Broadway Grosses w/e 5/26/2019: Record-Breaking Season Finale

For the final week of our 2018-2019 Broadway season, grosses were up about 2%, contributing to a record-breaking season. Overall, the industry bested last year by 7% (even with one fewer play week) with a total gross of $1.829 billion.

Amongst this season’s crop, Hadestown stands out with a $161 average ticket price, pulling in 110% of gross potential. Right behind is Ain’t Too Proud, which, in a bigger house, has even larger overall numbers and a very respectable $138 average ticket.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name GrossGross  TotalAttn %Capacity AvgPdAdm
AIN’T TOO PROUD $1,576,624.84 11,378 99.88% $138.57
ALADDIN $1,482,887.50 13,668 98.93% $108.49
ALL MY SONS $503,224.90 5,447 92.01% $92.39
BE MORE CHILL $448,182.20 5,685 79.76% $78.84
BEAUTIFUL $602,633.70 6,507 79.28% $92.61
BEETLEJUICE $833,073.00 10,297 86.21% $80.90
BURN THIS $770,467.50 6,974 90.81% $110.48
CHICAGO $721,056.87 8,173 94.59% $88.22
COME FROM AWAY $944,374.69 8,506 101.65% $111.02
DEAR EVAN HANSEN $1,251,150.64 7,991 101.51% $156.57
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE $299,455.00 6,812 73.22% $43.96
FROZEN $1,161,987.60 11,870 88.11% $97.89
GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS $263,248.22 5,082 82.50% $51.80
HADESTOWN $1,197,933.60 7,429 101.16% $161.25
HAMILTON $2,924,092.00 10,739 101.62% $272.29
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO $1,609,528.50 12,976 100.00% $124.04
HILLARY AND CLINTON $330,101.50 5,017 79.69% $65.80
INK $422,912.80 4,444 87.21% $95.16
KING KONG $700,003.74 9,716 69.88% $72.05
KING LEAR $358,474.00 5,413 64.50% $66.22
KISS ME, KATE $791,721.20 7,720 96.69% $102.55
MEAN GIRLS $952,623.35 9,038 92.22% $105.40
MY FAIR LADY $780,819.00 7,438 86.97% $104.98
NETWORK $1,008,529.32 7,284 102.52% $138.46
OKLAHOMA! $604,895.50 5,271 101.21% $114.76
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL $756,590.00 7,427 79.48% $101.87
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,129,637.10 8,656 103.34% $130.50
THE CHER SHOW $916,761.00 8,750 79.26% $104.77
THE FERRYMAN $579,679.42 6,013 73.76% $96.40
THE LION KING $2,317,201.00 13,556 99.91% $170.94
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $1,198,078.32 12,722 99.08% $94.17
THE PROM $640,383.80 7,068 84.55% $90.60
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD $1,647,411.92 11,654 101.52% $141.36
TOOTSIE $1,223,722.00 11,021 85.99% $111.04
WAITRESS $680,339.00 7,383 88.31% $92.15
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME $524,796.70 4,633 99.34% $113.27
WICKED $1,751,069.00 14,559 97.50% $120.27
TOTALS $35,905,670.43 314,317 90.38% $109.25
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -$3,526,096.70      
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -8.94%      


Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!

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