By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on November 03, 2016 3:08 PM
The Front Page and Hamilton are both showing strong sales. Hamilton actually made the best gross yet in an 8 performance week, and the Front Page is a strong contender for the best performing play of the fall.
“Hamilton” Surged Forward in Ticket Sales
This past week, the week ending October 30, 2016, Hamilton demonstrated that its box office power is not going to diminish anytime soon. Over the eight-performance week, the show brought in $2,215,641, which represents 114.02% of its gross potential. With a top ticket price of $549.00, the average paid admission was $206.03, and the audience was filled up to 101.8%. In comparison to last week, the show brought in $222,553 more in ticket sales. One exception is the week ending in September 25, 2016, which brought in $2,419,442, but that was over nine performances, so the percentage of gross potential was lower. This is therefore the highest gross per performance in any week since Lin-Manuel Miranda left the show in July. In mid-June, the show brought in its all-time high of percentage of gross potential at 151.93% of gross potential, with a weekly gross of $2,028,208. However, at that time, Hamilton still had a top ticket price of $475.00, and it has since been raised to $549.00. Therefore, in any week of eight performances (as opposed to nine), this past week marked the highest gross yet for Hamilton, at $2,215,641. All of these signs point to a healthy continued interest in Hamilton, sure to make the ticket a tough one for many more months, if not years.“The Front Page” Continues to Perform Well
