Broadway Grosses w/e 7/08/2018: No real fireworks for the Fourth.
Fourth of July is a nailbiter for most shows. You walk into the week with a lower than average advance, and you wait for walk-up at your box office and the TKTS booth.
And, usually, it turns out alright.
This Fourth proved a bit more challenging than most, with the aggregate box office dropping over 11% from the week before (I blame it on the 4th being on hump day and creating an awkward work week for most).
The shows that failed to light a fuse this week were the ones most dependent on local business, while the tourist shows did just fine. (Worth noting that of all the shows running this week, only 5 of them were plays . . .and two of them, my The Play That Goes Wrong and Harry Potter are really in a category of their own).
The following are the Broadway Grosses for w/e 7/8/18:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL | $524,499.85 | 6,507 | 77.91% | $80.61 |
| ALADDIN | $1,601,458.50 | 13,764 | 99.62% | $116.35 |
| ANASTASIA | $764,871.90 | 8,002 | 87.51% | $95.59 |
| ANGELS IN AMERICA | $912,837.50 | 8,435 | 98.86% | $108.22 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $674,540.28 | 7,094 | 86.43% | $95.09 |
| CAROUSEL | $736,028.68 | 9,155 | 80.14% | $80.40 |
| CHICAGO | $635,010.75 | 7,496 | 86.76% | $84.71 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,035,985.15 | 8,532 | 101.96% | $121.42 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,625,795.68 | 7,995 | 101.56% | $203.35 |
| FROZEN | $2,079,471.00 | 13,278 | 98.56% | $156.61 |
| HAMILTON | $3,173,284.00 | 10,754 | 101.76% | $295.08 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $2,192,011.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $168.93 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $295,897.75 | 6,412 | 84.55% | $46.15 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $777,296.00 | 10,322 | 89.23% | $75.30 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $672,022.25 | 8,353 | 73.32% | $80.45 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,571,582.60 | 9,898 | 101.00% | $158.78 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,300,772.00 | 8,518 | 99.60% | $152.71 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $545,569.20 | 5,081 | 91.25% | $107.37 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $935,102.60 | 10,238 | 84.03% | $91.34 |
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | $891,817.50 | 11,500 | 89.29% | $77.55 |
| STRAIGHT WHITE MEN | $302,222.30 | 4,139 | 89.05% | $73.02 |
| SUMMER | $743,384.50 | 7,351 | 62.51% | $101.13 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $1,051,109.40 | 8,312 | 100.00% | $126.46 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,110,960.00 | 8,623 | 102.95% | $128.84 |
| THE BOYS IN THE BAND | $937,494.80 | 6,274 | 101.32% | $149.43 |
| THE LION KING | $2,493,708.00 | 13,568 | 100.00% | $183.79 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,175,292.38 | 12,542 | 97.68% | $93.71 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $357,179.50 | 5,552 | 81.26% | $64.33 |
| WAITRESS | $766,432.50 | 7,518 | 89.93% | $101.95 |
| WICKED | $1,981,742.00 | 14,756 | 98.82% | $134.30 |
| TOTAL | $33,865,379.57 | 272,945 | 91.90% | $118.43 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$4,782,696.24 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | 16.44% |
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