Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/11/15- Page 2

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 8:12pm

Did honeymoon in Vegas run through a major holiday(Christmas, New Year's Eve) though?

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 8:18pm

Honeymoon in Vegas played through Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years AND spring break holidays... so yes.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 9:40pm

DAMES hasn't even opened yet. Maybe some strong reviews will help the show out. Also, they haven't done any talk shows yet either.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 9:46pm

Enthusiasm is nice but I think this show was DOA. 

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 10:02pm

Dames drew in 90% of its seats. Maybe they need to raise ticket prices >.>

[little_sally]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 10:04pm

I imagine most of those seats were heavily discounted or comped. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 10:04pm

ZellMorrowsPledge said: "Dames drew in 90% of its seats. Maybe they need to raise ticket prices >.>

 

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no, it's likely due to a lot of comps. We'll see how well the show does after it opens.

[Lilly7]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 11:05pm

Nice to see Allegiance and On Your Feet got off to a good start. 

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 11:59pm

"Dames drew in 90% of its seats. Maybe they need to raise ticket prices >.>"

"I imagine most of those seats were heavily discounted or comped."

I'm not saying this is how they sold every seat in the house (that they sold) but remember that they had that promotion selling $19.33 tickets during their entire preview period.

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 12:20am

(not the goat - the dog) Numbers aren't great for Sylvia. Will she be taken in by the public?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 12:25am

I can't imagine that Sylvia is very expensive to run. But we shall see after reviews come out. I'd imagine them being positive for the actors/directors/designers but hard on the show?

[binau]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 2:23am

Can anyone think of the last time a musical struggled open opening but then went on to turn a profit? The only example I can think of in recent times is next to normal. However, there was a lot of abnormality about that musical (no pun intended). 

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 3:32am

qolbinau said: "Can anyone think of the last time a musical struggled open opening but then went on to turn a profit? The only example I can think of in recent times is next to normal. However, there was a lot of abnormality about that musical (no pun intended). 

 

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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder? They were struggling but the producers kept it open for the Tony awards and they managed to snag Best Musical. I believe they have now recouped, at the very least.

[binau]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 3:45am

Oh yes, great example. Any examples that didn't win Best Musical?

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 9:21am

"Yeah, holiday tourism really gave the Last Ship and Honeymoon in Vegas huge leaps in their flailing grosses last year."

I understand that you're trying to contradict me, AEA AGMA SM, but I'm not wrong. Well, Honeymoon in Vegas was the exception because nobody wanted to see that show no matter how the holiday is.

But The Last Ship did its best numbers over the holidays, as did On the Town last year. https://www.broadwayworld.com/grossesshow.cfm?show=THE-LAST-SHIP&year=2015&allall=on

My point is that Spring Awakening will see an uptick. I didn't say it would save the show. Nothing can save that show from Ken Davenport's idiocy.

Updated On: 10/14/15 at 09:21 AM

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 10:19am

neonlightsxo said: ""Yeah, holiday tourism really gave the Last Ship and Honeymoon in Vegas huge leaps in their flailing grosses last year."

 

I understand that you're trying to contradict me, AEA AGMA SM, but I'm not wrong. Well, Honeymoon in Vegas was the exception because nobody wanted to see that show no matter how the holiday is.

 

But The Last Ship did its best numbers over the holidays, as did On the Town last year. https://www.broadwayworld.com/grossesshow.cfm?show=THE-LAST-SHIP&year=2015&allall=on

 

My point is that Spring Awakening will see an uptick. I didn't say it would save the show. Nothing can save that show from Ken Davenport's idiocy.

 

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ouch and double ouch .lol

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 10:25am

qolbinau said: "Oh yes, great example. Any examples that didn't win Best Musical?

 

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While I wouldn't say that they were "struggling," Beautiful had pretty lukewarm numbers from November to April. After Tony nominations came out (and then the ultimate Tony win for Mueller) the show saw and maintained a sudden increase in their numbers, even despite losing Best Musical. 

[trpguyy]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 10:45am

neonlightsxo said: ""Yeah, holiday tourism really gave the Last Ship and Honeymoon in Vegas huge leaps in their flailing grosses last year."

 

I understand that you're trying to contradict me, AEA AGMA SM, but I'm not wrong. Well, Honeymoon in Vegas was the exception because nobody wanted to see that show no matter how the holiday is.

 

But The Last Ship did its best numbers over the holidays, as did On the Town last year. https://www.broadwayworld.com/grossesshow.cfm?show=THE-LAST-SHIP&year=2015&allall=on

 

My point is that Spring Awakening will see an uptick. I didn't say it would save the show. Nothing can save that show from Ken Davenport's idiocy."

Does Sting plan on stepping in to Spring Awakening? Because that's why The Last Ship saw a substantial bump in sales beginning the week of Dec 9 (the date of his first performance).

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 11:16am

"Does Sting plan on stepping in to Spring Awakening? Because that's why The Last Ship saw a substantial bump in sales beginning the week of Dec 9 (the date of his first performance)."

Their highest week of grosses was the first week of the year. Sting continued through the end of the month/the run and the grosses did not continue that way. Why is everyone trying to dispute the fact that holiday tourism increases sales? This is absurd.

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 11:16am

maybe if Lea Michele decides to reprise her role. LOL

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 11:21am

Maybe groff sauces month off at Hamilton is for him going into the spring awakening revival for a tad bit. And they just used looking as a scapegoat.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 11:22am

neonlightsxo said: ""Does Sting plan on stepping in to Spring Awakening? Because that's why The Last Ship saw a substantial bump in sales beginning the week of Dec 9 (the date of his first performance)."

Their highest week of grosses was the first week of the year. Sting continued through the end of the month/the run and the grosses did not continue that way. Why is everyone trying to dispute the fact that holiday tourism increases sales? This is absurd. "

One week of the holiday season was marginally better than the rest. The *season* bump was because of Sting. One good week will not really help a struggling show. The Last Ship is a bad example of holiday season affecting a show at the box office.

Updated On: 10/14/15 at 11:22 AM

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 11:26am

Officially: Hamilton hasn't recouped.

Uuofficially: With $40m in the bank so far, it has. I don't think the producers have sweaty palms.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 11:32am

Yes, most shows see a bump due to the holiday tourists, but it's not a universal period of great business. A foundering show can't rely on that bump to keep them open, and in some cases can't even rely on that bump to break even in those weeks. 

 

It is a beautiful revival, and in the end I'm glad that Ken Davenport is willing to take these artistic risks, even if he is lacking as a lead producer. For all the complaints about how commercial and "safe" Broadway can be, we should be hoping that he will learn from his mistakes and remain willing to continue producing these risky enterprises alongside the hits he has been involved with. (I'm not advocating unconditional support, just the hope that he'll grow as a producer from each outing he undertakes)

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 10/14/15 at 11:48am

Call_me_jorge said: "Maybe groff sauces month off at Hamilton is for him going into the spring awakening revival for a tad bit. And they just used looking as a scapegoat.

 

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LOL go away.