Broadway Grosses w/e 2/2/2020 – Everything’s Comin’ Up Lucy

Last week grosses dipped by 6% coming in at $26M. Nearly all shows experienced slight losses over the previous week as we reach deeper into winter. Attendance and average ticket price fell by 2% and 4% respectively. 

MTC’s My Name Is Lucy Barton seems to be drawing quite a crowd. At $122, the average ticket price at the intimate Samuel J. Freidman is the highest of any play currently running. 

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League: 

 

Show Name Gross  TotalAttn  %Capacity AvgPdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY $379,764.10 5,104 88.49% $74.41
AIN’T TOO PROUD $1,153,957.43 10,195 89.49% $113.19
ALADDIN $1,059,806.90 13,018 94.22% $81.41
AMERICAN UTOPIA $1,163,217.50 5,766 100.00% $201.74
BEETLEJUICE $1,053,959.90 11,492 96.22% $91.71
CHICAGO $575,483.90 7,093 82.09% $81.13
COME FROM AWAY $826,739.70 8,451 100.99% $97.83
DEAR EVAN HANSEN $1,018,671.10 7,911 100.50% $128.77
FROZEN $972,671.00 12,354 91.70% $78.73
GRAND HORIZONS $225,365.13 3,645 77.88% $61.83
HADESTOWN $1,086,979.75 7,395 100.69% $146.99
HAMILTON $2,676,538.00 10,754 101.53% $248.89
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO $993,272.00 12,976 100.00% $76.55
JAGGED LITTLE PILL $937,820.96 8,625 95.83% $108.73
MEAN GIRLS $758,668.25 9,013 91.97% $84.17
MOULIN ROUGE! $1,610,318.50 10,426 100.10% $154.45
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON $543,547.50 4,445 98.30% $122.28
THE BOOK OF MORMON $964,397.60 8,110 96.82% $118.91
THE INHERITANCE $401,831.00 4,812 57.40% $83.51
THE LION KING $1,405,233.00 12,363 91.12% $113.66
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $741,229.20 9,907 77.16% $74.82
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL $1,391,542.00 10,880 92.02% $127.90
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD $1,361,256.50 11,511 100.27% $118.26
WEST SIDE STORY $1,431,974.50 12,180 100.00% $117.57
WICKED $1,301,830.00 14,397 99.59% $90.42
TOTALS $26,036,075.42 232,823 92.98% $111.91
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -$476,279.14       
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -1.80%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

February 4, 2020 Musicals, Broadway, Broadway Grosses, Shows, Plays, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 01/26/2020: American Utopia Rises

Broadway grosses continued to drop last week. Nearly all shows posted grosses well below the previous week. Bucking the trending, however, was American Utopia whose $205 average
ticket boosted its haul in the final three weeks of performances. Overall, grosses fell 9% from the previous week with attendance dropping just 4%.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

 

Show Name Gross  TotalAttn  %Capacity AvgPdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY $328,111.00 5,009 99.25% $65.50
AIN’T TOO PROUD $1,254,912.40 10,180 89.36% $123.27
ALADDIN $1,118,994.90 13,157 95.23% $85.05
AMERICAN UTOPIA $1,180,829.00 5,766 100.00% $204.79
BEETLEJUICE $1,145,688.10 11,900 99.63% $96.28
CHICAGO $628,048.15 7,494 86.74% $83.81
COME FROM AWAY $894,079.84 8,478 101.31% $105.46
DEAR EVAN HANSEN $1,035,421.06 7,986 101.45% $129.65
FROZEN $1,001,849.00 12,659 93.97% $79.14
GRAND HORIZONS $216,238.46 4,346 92.86% $49.76
HADESTOWN $1,122,009.00 7,432 101.20% $150.97
HAMILTON $2,674,005.00 10,752 101.51% $248.70
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO $1,018,786.00 12,976 100.00% $78.51
JAGGED LITTLE PILL $1,021,505.20 8,901 98.90% $114.76
MEAN GIRLS $856,636.00 9,249 94.38% $92.62
MOULIN ROUGE! $1,652,702.00 10,449 100.32% $158.17
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON $537,802.20 4,470 98.85% $120.31
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,021,700.80 8,083 96.50% $126.40
THE INHERITANCE $424,249.50 4,764 56.82% $89.05
THE LION KING $1,615,226.00 12,955 95.48% $124.68
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $773,134.20 9,868 76.85% $78.35
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL $1,536,310.00 11,541 97.61% $133.12
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD $1,494,086.94 11,548 100.59% $129.38
WEST SIDE STORY $1,590,210.50 13,920 100.00% $114.24
WICKED $1,469,430.50 14,296 98.89% $102.79
TOTALS $27,611,965.75 238,179 95.11% $115.39
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -2,370,414.55      
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -7.91%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

January 28, 2020 Broadway Grosses, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 01/19/2020: Oh, Not A Beautiful Mornin’

Last week grosses dipped slightly by 3% to $30M. The holiday weekend did not bring the typical attendance boost, which actually dropped by 4%.

Two productions played their final performances last week. Both Oklahoma! and Slave Play played to full houses for their final bows.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name Gross TotalAttn  %Capacity Avg.PdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY $320,552.50 5,472 94.87% $58.58
AIN’T TOO PROUD $1,359,169.30 10,780 94.63% $126.08
ALADDIN $1,147,278.40 13,022 94.25% $88.10
AMERICAN UTOPIA $1,137,504.00 5,766 100.00% $197.28
BEETLEJUICE $1,357,341.20 11,711 98.05% $115.90
CHICAGO $653,891.30 7,186 83.17% $91.00
COME FROM AWAY $901,336.70 8,494 101.51% $106.11
DEAR EVAN HANSEN $1,059,025.14 7,918 100.58% $133.75
FROZEN $1,050,845.00 12,219 90.70% $86.00
GRAND HORIZONS $215,800.68 3,722 79.53% $57.98
HADESTOWN $1,254,171.50 7,445 101.38% $168.46
HAMILTON $2,724,599.00 10,758 101.57% $253.26
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO $1,177,060.00 12,976 100.00% $90.71
JAGGED LITTLE PILL $1,089,725.30 9,032 100.36% $120.65
MEAN GIRLS $971,684.50 9,349 95.40% $103.93
MOULIN ROUGE! $1,780,175.50 10,419 100.03% $170.86
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON $408,244.80 4,462 98.67% $91.49
OKLAHOMA! $672,071.30 5,389 103.48% $124.71
SLAVE PLAY $775,716.20 6,332 99.81% $122.51
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,151,435.25 8,358 99.79% $137.76
THE INHERITANCE $482,254.04 5,386 64.24% $89.54
THE LION KING $1,687,677.00 12,804 94.37% $131.81
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $881,005.32 9,872 76.88% $89.24
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL $1,643,762.00 11,752 99.39% $139.87
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD $1,637,162.00 11,596 101.01% $141.18
WEST SIDE STORY $1,430,906.00 12,180 100.00% $117.48
WICKED $1,472,994.00 13,605 94.11% $108.27
TOTALS $30,443,387.93 248,005 95.10% $120.83
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -$1,255,801.84      
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON -3.962%
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!
January 22, 2020 Broadway Grosses, Musicals, Plays, Producing, Shows, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 01/12/2020: Broadway still in hibernation

While the weather was trying to tell us otherwise last weekend, it’s certainly still January on Broadway. Grosses fell a steep 28% last week to $31M. 

Much of the drop was a result of several shows closing last week. But with 19 shows dropping six figures off their weekly gross, the rest of the winter looks grim. When’s spring break again?

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name Gross  TotalAttn  %Capacity AvgPdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY $305,205.00 4,901 84.97% $62.27
AIN’T TOO PROUD $1,266,884.40 10,168 89.26% $124.60
ALADDIN $1,159,820.60 13,230 95.76% $87.67
AMERICAN UTOPIA $1,106,070.00  5,764 99.97% $191.89
BEETLEJUICE $1,243,994.07 12,110 101.39% $102.72
CHICAGO $647,410.10 7,262 84.05% $89.15
COME FROM AWAY $923,883.60 8,505 101.64% $108.63
DEAR EVAN HANSEN $1,106,753.20 7,993 101.54% $138.47
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME $1,062,219.00 6,218 101.60% $170.83
FROZEN $1,052,392.50 12,850 95.38% $81.90
GRAND HORIZONS $213,547.32 3,473 74.21% $61.49
HADESTOWN $1,175,197.00 7,445 101.38% $157.85
HAMILTON $2,763,874.00 10,755 101.54% $256.99
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO $1,153,186.00 12,976 100.00% $88.87
JAGGED LITTLE PILL $1,062,058.00 9,092 101.02% $116.81
MEAN GIRLS $890,812.60 9,292 94.82% $95.87
MOULIN ROUGE! $1,859,181.00 10,451 100.34% $177.90
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON $478,414.40 4,365 96.53% $109.60
OKLAHOMA! $555,451.10 5,145 98.79% $107.96
SLAVE PLAY $588,514.10 6,178 97.38% $95.26
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,097,362.50 8,332 99.47% $131.70
THE INHERITANCE $501,028.50 5,380 64.17% $93.13
THE LION KING $1,610,115.00 12,756 94.02% $126.22
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $801,986.02 9,112 70.97% $88.01
THE SOUND INSIDE $630,651.00 6,671 83.55% $94.54
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL $1,572,756.00 11,679 98.77% $134.67
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD $1,516,362.14 11,531 100.44% $131.50
WEST SIDE STORY $1,443,410.34 12,180 100.00% $118.51
WICKED $1,337,825.00 13,287 91.91% $100.69
TOTALS $31,126,364.49 259,101 93.96% $118.82
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON + $592,219.42      
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON + 1.94%      

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

January 14, 2020 Broadway Grosses, Broadway, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 01/05/2020: Great start of the year with some great endings…

While grosses took an expected 23% drop last week, many shows (22 at 97% capacity or higher) played to sold-out audiences. 

We bid farewell to seven shows last week including the long-running Waitress which went out on a high of $1,316,747.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

 

Show Name Gross  TotalAttn  %Capacity AvgPdAdm
A CHRISTMAS CAROL $418,555.50           4,744 69.93% $88.23
A SOLDIER’S PLAY $286,010.20           4,932 97.72% $57.99
AIN’T TOO PROUD $1,507,514.00         11,022 86.00% $136.77
ALADDIN $1,807,150.60         13,622 98.60% $132.66
AMERICAN UTOPIA $1,237,143.50           6,709 99.73% $184.40
BEETLEJUICE $1,435,799.00         10,680 102.19% $134.44
CHICAGO $883,804.75           7,918 91.64% $111.62
COME FROM AWAY $1,073,381.00           8,544 102.10% $125.63
DEAR EVAN HANSEN $1,245,047.10           7,995 101.56% $155.73
DERREN BROWN: SECRET $661,050.00           6,005 84.43% $110.08
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME $971,364.82           5,971 97.57% $162.68
FROZEN $1,397,781.50         13,453 99.86% $103.90
GRAND HORIZONS $151,060.91           3,319 70.92% $45.51
HADESTOWN $1,451,289.00           7,447 101.40% $194.88
HAMILTON $3,194,411.00         10,757 101.56% $296.96
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO $1,602,106.00         12,976 100.00% $123.47
JAGGED LITTLE PILL $1,113,294.99           8,951 99.46% $124.38
MEAN GIRLS $1,297,302.75           9,746 99.45% $133.11
MOULIN ROUGE! $2,085,753.50         10,469 100.51% $199.23
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON $65,298.00              619 95.82% $105.49
OKLAHOMA! $521,043.80           5,025 96.49% $103.69
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW $570,731.75           6,777 80.30% $84.22
SLAVE PLAY $541,915.80           6,017 94.85% $90.06
THE BOOK OF MORMON $1,409,907.30           8,605 102.73% $163.85
THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS $1,268,153.00         11,519 69.76% $110.09
THE INHERITANCE $409,319.50           4,935 58.86% $82.94
THE LIGHTNING THIEF $655,762.19           8,298 96.67% $79.03
THE LION KING $2,493,061.00         13,431 98.99% $185.62
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $1,375,933.82         11,167 99.39% $123.21
THE SOUND INSIDE $447,916.00           5,511 69.03% $81.28
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL $1,588,633.00         10,381 100.34% $153.03
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD $1,724,760.00         11,585 100.91% $148.88
TOOTSIE $955,611.30         10,827 84.48% $88.26
WAITRESS $1,316,747.00           8,444 101.00% $155.94
WEST SIDE STORY $1,730,917.00         13,920 100.00% $124.35
WICKED $2,200,110.00         15,358 99.68% $143.25
TOTALS $43,095,640.58    317,679 93.16% $129.02
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON +$5,565,367.40      
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON 14.83%  

 

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!
January 7, 2020 Broadway, Broadway Grosses, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet
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