Box Office Revenue Calculator

Projected revenue from seat count, pricing, and show count.

Venue capacity (seats)

Average ticket price ($)

Number of performances

Expected occupancy rate

Complimentary tickets

Group discount

Group sales share

Service fee per ticket ($)

Tab to move between fields

Gross season revenue

$81,510.00

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Revenue per show$6,792.50

Paid tickets per show142

Total paid tickets (season)1,704

Total attendance (season)1,800

Avg revenue per paid seat$47.83

Total service fee revenue$5,964.00

How to Use This Calculator

Enter Venue capacity (seats), Average ticket price ($), and Number of performances.
Set Expected occupancy rate, Complimentary tickets, and Group discount.
Adjust Group sales share, Service fee per ticket ($) as needed.
Review the Gross season revenue ($) result.
Use Revenue per show ($) and Paid tickets per show to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Venue capacity (seats)

Venue capacity (seats): Total number of seats in the performance venue.
Average ticket price ($): Mean ticket price across all price tiers (orchestra, mezzanine, balcony).
Number of performances: Total shows in the run or season.
Expected occupancy rate: Percentage of seats expected to be filled per show.
Complimentary tickets: Percentage of occupied seats given as comps to press, donors, or artists.
Group discount: Discount offered on group sales (typically 10-25%).
Group sales share: Percentage of paid tickets sold through group sales.
Service fee per ticket ($): Per-ticket service/facility fee retained by the venue.

Gross season revenue: Total projected box office revenue for all performances.
Revenue per show: Average gross revenue per individual performance.
Paid tickets per show: Number of revenue-generating tickets sold per performance.
Total paid tickets (season): Total paid tickets across all performances.
Total attendance (season): All attendees including complimentary tickets.
Avg revenue per paid seat: Average revenue generated per paid ticket including fees.
Total service fee revenue: Cumulative service/facility fee income.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Venue capacity (seats) = 200, Average ticket price ($) = 45, Number of performances = 12, Expected occupancy rate = 75 = 8 input(s) provided
Calculate Gross season revenue
Gross season revenue = revenuePerShow * numPerformances
81510 = $81,510
Calculate Revenue per show
Revenue per show = individualRevenue + groupRevenue + serviceFeeRevenue
6792.5 = $6,792.5
Calculate Paid tickets per show
Paid tickets per show = totalSeatsPerShow - compTickets
142 = 142