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Broadway Grosses w/e 2/09/2020 – A Utopic Week

Last week overall box office figures increased by just under $1M. The big winner was David Byrne’s American Utopia which drew an average ticket price of $210.55. Total haul for the 7 performances was $1,416,344, a record for the house.

Girl From the North Country joined the boards last week and brought in $316,215 for 3 performances at the Belasco.

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

Show Name	Gross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY	$409,337.10	5,299	91.87%	$77.25
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,199,875.28	10,279	90.23%	$116.73
ALADDIN	$1,076,315.46	13,075	94.64%	$82.32
AMERICAN UTOPIA	$1,416,343.50	6,727	100.00%	$210.55
BEETLEJUICE	$1,044,068.02	11,492	96.22%	$90.85
CHICAGO	$624,465.00	7,565	87.56%	$82.55
COME FROM AWAY	$826,621.11	8,471	101.23%	$97.58
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$966,480.70	7,833	99.50%	$123.39
FROZEN	$994,862.40	12,575	93.34%	$79.11
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY	$316,215.40	2,867	95.76%	$110.29
GRAND HORIZONS	$231,782.63	3,736	79.83%	$62.04
HADESTOWN	$1,092,031.00	7,409	100.89%	$147.39
HAMILTON	$2,692,357.00	10,755	101.54%	$250.34
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$1,012,207.00	12,976	100.00%	$78.01
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$912,401.16	8,765	97.39%	$104.10
MEAN GIRLS	$833,703.80	9,297	94.87%	$89.67
MOULIN ROUGE!	$1,630,284.00	10,416	100.00%	$156.52
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON	$544,474.70	4,459	98.61%	$122.11
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$967,597.55	8,096	96.66%	$119.52
THE INHERITANCE	$308,715.02	4,164	49.67%	$74.14
THE LION KING	$1,419,206.00	12,769	94.11%	$111.14
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$734,139.14	10,035	78.15%	$73.16
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,429,465.00	10,556	89.28%	$135.42
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,356,854.00	11,213	97.67%	$121.01
WEST SIDE STORY	$1,521,431.00	13,920	100.00%	$109.30
WICKED	$1,410,131.50	14,964	97.12%	$94.23
TOTALS	$26,971,364.47	239,713	93.31%	$112.26
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-$689,893.41
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-2.49%

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

February 11, 2020 Ken Davenport Musicals, Broadway, Broadway Grosses, Plays, Producing, On The Blog 1 comment

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 Ken Davenport Broadway Grosses, Broadway, Musicals, 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 Ken Davenport 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 Ken Davenport 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%