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Broadway Grosses 10/15 — ‘The Band’s Visit’ strong in 7-performance week.
Posted by: jesse21 04:17 pm EDT 10/16/17

- Last week, which ended October 15, Broadway grosses totaled $29,928,496 for 28 shows. In the prior week, which ended October 8 and included the Columbus Day holiday weekend, Broadway grosses totaled $30,239,540 for 29 shows. In the comparable week last year, Broadway grosses totaled $25,369,050 for 29 shows. Broadway grosses kept pace with the prior holiday week. Grosses were off by just 1%. — Of the new shows in previews, The Band’s Visit is the strongest. The musical grossed $768,914, about 84% of its potential, for 7 performances and sold out the Ethel Barrymore Theatre at a $105 average ticket price. — The new plays in previews - Junk (8 performances) and M. Butterfly (7 performances) - each grossed in the $500K range and filled 83% of the seats, paid and comped, in their venues. — Springsteen on Broadway played a 5-performance week, the same as his first week. However, because of press and opening night comps, the gross was down by $-407,290. Still Bruce Springsteen grossed $1,924,818 at an average admission price of $410. Look for higher numbers next week and the weeks after. Grosses for last week ended 10/15/2017: Total grosses: $29,928,496 Percentage of potential gross: 77.21% Average price per ticket: $123.89 Attendance: 241,568 or 90.93% seat occupancy Number of shows: 28 Opening: Springsteen on Broadway (Oct 12) Closing: none Starting previews: none Grosses for the prior week ended 10/08/2017: Total grosses: $30,239,540 Percentage of potential gross: 79.54% Average price per ticket: $128.31 Attendance: 235,683 or 91.60% seat occupancy Number of shows: 29 Opening: none Closing: 1984 (Oct 8) Starting previews: Springsteen on Broadway (Oct 3); Junk (Oct 5); M. Butterfly (Oct 7); The Band's Visit (Oct 7) Grosses for the comparable week last year, ended 10/16/2016: Total grosses: $25,369,050 Percentage of potential gross: 70.72% Average price per ticket: $104.38 Attendance: 243,037 or 87.33% seat occupancy Number of shows: 29 Top Ten Shows by Gross (10/15/2017) 1. Hamilton, $2,930,747 2. Hello, Dolly!, $2,371,088 3. The Lion King, $2,079,369 4. Springsteen on Broadway, $1,924,818 (5 performances) 5. Wicked, $1,767,617 6. Dear Evan Hansen, $1,667,748 7. Aladdin, $1,492,667 8. Come From Away, $1,336,265 9. The Book of Mormon, $1,251,158 10. The Phantom of the Opera, $1,090,448 Top Ten Shows by Average Paid Per Ticket (10/15/2017): 1. Springsteen on Broadway, $409.97 2. Hamilton, $272.55 3. Dear Evan Hansen, $208.60 4. Hello, Dolly!, $202.61 5. Come From Away, $156.84 6. The Lion King, $153.32 7. The Book of Mormon, $144.03 8. Beautiful, $122.83 9. Wicked, $120.86 10. Aladdin, $110.14 Click here for a table of Broadway Grosses for the week ended October 15, 2017. -
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