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Broadway grosses totaled $29,088,089 last week for 35 shows, compared to $26,493,585 for 32 shows the prior week.
ON CASTING A BANKABLE STAR:
-- ‘Les Miz Factor’ in Les Misérables -- $1,223,317
-- Genie in Aladdin -- $1,104,798
-- Denzel Washington in A Raisin in the Sun -- $1,045,534
-- Carly Rae Jepsen in Cinderella -- $1,012,922
-- Idina Menzel in If/Then -- $1,002,321 (7 performances)
-- Bryan Cranston in All the Way -- $949,056
-- James Franco in Of Mice and Men -- $868,728
-- Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch -- $144,194 for a single sold-out preview.
NOT DOING WELL:
-- Mothers and Sons struggling, grossing $228,669 at 30% of potential.
-- The Bridges of Madison County $352,896 which is 35% of potential.
-- Rocky did improve, however, by $28,969 to $828,848 or 56% of its potential.
No Man’s Land/Waiting for Godot, starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, closed Sunday at the Cort Theatre, having earlier recouped its investment. Cumulative grosses for 31 previews and 141 performances (both plays) totaled $14,346,510 at an average ticket price of about $90.
LAST WEEK (ended 03/30/2014)
-- Total Grosses: $29,088,089
-- Percent of potential gross: 73.97%
-- Average Ticket: $97.63
-- Seats Occupied (paid & comp): 289,602 or 89.29% of total
-- Number of Shows: 35
-- Opening: Mothers and Sons (March 24); If/Then (March 30)
-- Closing: No Man’s Land/Waiting for Godot (March 30)
-- Starting Previews: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (March 25); Viole (March 28); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (March 29)
PRIOR WEEK (ended 03/23/2014)
-- Total Grosses: $26,493,585
-- Percent of potential gross: 70.99%
-- Average Ticket: $95.47
-- Seats Occupied (paid & comp): 268,649 or 87.75% of total
-- Number of Shows: 32
-- Opening: Aladdin (March 20); Les Misérables (March 23)
-- Closing: none
-- Starting Previews: Of Mice and Men (March 19); Act One (March 20); Cabaret (March 21)
SAME WEEK A YEAR AGO (Easter/Passover week ended 03/31/2013)
-- Total Grosses: $28,531,069
-- Percent of potential gross: 76.53%
-- Average Ticket: $96.93
-- Seats Occupied (paid & comp): 269,430 or 91.52% of total
-- Number of Shows: 30
TOP TEN BY GROSS 03/30/2014
1. Wicked, $1,946,536
2. The Lion King, $1,885,162
3. The Book of Mormon, $1,638,380
4. Kinky Boots, $1,489,070
5. Les Misérables, $1,223,317
6. Matilda, $1,212,014
7. Motown: The Musical, $1,171,326
8. Aladdin, $1,104,798
9. The Phantom of the Opera, $1,057,502
10. A Raisin in the Sun, $1,045,534
TOP TEN BY AVERAGE PRICE PER TICKET 03/30/2014
1. The Book of Mormon, $187.20
2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch, $141.92
3. The Lion King, $138.58
4. Kinky Boots, $135.43
5. Wicked, $126.21
6. A Raisin in the Sun, $124.94
7. Les Misérables, $113.95
8. Beautiful, $113.36
9. Motown: The Musical, $105.76
10. Matilda, $105.17
Click here for a table of Broadway grosses for the week ended March 30, 2014.
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