Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/18/15

[Rob]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 1:13pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 1/18/2015 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: A DELICATE BALANCE (10.1%), ON THE TOWN (7.7%), THE LAST SHIP (7.3%), YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (7.2%), BEAUTIFUL (6.5%), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (6.5%), THE RIVER (5.6%), WICKED (5.0%), HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (4.4%), MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (3.8%), MATILDA (3.5%), HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (3.0%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (2.0%), THE ELEPHANT MAN (1.6%), CONSTELLATIONS (1.3%), DISGRACED (1.2%), KINKY BOOTS (0.9%), IF/THEN (0.9%), ROCK OF AGES (0.3%),

Down for the week by attendance was: MAMMA MIA! (-12.3%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-8.8%), JERSEY BOYS (-6.3%), LES MISÉRABLES (-5.9%), CHICAGO (-5.8%), IT'S ONLY A PLAY (-5.0%), CABARET (-1.4%), THE LION KING (-1.0%),

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[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 1:51pm

Yikes for "On The Town". I wish them well, but the numbers are a hard hill to climb. It's never a good thing to gross in the 40's, but "Chicago" has managed to survive even with those challenging numbers. Unfortunately, there's still cold cold February to make the grosses more challenging for some shows. How concerned should people be about "Mamma Mia?"(which incidentally is touring here in Austin this week.)

Updated On: 1/20/15 at 01:51 PM

[haterobics]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 1:54pm

^ What is in the 40s?!

[Pootie2]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 1:55pm

But Mamma Mia already recouped...

[lovebwy]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 1:57pm

If I were in NY I would see On the Town at least once a week!

People have no idea what they're missing.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:02pm

He must be talking about the ~40% of gross potential. To be fair, the gross potential isn't really relevant in discussing On the Town since it's in a barn.

[madbrian]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:02pm

I assume the reference to "40s" means roughly 40% of potential gross, which is where On The Town, Mamma Mia, and Chicago all are.

[Pootie2]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:09pm

"To be fair, the gross potential isn't really relevant in discussing On the Town since it's in a barn."

So historically, does anyone know if a show recouped despite regular gross potential at or below 50%?

[Princeton Returns]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:12pm

Yeah the only real numbers that count are the weekly running costs and the weekly gross. As long as it's at least meeting it's weekly costs it should be ok to stay open, as for recouping that's a different matter

[TheatreKid3]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:15pm

Is the main reason ON THE TOWN booked the lyric the size of the orchestra "pit?"

[Pootie2]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:18pm

The Lion King would totally fill the Lyric...I think it'd be an upgrade to their current theater in terms of capacity. (Just musing.)

[TheatreKid3]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:26pm

And right across the street from ALADDIN. Not that they need it, but they arguably have the best real estate Times Square has to offer.

[little_sally]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:44pm

I wonder how long Gentleman's Guide can last. I know it's January but those numbers are pretty bad for a reigning Best Musical winner.

[sweetTb'way]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:46pm

Since no one has acknowledged it yet, HONEYMOON IN VEGAS had it's highest grossing week thus far. For a show to not drop in gross on the week it opens (heavy papering) is rare - especially during the middle of January. Yes, it's still under it's nut - no argument there. But it will be interesting to see what the positive notices do for this show. I hear word from the box office is good. I could see this show running at least until the nominations come out April 28th if not until the Tonys.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:50pm

^ You must be a shill for the show because in no way is that a good take for an opening week at HMIV. Yes there was papering for opening, but Honeymoon has been papering throughout the entirety of previews. I don't know what its nut is, but they didn't even bring in $500k, and they had 4 performances after Brantley's rave. It's not looking good.

[madbrian]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:52pm

"I wonder how long Gentleman's Guide can last. I know it's January but those numbers are pretty bad for a reigning Best Musical winner."

The show is running at almost 80% of potential gross, and around 95% capacity. Those are terrific numbers.

[haterobics]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 2:57pm

In context, they made $221,441 more than they did for the same week last year...

[girlonbroadway]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 3:54pm

There's no way the drop Phantom experienced this week had anything to do with James Barbour, right?

[haterobics]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 4:01pm

"There's no way the drop Phantom experienced this week had anything to do with James Barbour, right?"

He's not in it yet.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 4:34pm

Why was the preview period so long for HMIV so long? It seemed like they were asking for trouble doing more than 60 previews.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 6:01pm

"There's no way the drop Phantom experienced this week had anything to do with James Barbour, right?"

That number is in line with where Phantom has been the last few years for this time of year. A little less than this week last year, but more than this same week two years ago.

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 7:11pm

It'll be scary to see what Phantom's numbers are if people decide to boycott the show once Barbour comes in...

[haterobics]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 7:18pm

Social media will get even scarier when the numbers aren't affected, aside from them dipping from the people who put off seeing Norm until the end.

[Pootie2]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 7:24pm

"It'll be scary to see what Phantom's numbers are if people decide to boycott the show once Barbour comes in..."

It's a polarizing topic, and many tourists will have no idea. Short of people protesting outside, I don't know if/how much a boycott will offset those wanting to show their support as well.

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 1/20/15 at 7:25pm

Oh, I understand that the numbers most likely won't be affected that much. I'm just thinking if word gets out to the main news somehow and tourists hear about this little fiasco (very small chance of that happening, granted).