Broadway Grosses w/e 4/14/2019: It’s Gettin’ Hot As Hades
With two fewer shows on the board this week, Broadway grosses remained steady thanks to the traction that many of this season’s big musicals are gaining.
Hadestown, which opens tomorrow, was SRO at 81% of gross potential at the Kerr. Beetlejuice and Tootsie took in decent numbers for their early previews, selling 59% and 55% of gross potential, respectively.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,342,737.74 | 11,009 | 96.64% | $121.97 |
| ALADDIN | $1,425,697.30 | 13,408 | 97.05% | $106.33 |
| ALL MY SONS | $424,813.70 | 4,740 | 91.51% | $89.62 |
| BE MORE CHILL | $554,909.50 | 5,732 | 80.42% | $96.81 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $619,177.39 | 6,619 | 80.64% | $93.55 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $686,455.83 | 9,506 | 90.96% | $72.21 |
| BURN THIS | $762,998.35 | 7,174 | 94.99% | $106.36 |
| CHICAGO | $630,707.99 | 7,458 | 86.32% | $84.57 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $972,743.40 | 8,475 | 101.28% | $114.78 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,315,053.60 | 7,961 | 101.13% | $165.19 |
| FROZEN | $1,291,787.20 | 12,649 | 93.89% | $102.13 |
| GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS | $388,549.00 | 5,788 | 93.96% | $67.13 |
| HADESTOWN | $688,422.30 | 7,349 | 100.07% | $93.68 |
| HAMILTON | $3,191,118.00 | 10,753 | 101.75% | $296.77 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,708,791.50 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $131.69 |
| HILLARY AND CLINTON | $375,437.50 | 5,960 | 94.66% | $62.99 |
| INK | $321,953.00 | 4,421 | 86.75% | $72.82 |
| KING KONG | $853,393.92 | 11,144 | 80.15% | $76.58 |
| KING LEAR | $640,044.98 | 6,685 | 79.66% | $95.74 |
| KISS ME, KATE | $743,685.20 | 7,725 | 96.76% | $96.27 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $1,132,170.95 | 8,968 | 91.51% | $126.25 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $774,356.00 | 7,161 | 83.73% | $108.14 |
| NETWORK | $1,006,511.40 | 6,908 | 97.23% | $145.70 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $599,131.50 | 5,222 | 100.73% | $114.73 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $808,510.30 | 7,668 | 82.06% | $105.44 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,025,118.00 | 8,610 | 102.79% | $119.06 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $879,786.90 | 8,462 | 76.65% | $103.97 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $529,019.00 | 5,927 | 72.71% | $89.26 |
| THE LION KING | $2,245,485.00 | 13,465 | 99.24% | $166.76 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $893,918.68 | 10,100 | 78.66% | $88.51 |
| THE PROM | $601,259.75 | 6,773 | 81.02% | $88.77 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,505,426.96 | 11,601 | 101.05% | $129.77 |
| TOOTSIE | $821,780.70 | 9,410 | 83.91% | $87.33 |
| WAITRESS | $750,584.20 | 7,682 | 91.89% | $97.71 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | $457,255.60 | 4,635 | 99.38% | $98.65 |
| WICKED | $1,756,669.00 | 14,339 | 99.19% | $122.51 |
| TOTALS | $34,725,461.34 | 304,463 | 91.40% | $109.44 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -$3,003,617.10 | |||
| % +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -7.96% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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