Broadway Grosses w/e 9/23/2018: The September Slip
With two fewer shows on the boards this week, grosses continued to slip to a seasonal low of $26M, a drop of 8.5% from the previous week. Harry Potter even felt a dip, though this was due to the show’s producers donating 1,500 tickets to Lumos, a charitable organization. The Lifespan of a Fact pulled in a solid showing for its first four performances with an average ticket price of $130 playing to 91.4% of capacity.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| ALADDIN | $1,211,534.50 | 13,254 | 95.93% | $91.41 |
| ANASTASIA | $585,766.24 | 6,754 | 73.86% | $86.73 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $720,687.00 | 6,980 | 85.04% | $103.25 |
| BERNHARDT/HAMLET | $308,873.30 | 5,473 | 92.95% | $56.44 |
| CHICAGO | $708,212.45 | 8,089 | 93.62% | $87.55 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,099,619.20 | 8,527 | 101.90% | $128.96 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,444,251.25 | 7,894 | 100.28% | $182.96 |
| FROZEN | $1,624,316.00 | 12,991 | 96.43% | $125.03 |
| HAMILTON | $3,237,826.00 | 10,755 | 101.77% | $301.05 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,553,554.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $119.73 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS | $211,156.25 | 3,454 | 44.83% | $61.13 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $658,509.30 | 7,815 | 68.60% | $84.26 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,298,393.35 | 9,514 | 97.08% | $136.47 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $1,166,042.00 | 8,066 | 94.32% | $144.56 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $389,854.40 | 4,384 | 78.74% | $88.93 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $1,155,903.30 | 9,201 | 98.47% | $125.63 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $558,873.50 | 8,924 | 73.24% | $62.63 |
| SUMMER | $685,362.00 | 6,988 | 59.42% | $98.08 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $815,014.60 | 7,874 | 94.73% | $103.51 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,127,157.00 | 8,702 | 103.89% | $129.53 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT | $476,531.00 | 3,669 | 91.36% | $129.88 |
| THE LION KING | $2,046,978.00 | 13,566 | 99.99% | $150.89 |
| THE NAP | $161,178.30 | 4,731 | 91.97% | $34.07 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $933,441.08 | 10,447 | 81.36% | $89.35 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $266,179.00 | 4,812 | 70.43% | $55.32 |
| WAITRESS | $552,322.00 | 5,934 | 70.98% | $93.08 |
| WICKED | $1,311,800.50 | 11,664 | 80.69% | $112.47 |
| TOTALS | $26,309,335.52 | 223,438 | 86.74% | $110.48 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$2,317,396.91 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +9.66% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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