Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 1:39pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 7/9/2023 in BroadwayWorld'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 (% of capacity) was: HERE LIES LOVE (12.7%), LIFE OF PI (7.5%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (1.9%), MJ THE MUSICAL (1%),
Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (-11.1%), ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME (-8.1%), GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR (-8.1%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (-7.9%), NEW YORK, NEW YORK (-6.3%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (-5.5%), SHUCKED (-5.2%), CAMELOT (-5.1%), GREY HOUSE (-4.6%), THE LION KING (-4.1%), JUST FOR US (-4.1%), CHICAGO (-3.6%), SIX (-3.4%), PARADE (-3.3%), HADESTOWN (-2.8%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-2.4%), PETER PAN GOES WRONG (-2%), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (-1.1%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-1%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (-0.9%), & JULIET (-0.8%), ALADDIN (-0.8%), FUNNY GIRL (-0.4%), HAMILTON (-0.3%),
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hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 1:47pm
Now can I worry about Six? It's at ~$800,000.. but is that okay for a show that size with barely a set and such a small cast?
Ricey2
Understudy Joined: 1/3/23
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 1:50pm
hearthemsing22 said: "Now can I worry about Six? It's at ~$800,000.. but is that okay for a show that size with barely a set and such a small cast?"
No lol
AKarp2013
Broadway Star Joined: 7/25/11
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 1:59pm
I'd say a mid-summer closing for New York, New York will be announced imminently. I also suspect that a Labor Day closing is in the cards for Some Like it Hot. Especially given the reporting from the Post.
Shucked I'm more curious about. They've been going down as of late but still appear to be at least breaking even. This could definitely get it through the summer but I'm worried about its prospects going into the fall. I adore the show and want it to succeed.
Back to the Future is showing immense strength so far. I think it will sustain these numbers throughout the summer, giving it a strong footing to get through the fall and pick right back up for the holidays. I definitely see it getting to the spring and the Tony Awards.
starlightlocamotion
Stand-by Joined: 1/22/14
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 2:00pm
Saddened but not shocked by the numbers for HLL…here’s hoping reviews can give this one a boost.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 2:00pm
Big oof, but I suppose it's just that it was 4th of July week and a lot locals were away or not seeing shows.
Does anyone know how much it costs to run Moulin Rouge? It's over $1 mil right? Kind of out of nowhere, that show seems like it could fall below it's operating costs.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 2:09pm
I'd think all 3 of the Best Musical noms will close around Labor Day and Kimberly will ride it out through the end of the year and hopefully turn a profit.
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 2:16pm
RippedMan said: "I'd think all 3 of the Best Musical noms will close around Labor Day and Kimberly will ride it out through the end of the year and hopefully turn a profit."
Shucked still made money last week. Its operating costs are in the low $600Ks. Its going to make it to January unless something crazy happens.
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 2:16pm
Yikes! This week was a killer for most shows. Hopefully things start to pickup.
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#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 2:37pm
I know the 4th means take these numbers with a grain of salt but still... Big yikes to A Beautiful Noise, Here Lies Love, NYNY, OUAOMT & Some Like It Hot
That is truly terrible for Camelot. Not even any last minute interest with a closing announcement (as opposed to Life of Pi)
Not a great week for Kimberly but I will be more concerned if it looks bad next week after we've gotten through the 4th/weird performance schedules.
I'm pretty underwhelmed by Six's numbers lately. It feels like it's having the same issues Moulin Rouge had last summer where it's getting squeezed out by newer shows. But perhaps, like Moulin, it will recover as a steady title when some newer shows close.
I pretty much glance over it on a weekly basis but when you stop and think about it, The Lion King's numbers are truly astounding for a 25 year old show.
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 3:08pm
Six’s extremely low operating costs mean it can sustain a period of lower grosses, probably for a long while.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/05
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 3:14pm
Kad said: "Six’s extremely low operating costs mean it can sustain a period of lower grosses, probably for a long while."
I'm happy to hear that! Do we know (or have a guess) at what their weekly operating costs are?
BETTY22
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/13
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 3:20pm
OUCH. A rough week for some many new shows.
Is something going on big picture?
No wonder we have so many revivals coming in and so few original new musicals. We have got to change this.
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 3:26pm
BETTY22 said: "OUCH. A rough week for some many new shows.
Is something going on big picture?
No wonder we have so many revivals coming in and so few original new musicals. We have got to change this."
As people have mentioned in the last couple weeks, we could see this coming. The 4th is not kind to NYC especially non-tourist shows. The holiday falling on a Tuesday impacted two weeks worth of grosses to some extent as far as people traveling & altered performance schedules. If the numbers are this bad next week then I will be concerned. But the last two weeks were wacky.
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 3:37pm
Kad said: "Six’s extremely low operating costs mean it can sustain a period of lower grosses, probably for a long while."
And once it slips below that threshold, they can always close it and put it right in New World Stages, where they can probably squeeze many more years out of it there. (Kinda like how Rock of Ages downsized to the Hayes and Avenue Q downsized to NWS)
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#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 3:46pm
quizking101 said: "Kad said: "Six’s extremely low operating costs mean it can sustain a period of lower grosses, probably for a long while."
And once it slips below that threshold, they can always close it and put it right in New World Stages, where they can probably squeeze many more years out of it there. (Kinda like how Rock of Ages downsized to the Hayes and Avenue Q downsized to NWS)"
And in the case of SIX, they probably won’t have to downsize the cast/musicians at all. It’s a tiny show as is.
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Updated On: 7/11/23 at 03:46 PM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 3:51pm
bdn223 said: "RippedMan said: "I'd think all 3 of the Best Musical noms will close around Labor Day and Kimberly will ride it out through the end of the year and hopefully turn a profit."
Shucked still made money last week. Its operating costs are in the low $600Ks. Its going to make it to January unless something crazy happens."
Sept / Oct is what's going to happen. But we shall see.
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 4:07pm
SIX also had a very aggressive and fast global roll out. I'm not sure how many productions are going currently, but multiple productions are playing nightly in the states, Europe, Asia and Australia. Because it is staged essentially as an 80 minute concert with not a lot of stage spectacle, it's possible that audiences coming to New York may not want to pay top dollar to see it (or see it again) here. Its a fabulous show, but I think it could burn out on Broadway quicker than its small size might indicate.
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lapinitsa
Understudy Joined: 12/29/13
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 4:56pm
QueenAlice said: "SIX also had a very aggressive and fast global roll out. I'm not sure how many productions are going currently, but multiple productions are playing nightly in the states, Europe, Asia and Australia. Because it is staged essentially as an 80 minute concert with not a lot of stage spectacle, it's possible that audiences coming to New York may not want to pay top dollar to see it (or see it again) here. Its a fabulous show, but I think it could burn out on Broadway quicker than its small size might indicate."
Ah. What you say makes a lot of sense to me. Especially about not wanting to pay Broadway prices a second time for 80 minutes of low-spectacle entertainment. I hadn't considered that before.
BoringBoredBoard40
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 5:04pm
Six cost like 400,000 a week to run, it is fine
very bizarre that even with the holiday that Kimberly with a best musical win couldn't fill the house the last two weeks
RUkiddingme
Leading Actor Joined: 12/9/11
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 5:42pm
I can't wait for that Britney joke of a show to close. So nice to see audiences rejecting it.
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 5:49pm
BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Six cost like 400,000 a week to run, it is fine
very bizarre that even with the holiday that Kimberly with a best musical win couldn't fill the house the last two weeks"
Mmmm. Is this becoming the lowest performing best musical winner since Passion? I’m so surprised and thought it would be doing better. Hopefully things can pick up or I wonder if we might be looking at a Labour Day or January closing if it starts to lose steam? Hope not. I really think it’s a marketing challenge personally since word of mouth must have been positive enough to keep it afloat when it had a very weak advance and there is no real draw on paper (I’ll also say that availability at the Atlantic was often there too in that small theatre - it wasn’t like a smash hit sell out). I thought a Best Musical win could solve the marketing challenge. Maybe not enough.
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#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 6:08pm
Regarding Kimberly - has there been much discussion on the fact that it's not a family show? It's not even a PG-13 show! The language is very bad and will keep away a ton of people.
Am I making this up or didn't Billy Elliot has the same problem? Didn't they try toning down the cursing at one point?
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 6:22pm
RUkiddingme said: "Regarding Kimberly - has there been much discussion on the fact that it's not a family show? It's not even a PG-13 show! The language is very bad and will keep away a ton of people.
Am I making this up or didn't Billy Elliot has the same problem? Didn't they try toning down the cursing at one point?
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I don't know if it started out as a problem for Billy Elliot, but they definitely cut the cursing towards the end. And I wouldn't consider the language in KE to be "very bad." There's a C word, but I doubt that's what's keeping audiences away, since it isn't in a song and there's therefore no way of knowing ahead of time unless you know the script. I had hoped/am hoping for a Fun Home-esque run for this beautiful show.
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Updated On: 7/11/23 at 06:22 PM
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/9/23
Posted: 7/11/23 at 7:27pm
binau said: "BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Six cost like 400,000 a week to run, it is fine
very bizarre that even with the holiday that Kimberly with a best musical win couldn't fill the house the last two weeks"
Mmmm. Is this becoming the lowest performing best musical winner since Passion? I’m so surprised and thought it would be doing better. Hopefully things can pick up or I wonder if we might be looking at a Labour Day or January closing if it starts to lose steam?
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