Broadway Grosses w/e 8/4/2019: Hirschfeld Hit
Last week’s overall box office remained steady again, holding on at $34M. Drops came from Wicked and The Lion King returning to a normal 8-performance week, while bumps came from Barry Manilow and Sea Wall/A Life adding performances.
Meanwhile, Moulin Rouge! broke a house record for an 8-performance week at the Hirschfeld, grossing just under $2M. They also had the second-highest average ticket on the street at $190.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,482,201.04 | 11,300 | 99.19% | $131.17 |
| ALADDIN | $1,624,807.00 | 13,529 | 97.92% | $120.10 |
| BARRY MANILOW | $956,611.00 | 6,105 | 81.18% | $156.69 |
| BE MORE CHILL | $544,745.25 | 6,227 | 87.36% | $87.48 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $503,111.20 | 5,927 | 72.21% | $84.88 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $1,058,005.30 | 11,251 | 94.20% | $94.04 |
| CHICAGO | $639,060.30 | 7,702 | 89.14% | $82.97 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $879,404.61 | 8,504 | 101.63% | $103.41 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,223,986.52 | 7,997 | 101.59% | $153.06 |
| FROZEN | $1,300,051.40 | 12,919 | 95.90% | $100.63 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,324,129.50 | 7,442 | 101.33% | $177.93 |
| HAMILTON | $3,066,826.00 | 10,758 | 101.80% | $285.07 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,422,213.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $109.60 |
| KING KONG | $779,522.31 | 10,977 | 78.95% | $71.01 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,045,999.10 | 9,787 | 99.87% | $106.88 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! | $1,987,914.00 | 10,429 | 100.12% | $190.61 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $523,712.22 | 4,878 | 93.66% | $107.36 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $634,077.50 | 7,038 | 75.32% | $90.09 |
| SEA WALL/A LIFE | $732,416.25 | 7,566 | 97.70% | $96.80 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,096,782.50 | 8,511 | 101.61% | $128.87 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $800,337.00 | 8,222 | 74.47% | $97.34 |
| THE LION KING | $2,488,843.00 | 13,181 | 97.15% | $188.82 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $1,093,341.80 | 11,974 | 93.26% | $91.31 |
| THE PROM | $809,521.60 | 8,151 | 97.50% | $99.32 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,916,032.78 | 11,656 | 101.53% | $164.38 |
| TOOTSIE | $857,152.00 | 9,495 | 74.09% | $90.27 |
| WAITRESS | $592,445.00 | 6,583 | 78.74% | $90.00 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | $508,597.10 | 4,605 | 98.73% | $110.44 |
| WICKED | $1,839,043.00 | 14,377 | 99.45% | $127.92 |
| TOTALS | $33,730,889.28 | 270,067 | 92.61% | $122.02 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -$2,660,495.70 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -7.31% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!
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