% | $120.71 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $713,924.70 | 7,463 | 90.92% | $95.66 |
| CHICAGO | $625,682.32 | 6,934 | 80.25% | $90.23 |
| CHOIR BOY | $363,508.40 | 4,758 | 93.37% | $76.40 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,023,825.30 | 8,516 | 101.77% | $120.22 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,275,880.77 | 7,977 | 101.33% | $159.94 |
| FROZEN | $1,250,979.50 | 11,903 | 88.35% | $105.10 |
| HAMILTON | $2,947,001.00 | 10,740 | 101.63% | $274.39 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,013,520.50 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $155.17 |
| KING KONG | $796,282.90 | 9,797 | 70.46% | $81.28 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $851,310.25 | 9,047 | 79.42% | $94.10 |
| KISS ME, KATE | $376,097.40 | 3,967 | 99.37% | $94.81 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,299,610.20 | 9,355 | 95.46% | $138.92 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $882,056.50 | 7,044 | 82.37% | $125.22 |
| NETWORK | $1,041,461.72 | 7,181 | 101.07% | $145.03 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $883,964.30 | 7,793 | 83.40% | $113.43 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $627,246.88 | 7,665 | 92.22% | $81.83 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,171,528.50 | 8,656 | 103.34% | $135.34 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $934,596.00 | 8,999 | 81.51% | $103.86 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $737,261.20 | 6,796 | 83.37% | $108.48 |
| THE LION KING | $1,966,141.00 | 13,565 | 99.98% | $144.94 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $829,262.10 | 9,094 | 70.83% | $91.19 |
| THE PROM | $581,461.65 | 7,284 | 87.13% | $79.83 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,609,189.00 | 11,638 | 101.38% | $138.27 |
| TRUE WEST | $558,596.80 | 5,407 | 91.33% | $103.31 |
| WAITRESS | $673,915.90 | 6,513 | 77.91% | $103.47 |
| WICKED | $1,644,307.00 | 13,906 | 96.20% | $118.24 |
| TOTALS | $30,511,551.35 | 252,489 | 90.93% | $116.97 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +4,176,495.61 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/= THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +15.86% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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