Ticket Pricing Calculator

Per-seat pricing from production cost and capacity.

Fixed production cost ($)

Per-show cost ($)

Number of performances

Venue capacity (seats)

Expected occupancy (%)

Target profit margin (%)

Tab to move between fields

Average ticket price ($)

$32.67

≈ 7 cups of coffee

Projected profit ($)

$8,036.00

≈ 8 smartphones

Total production cost ($)$49,000.00

Breakeven price ($)$27.22

Premium tier ($)$49.00

Standard tier ($)$32.67

Discount tier ($)$21.23

Rush ticket ($)$13.07

Expected tickets sold1,800

Projected revenue ($)$57,036.00

Cost per seat/show ($)$20.42

How to Use This Calculator

Enter fixed production costs (set design, costumes, rights) and per-show variable costs.
Input the total number of scheduled performances and venue seat capacity.
Set your target profit margin (%) and expected average attendance rate (%).
Review Minimum Ticket Price to break even, Recommended Price with margin, and Projected Revenue.
Adjust attendance rate or number of shows to find the optimal pricing strategy.

How the result changes with Venue capacity (seats)

Fixed production cost ($): One-time costs: set design, costumes, rehearsal space, rights/royalties.
Per-show cost ($): Recurring costs each performance: crew, venue rental, consumables.
Number of performances: Total scheduled performances in the run.
Venue capacity (seats): Total seats in the venue.
Expected occupancy (%): Average percentage of seats sold per show.
Target profit margin (%): Desired profit above total costs.

Total production cost ($): Fixed costs plus all per-show costs.
Average ticket price ($): Price per ticket to hit your revenue target at expected occupancy.
Breakeven price ($): Minimum ticket price to cover costs with zero profit.
Premium tier ($): Front orchestra / VIP pricing (1.5× base).
Standard tier ($): Mid-house seating (1× base).
Discount tier ($): Rear / restricted view (0.65× base).
Rush ticket ($): Day-of rush / student pricing (0.4× base).
Expected tickets sold: Total tickets across all shows at expected occupancy.
Projected revenue ($): Estimated total box office with tiered pricing.
Projected profit ($): Revenue minus total costs.
Cost per seat/show ($): Production cost allocated to each seat-show unit.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Fixed production cost ($) = 25000, Per-show cost ($) = 3000, Number of performances = 8, Venue capacity (seats) = 300 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Average ticket price
32.67 = $32.67
Calculate Projected profit
Projected profit = projectedTotalRevenue - totalCost
8036 = $8,036
Calculate Total production cost
Total production cost = fixedCost + perShowCost * numShows
49000 = $49,000
Calculate Breakeven price
27.22 = $27.22