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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:02pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 10/4/2015 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.
Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.
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Up for the week by attendance was: FOOL FOR LOVE (13.7%), HAND TO GOD (8.9%), CHICAGO (6.7%), OLD TIMES (6.4%), AMAZING GRACE (4.3%), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (4.1%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (4.0%), DAMES AT SEA (2.4%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1.6%), LES MISÉRABLES (1.5%), MATILDA (1.2%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (0.2%), ALADDIN (0.1%),
Down for the week by attendance was: SPRING AWAKENING (-21.7%), THE KING AND I (-9.8%), THE GIN GAME (-8.2%), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (-8.0%), FINDING NEVERLAND (-5.6%), JERSEY BOYS (-5.2%), KINKY BOOTS (-2.9%), BEAUTIFUL (-1.9%), FUN HOME (-1.7%), WICKED (-0.8%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (-0.3%), HAMILTON (-0.1%),
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:04pm
It looks like the end of Jersey Boys grows more nigh by the week.
Also, I know obviously nothing drastic is happening with the production, but seriously, Wicked's numbers have been a little strange lately. Below 90% capacity? How?
Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:10pm
Take a look at the historical grosses for this year. It's been lower.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:20pm
No need to worry about Wicked. I addressed this last week. It's more than fine. Spring Awakening, however, can't fill those seats. 66% capacity? ouch .
Updated On: 10/5/15 at 03:20 PM
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:30pm
Spring Awakening is performing almost exactly as everyone (other than the producer, apparently) expected. Ditto for Dames at Sea.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:38pm
I wonder if they will try to get Young and maybe Hoff back for a 3-6 month final run? I could see it holding on until spring (maybe even Father's Day) if they came back.
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:39pm
It's incredible how well Lion King is doing even in the off months even though the Minskoff is slightly smaller in capacity compared to Aladdin and Wicked at the New Amsterdam and Gershwin.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:51pm
Nice to see they finally put the correct top ticket price for Hamilton. $475.00
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GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 3:54pm
Oh no. Hamilton's attendance went down. It must be closing.
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 4:12pm
Everyone saw it coming. Who thought that a hip hop musical based on the life of Alexander Hamilton would be a commercial success? Those idiots.
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#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 4:17pm
^The same people who doubted that a musical based on a 1,000 page French novel would ever find an audience.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 5:29pm
I have a question that I'm sure someone can answer- how is a show like Hamilton down $ when it is over 100% occupancy? Is it that some tickets were comped, donated to charity or discounted? Was it because some were sold at the $277 premium vs the new price? Even at the $475 price, that's about 175 seats (give or take). So where did that $ go? Thanks
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 5:37pm
1. Could be an error.
2. More likely that particular week they sold more full price tix than premium vs the previous week.
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#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 5:46pm
Hellob said: "I have a question that I'm sure someone can answer- how is a show like Hamilton down $ when it is over 100% occupancy? Is it that some tickets were comped, donated to charity or discounted? Was it because some were sold at the $277 premium vs the new price? Even at the $475 price, that's about 175 seats (give or take). So where did that $ go? Thanks"
Because people bought tickets at lower prices before and earlier in the run (remember that this show had a $25+ million advance before the first preview, and it was not just the top price that has been increased post opening) there is going to be some fluctuation in grosses. There could also be a slight variation in comps but I am quite certain there has been no discounting.
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/5/15 at 5:56pm
Because people bought tickets at lower prices before and earlier in the run (remember that this show had a $25+ million advance before the first preview, and it was not just the top price that has been increased post opening) there is going to be some fluctuation in grosses. There could also be a slight variation in comps but I am quite certain there has been no discounting.
I meant discounts via house seats for friends/family and/or charity auctions. So if I'm understanding you correctly, they are basing total possible potential based on the $475 prices and disregarding the $275 original price (knowing that most were bought at that price) so that's where the $ went but it didn't really go anywhere bc it was never there anyway. Now I get it. Thanks so much!
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 8:56am
As neon already said, house seats are full price so there is no "discount." You just don't have to pay the exorbitant box office fees because you're either going through the producing team, general management or an agency.
Eurotrash
Featured Actor Joined: 8/28/13
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 11:51am
Gentleman's Guide isn't getting much of a closing boost. Can a show 'unrecoup' if it's kept open too long, or who funds any deficit if the investors have already cashed in?
Why don't you go? Why don't you leave Manderley? He doesn't need you... he's got his memories. He doesn't love you, he wants to be alone again with her. You've nothing to stay for. You've nothing to live for really, have you?
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 1:29pm^ Good question, Eurotrash. Can anyone answer?
Jabere
Stand-by Joined: 10/3/15
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 2:47pm
OMG Jersey Boys will close. Chicago is also on its last legs. Harvey will most likely over stunt cast now
Updated On: 10/6/15 at 02:47 PM#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 3:00pm
Eurotrash said: "Gentleman's Guide isn't getting much of a closing boost. Can a show 'unrecoup' if it's kept open too long, or who funds any deficit if the investors have already cashed in?"
No. Either they have kept enough of a reserve to cover it (likely, but likely not to the extreme), or someone (it can be anyone-even you-but most likely some deep pocket investor or producer who loves the show enough) funds the deficit or the show closes.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 3:02pm
It's not closing til Jan, yes? The boost will come at the end....folks still feel like they have awhile to catch.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 3:35pm
> Chicago is also on its last legs.<
Wait, are you looking at different figures than I am? Chicago, which last week grossed $650K, at 70% of its gross potential and with an average ticket price of $82 in year 19 of its run? With that show's low running cost, I'd venture to guess that they had a profit of $300-$350K last week. It's so economical to run, it may never close, and certainly not while it is still performing profitably.
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#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/4/15
Posted: 10/6/15 at 3:49pm
neonlightsxo said: "House seats are not discounted. "
Depends how you mean. They are the full price for an orchestra seat but they are not premium priced (as they usually would be otherwise).
