This Week On Broadway, Ticket Sales Increased Reaching $24.7M, 11 Broadway Shows Notably Earned Over A Million Dollars, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Starring Matthew Broderick, Concluded Its Run


Broadway Ticket Revenue Up this Week

Pippin Broadway Musical

Total Broadway ticket sales took a little leap this week, increasing from last week's $23,361,631 up to $24,770,172, an improvement of well over one million dollars. The Tony Awards, which aired on June 9, might have been responsible for the bump, if performances on the show spurred some theatergoers to rush out and see a Broadway play or musical right away. However, most post-Tony ticket buyers probably purchased tickets for dates further out. The increase was likely a bit of post-Tony excitement combined with New York City's usual influx of summer tourists.

"Pippin" Bursts Into the Millionaire's Club

A whopping 11 Broadway shows earned more than a million dollars this week. Usual suspects like The Lion King, Wicked, and The Book of Mormon were on the list of course, as well as popular newcomers like Motown the Musical and Kinky Boots. But Pippin was the most notable entrant since it had not previously cracked the million mark. The musical revival no doubt got the boost due to its performance and success on the Tony Awards, nabbing the coveted Best Musical revival statuette.

"Nice Work If You Can Get It" Closes on Broadway

The Gershwin love letter Nice Work If You Can Get It, starring Matthew Broderick, concluded its run on June 15. While the silly, upbeat musical didn't finish up its final week as a millionaire, it still went out with respectable numbers. Even with competition from many newer, big buzz shows, Nice Work managed to fill up its theater to 77.45% capacity, selling tickets at an average paid admission of $83.02.

The Following are the Broadway Ticket Sales Numbers from the Week Ending June 16, 2013:

Broadway Show Ticket Sales Analysis
Show NameGrossGrossTotalAttn
%Cap
AvgPdAdm
ANN
$185,623
3,303
37.10%
$56.20
ANNIE
$962,027
11,212
82.06%
$85.80
CHICAGO
$605,002
7,490
86.69%
$80.77
CINDERELLA
$1,059,352
11,292
80.61%
$93.81
I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS
$854,203
6,040
97.17%
$141.42
JERSEY BOYS
$845,630
8,594
87.48%
$98.40
KINKY BOOTS
$1,474,349
11,496
100.91%
$128.25
LUCKY GUY
$1,367,394
9,556
101.06%
$143.09
MACBETH
$264,066
3,492
55.85%
$75.62
MAMMA MIA!
$816,487
9,352
78.04%
$87.31
MATILDA
$1,184,104
11,456
100.00%
$103.36
MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL
$1,441,448
12,142
100.71%
$118.72
NEWSIES
$908,475
9,483
100.03%
$95.80
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
$740,170
8,916
77.45%
$83.02
ONCE
$780,999
7,744
91.41%
$100.85
PIPPIN
$1,009,392
8,033
101.43%
$125.66
ROCK OF AGES
$400,236
4,358
93.44%
$91.84
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK
$1,217,333
13,780
89.25%
$88.34
THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
$366,549
4,510
86.73%
$81.27
THE BOOK OF MORMON
$1,721,966
8,752
102.63%
$196.75
THE LION KING
$1,951,428
13,588
99.91%
$143.61
THE NANCE
$520,067
5,991
81.75%
$86.81
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
$1,097,933
12,630
98.36%
$86.93
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
$492,591
5,203
61.18%
$94.67
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
$654,304
6,080
96.57%
$107.62
WICKED
$1,849,045
13,338
92.16%
$138.63
Totals:
$24,770,172
227,831
87.69%
$105.18

Broadway ticket sales raw data are provided courtesy of The Broadway League. All other data, text, opinion, charts and commentary are copyright © 2013 nytix.com.