By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on January 14, 2015 10:44 AM
In The Week Ending January 11, 2015, All Shows Had A Decrease In Sales From The Week Before. Only Four Reached More Than 100% Of Their Gross Potential.
An Entirely Declining Week
In the week ending January 11, 2015, every single show saw a decrease in sales. The easiest way to account for this is the winter season. As the New Years and Christmas holidays are officially over, tourists have returned to their hometowns and New Yorkers are staying cozy inside whenever possible.
As a result, every single one of the 29 shows currently running saw a decrease in sales from the week before. The greatest decrease was seen by Wicked, which grossed $1,147,418 from the week before, resulting in a weekly gross of $1,593,224. Although this is still an impressive 94.77% of the show’s gross potential, it is an incredible decline.
Big Decreases For "The Phantom Of The Opera" And "Disgraced"
The Phantom of the Opera also saw a large decrease of $834,864, resulting in a weekly gross of $814,242. Six-figure decreases were in fact seen by almost all of the shows, with the lowest decrease seen by Disgraced, which only went down by $3,898.
In the winter season, quite a few shows are showing signs of having difficulty staying afloat. The lowest percentage of gross potential was reached by On the Town, the musical revival occupying the gigantic Lyric Theatre.
Only Four Shows Reached Gross Potential
With a potential weekly gross of $1,790,076, On the Town only earned $626,999, which was decrease of $341,360 from the week before. The represents only 35.03% of its gross potential. Following shortly thereafter is Honeymoon in Vegas, which only reached 35.44% of its gross potential with a weekly gross of $399,588.
You Can’t Take It With You only brought in $392,715, which represents 39.83% of its gross potential. In addition, the Idina Menzel musical If / Then brought in $557,954, which represents only 43.25% of its gross potential. On the other hand, some shows still reached over 100% of their gross potential, including The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, The Elephant Man, and The Lion King.
The following are the Broadway ticket sales numbers for the week ending January 11, 2015:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| A DELICATE BALANCE | $582,284 | 4,706 | 73.35% | $123.73 |
| A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER | $689,857 | 6,461 | 89.04% | $106.77 |
| ALADDIN | $1,388,395 | 13,784 | 100.00% | $100.73 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $1,072,591 | 7,101 | 86.51% | $151.05 |
| CABARET | $805,093 | 6,223 | 99.55% | $129.37 |
| CHICAGO | $480,811 | 6,269 | 72.56% | $76.70 |
| CONSTELLATIONS | $336,203 | 4,474 | 98.33% | $75.15 |
| DISGRACED | $382,854 | 5,146 | 70.07% | $74.40 |
| HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH | $626,117 | 6,322 | 89.69% | $99.04 |
| HONEYMOON IN VEGAS | $399,588 | 7,269 | 78.53% | $54.97 |
| IF/THEN | $557,954 | 8,288 | 79.02% | $67.32 |
| IT’S ONLY A PLAY | $690,904 | 7,767 | 90.82% | $88.95 |
| JERSEY BOYS | $784,031 | 8,653 | 88.08% | $90.61 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $1,006,029 | 9,557 | 83.89% | $105.27 |
| LES MISÉRABLES | $759,690 | 9,657 | 85.67% | $78.67 |
| MAMMA MIA! | $551,132 | 7,478 | 80.17% | $73.70 |
| MATILDA | $879,385 | 10,640 | 92.88% | $82.65 |
| MOTOWN THE MUSICAL | $1,086,042 | 10,376 | 86.07% | $104.67 |
| ON THE TOWN | $626,999 | 8,703 | 58.05% | $72.04 |
| ROCK OF AGES | $444,828 | 4,528 | 97.08% | $98.24 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,609,728 | 8,751 | 102.61% | $183.95 |
| THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME | $860,928 | 7,940 | 97.50% | $108.43 |
| THE ELEPHANT MAN | $994,390 | 6,265 | 101.18% | $158.72 |
| THE LAST SHIP | $840,468 | 8,230 | 76.26% | $102.12 |
| THE LION KING | $1,840,464 | 13,337 | 98.07% | $138.00 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $814,242 | 10,531 | 82.02% | $77.32 |
| THE RIVER | $668,724 | 5,387 | 96.75% | $124.14 |
| WICKED | $1,593,224 | 13,591 | 93.91% | $117.23 |
| YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU | $392,715 | 5,262 | 61.30% | $74.63 |
| Totals | $23,765,668 | 232,696 | 86.52% | $101.33 |
