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Broadway: Doing Something Right
Broadway Ticket Sales Up 10% Compared to This Time Last Season
Broadway Ticket Sales Report
Week ending August 12, 2007
By Carol-Ann Rudy – TicketNews.com
Broadway ticket sales this week were on the low end of the seesaw at $18,282,467, down slightly compared to the previous week’s report of $18,416,615, a decrease of $134,148.
Looking at the current gross ticket sales for the season of $211,463,246 however, this compares very favorably to last season’s sales at this point in time of $191,178,397, a little over a 10% increase. Downright healthy.
The strongest showing of ticket sales on Broadway this past week were:
• Wicked $1,492,271 at 100% capacity
• The Lion King $1,320,574 at 100$ capacity
• Mary Poppins $1,217,197 at 100%
• Jersey Boys $1,207,628 at 100%
• The Color Purple $1,004,966 at 95% capacity.
• Legally Blonde continues to occupy 6th place with $949,783 at just over 80% of seats sold. . .
Not living up to expectations when looking at potential income were:
• Xanadu, $357,527
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, $261,987
• Deuce, $168,945
• The Year of Magical Thinking, $162,264
• Old Acquaintance, $158,505
• The Drowsy Chaperone, $551,686
Of the four plays on Broadway, only Frost/Nixon continues to live up to expectations when looking at gross receipts: $566,563 this past week with close to 92% attendance.
OPENINGS:
Grease prepares to open this coming Sunday, August 19. If it is anything like the first night of previews, it should be a lot of fun for both attendees and cast.
CLOSING:
Deuce is scheduled to close Sunday, August 19th.
UPCOMING:
Pygmalion, scheduled to open to previews Sept. 14th with Opening Night Oct. 18th.
Production | Weekly Gross | Total Atten. | Prev. | Perf. | Total Capacity | Avg. Ticket Price | Atten. % |
A Chorus Line | $597,156 | 8,305 | 0 | 8 | 1,069 | $71.90 | 97.1% |
Avenue Q | $417,136 | 5,622 | 0 | 8 | 796 | $74.20 | 88.3% |
Chicago | $580,147 | 7,981 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $72.69 | 92.4% |
Curtains | $801,404 | 10,642 | 0 | 8 | 1,422 | $75.31 | 93.5% |
Deuce | $168,945 | 3,380 | 0 | 8 | 1,009 | $49.98 | 41.9% |
Frost/Nixon | $566,563 | 7,837 | 0 | 8 | 1,070 | $72.29 | 91.6% |
Grease | $881,953 | 8,503 | 8 | 0 | 1,072 | $103.72 | 99.1% |
Hairspray | $901,232 | 11,529 | 0 | 8 | 1,428 | $78.17 | 100.9% |
Jersey Boys | $1,207,628 | 9,844 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $122.68 | 100.7% |
Legally Blonde | $949,783 | 10,911 | 0 | 8 | 1,691 | $87.05 | 80.7% |
Les Miserables | $591,153 | 8,671 | 0 | 8 | 1,122 | $68.18 | 96.6% |
Mamma Mia! | $944,430 | 12,003 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $78.68 | 100.2% |
Mary Poppins | $1,217,197 | 14,306 | 0 | 8 | 1,791 | $85.08 | 99.8% |
Old Acquaintance | $158,505 | 3,714 | 0 | 8 | 740 | $42.68 | 62.7% |
Rent | $633,919 | 9,499 | 0 | 8 | 1,181 | $66.74 | 100.5% |
Spamalot | $827,102 | 11,025 | 0 | 8 | 1,441 | $75.02 | 95.6% |
Spring Awakening | $826,146 | 8,764 | 0 | 8 | 1,090 | $94.27 | 100.5% |
The 25th…Bee | $261,987 | 4,631 | 0 | 8 | 684 | $56.57 | 84.6% |
The Color Purple | $1,004,966 | 13,047 | 0 | 8 | 1,718 | $77.03 | 94.9% |
The Drowsy Chaperone | $551,686 | 8,829 | 0 | 8 | 1,611 | $62.49 | 68.5% |
The Lion King | $1,320,574 | 13,234 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $99.79 | 100.0% |
The Phantom of the Opera | $860,794 | 12,552 | 0 | 8 | 1,607 | $68.58 | 97.6% |
The Year…Thinking | $162,264 | 3,022 | 0 | 7 | 782 | $53.69 | 55.2% |
Wicked | $1,492,271 | 14,472 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $103.11 | 100.0% |
Xanadu | $357,527 | 4,244 | 0 | 8 | 594 | $84.24 | 89.3% |
