Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 3:13pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/16/2012 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: BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (11.6%), A CHRISTMAS STORY (3.9%), WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (3.5%), ANNIE (3.3%), WICKED (2.9%), GOLDEN BOY (2.6%), GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (2.3%), ELF (2.3%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1.5%), GRACE (0.3%),
Down for the week by attendance was: DEAD ACCOUNTS (-15.0%), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (-9.9%), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-9.3%), THE HEIRESS (-9.2%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (-8.6%), MAMMA MIA! (-7.4%), THE ANARCHIST (-7.3%), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (-6.4%), CHICAGO (-6.0%), MARY POPPINS (-5.9%), EVITA (-4.4%), JERSEY BOYS (-3.6%), WAR HORSE (-3.0%), CHAPLIN (-2.0%), NEWSIES (-1.5%), ONCE (-1.1%), THE LION KING (-0.9%), ROCK OF AGES (-0.8%),
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:07pm
Wow...tough numbers for lots of shows. I'm intrigued by the popularity of "Once." Is it because of the show itself or Steve Kazee in particular? Will the show remain popular once Mr. Kazee leaves, whenever that may be? I wish I could go to NYC in December or January...but will have to wait for March 2013. I miss my favorite show "Chicago." from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Updated On: 12/17/12 at 04:07 PM
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:16pmIt also won best musical this year which is also a reason a lot of people want to see it.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:24pm
Once is a show that received almost universal raves, nine Tony awards, and has caught on incredibly well with the tourist trade. It helps that it's also a very good show.
I don't think Steve Kazee has that much to do with it, though I'm sure he's a bit of a draw.
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:39pmI know we've been speculating on the future of Mamma Mia for about a year now but I really do wonder how much longer it can last.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:41pmHow awesome would it be to see a "Funny Girl" revival go back to the Winter Garden…with Leslie Kritzer might I add.
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:46pmWith no names in the cast, a small orchestra, and a basically non-existent set, there's a good chance Mamma Mia is reaching its nut even in weeks like this. Plus, it does very well on holiday weeks (its grosses will probably be off the charts next week.)
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:56pmI'm really surprised that Katie Holmes isn't packing that house with her name alone.
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:00pmI think her star has faded to be honest, she hasn't had a movie (good or bad) in a couple of years that I know of.
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:02pm
I just looked at her IMDB page and she hasn't done a movie I've even heard of since Thank You For Smoking in 2005.
That and the play is horrible.
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:04pmOther than being that guy's "wife" and being merely OK in a few semi-decent projects, what's so interesting about her? Is she really what we would accept as a "star" rather than "someone familiar?"
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:06pmKazee isn't a name, plus he was out of the show for about three weeks due to Lyme disease(I believe he returned sometime last week).
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:09pm^No, that was inaccurately reported. He had (still has?) Lyme disease but never missed a show. Very impressive, his dedication and commitment to the show has been inspiring through his very tumultuous year.
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
Rodgerdodger
Chorus Member Joined: 8/17/12
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:12pmI repeat what I said last week -- I really think Dead Accounts is the next to go.
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:15pmI think people are more interested in her tabloid persona than her acting. She was never known for her acting either.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:46pm@broadwaydevil - thanks for that. just assumed he would missing a lot of shows because of that. Lyme disease leaves you with very little energy, and people tend to simply stay home & in bed.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 7:43pmI'm genuinely surprised about Mamma Mia. Do you guys think they would ever move to a smaller theatre? Or would it just fold? It still had an eleven-year run, which is pretty good.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 7:52pm
"Pretty good"? I'd say that's an excellent run.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
chrisampm2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/26/07
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 7:55pmYeah, 11 years, pretty good. Do shows that run less than 10 years or so get a "disappointing run" rating?
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 8:33pm
<5 years = major flop
5 - 10 years = most likely flop
11 - 15 years = just recouping, solid run
16 - 25 years = good
25+ years = hit
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 8:50pm
Brave Sir Robin... Word around town last year was that Mamma Mia was indeed going to transfer to a smaller theater, the Ambassador actually, to make way for Matilda, and Chicago was going to move into the Booth.
What caused this to change, was likely the fact that Memphis closed up the record shop earlier than expected (Closing in August rather than January, which most would expect for a show running nearly 3 years).
The other possible scenario that played out was that the Shubert Organization did not want to basically kill their chances of striking gold with a play by having it in to large a theater, by giving the Booth (one of two theaters, the other being the Golden that can house a play and without having to sell over 500 tickets a night to just break even) to Chicago for the next umpteen years.
Honestly if I had to bet the Shubert Organization would rather just let Mamma Mia close than give the production a smaller theater, especially since they are not producing the show and are only collecting rent. The only way I see Mamma Mia getting a smaller theater is if it is offered to them by the Neaderlanders or Jamjamcyn, which only have 3 theaters that are a step down from the Winter Garden in size, the Neaderlander (I think is going to be occupied for another year or two at least), the Walter Kerr (Much to intimate for Mamma Mia), and the only leave the Brooks Atkinson (the neaderlander's only playhouse).
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 9:13pmWhy wouldn't the Shuberts let them take something like the Cort or the Longacre? Assuming the producers thought the down-sizing would be worth the cost, that is. It's worked out very well for Rock of Ages . . .
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 9:29pmWhat is ROA's nut? I'm sure royalties add up.
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12
Posted: 12/17/12 at 9:41pm
ROA still hasn't turned a profit and its been running for over 4 year....
I think ROA's rock though is around 350,000-400,000. Although the movie flopped it saved ROA's box-office.
