Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/31/16

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: MATILDA (16.5%), MISERY (15.6%), KINKY BOOTS (15.2%), CHINA DOLL (14.2%), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (13.5%), ALLEGIANCE (13.1%), LES MISÉRABLES (11.8%), THE LION KING (9.7%), CHICAGO (9.6%), KING CHARLES III (7.6%), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (7.4%), JERSEY BOYS (6.7%), THE COLOR PURPLE (6.3%), ON YOUR FEET! (5.7%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (5.5%), THE KING AND I (5.1%), ALADDIN (5.0%), BEAUTIFUL (4.6%), WICKED (4.2%), A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (3.6%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2.7%), FUN HOME (2.6%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (1.4%), NOISES OFF (1.4%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (1.1%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (0.8%),

Down for the week by attendance was: FINDING NEVERLAND (-9.6%), OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR (-5.1%), THE HUMANS (-2.8%),

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Our Mother's Brief Affair is at MTC so it's a limited run anyway. I sincerely doubt they'll close it early.

perfectlymarvelous said: "Our Mother's Brief Affair is at MTC so it's a limited run anyway. I sincerely doubt they'll close it early.

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What a flop, thank goodness it's limited run.

Hellob said: "What a flop, thank goodness it's limited run. "

MTC is a non-profit theatre company. this is not commercial theatre. a "flop" in the financial sense is not actually possible......

Updated On: 2/1/16 at 04:17 PM

We've had this discussion before, and I still maintain that obviously unless budged for a NFP cannot sustain ridiculous losses - the money has to come from somewhere.

Great to see King Charles III had its best week of its run this week, good way to go out.

neonlightsxo said: "Hellob, you've made it very clear you have no idea what you're talking about.

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Why do you feel the need to be rude to people? So what if I don't have a PhD in Broadway? I do have an English degree from Notre Dame and fwiw, a flop isn't defined solely by finances. A play no one attends is surely a flop. When I'm mistaken or ignorant about a topic, I'm more than happy to learn but sometimes you and a few others are so snarky for no discernible reason. I thought this board was for people who enjoy and have an interest in theater. I didn't realize it's for people who know everything about everything and enjoy making others feel like dirt. Wtf is wrong with you? If you are (obviously) more knowledgeable, then please, educate but don't talk to me like I'm a loser. And if you do it again, have the guts to pm me and I'll meet you in person and you can tell me how stupid I am to my face.

Updated On: 2/1/16 at 05:52 PM

Found it funny that Jersey Boys, Chicago, and Phantom were th ebottom 3 by capacity. Long runners aren't immune to winter!

wonderfulwizard11 said: "^Exactly. Obviously, a non-profit can't sustain tremendous losses from ticket sales, but that's what fundraising, memberships, benefits, etc. are for. I'm sure that MTC isn't thrilled that their current show isn't selling out, but non-profit theatre exists to create theatre that doesn't rely solely on ticket sales.

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exactly. glad there is someone else here who knows what i am talking about. for anyone who is really into the grosses and curious about the economics of theatre, i'd suggest starting with this: http://www.americantheatre.org/2014/03/13/relationship-between-commercial-not-for-profit-theatres/. a lengthy read but explores the dynamics and differences of commercial and not-for-profit.

JM226 said: "Exactly. Not for profit is a tax status, not a business strategy. You still are held accountable by a balance sheet just like a for profit entity. you don't seem to understand that unlike commercial theatre, not-for-profit theatre CAN sustain a loss because they have benefactors who will underwrite many of the expenses normally included in a standard production budget. they also have millions of dollars in assets and a well-sustained "rainy day fund" or "production reserve," which allows them to absorb those losses without being hurt directly. the economics of non-profit theatre and commercial theatre is simply NOT comparable. "

I've been a consultant to nonprofits for 20+ years and am a former nonprofit CEO. Trust me, I understand the way they operate financially. And nowhere did I say they couldn't sustain a loss. But any nonprofit exec will tell you that some of their programs or services must generate excess revenues in order to sustain the very losses they are willing to incur in other areas ... or make those funding shortfalls up through donations, grants, or other revenue sources.

Reserves are also generally intended for extraordinary circumstances, not routine losses or budget shortfalls. Yes, a nonprofit that has reserves beyond whatever percentage of annual budget they've identified as their goal will sometimes choose to invest them in riskier programs or to underwrite planned losses, but tapping into reserves regularly is simply not sustainable and board members often oppose doing so as a breach of their fiduciary duty of care for the long-term well being of the organization.

Bottom line: nonprofits should strive to produce a financial surplus (however small) that they reinvest in their mission and stakeholders as opposed to paying dividends to stakeholders as a for profit entity would do.

Updated On: 2/1/16 at 08:43 PM

Indytallguy - it is clear to me that you do not understand what a "production reserve fund" is. It's not an endowment fund or emergency fund. Or even a contingency fund, which is very different and included in each preproduction budget (anywhere from 5 - 10% of total projected cost). the production reserve fund is a fund established and replenished every year, from either an annual/general fund or other financial assets, in anticipation of the next season.

Is this the first time Hamilton beat out both Wicked and Lion King monetary wise?

Happy to see Color Purple doing so well!!

School of Rock doesn't seem as big of a hit as some thought.

I honestly wish Jersey Boys would pack it up already and make room for a new show.