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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