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#1

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 3:09pm

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5 Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 10/5/2008 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.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

#8

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 3:45pm

Bye Spamalot...
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#9

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 3:59pm

Equus bounced back very well after a heavily-papered opening week.

I guess posting a closing notice really is good for business... both [title of show] and Legally Blonde were up in attendance and in grosses.

What happened to that supposed "box office bump" that A Tale of Two Cities received? They're DOWN this week.

Huge dip for Avenue Q and ridiculously low numbers for Spamalot... how much longer will they last?

I'm shocked at how well The Seagull did this week, especially considering it was their opening week... congratulations to them. And to the folks at Billy Elliot... those grosses are INSANE!
#10

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 3:59pm

Interesting that most shows see a moderate drop in grosses/capacity during their opening week. Yet, THE SEAGULL saw an increase in both while 13 had quite the drop. To me that seems rather telling.
SPAMALOT might be in trouble, guess we'll see during the holidays.
So glad to see a few plays holding up, as well as shows like IN THE HEIGHTS and GYPSY.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#12

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 4:15pm

Interesting that In the Heights is doing only 76% -- for a show that won a handful of Tonys, the grosses speak to me. Puts me in mind of Passion -- NOTHING could spark interest in that lousy show.
BroadwayEd
#13

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 4:29pm

"Tale" is only down a tad and still did better numbers than several estabished "hit" musicals. Considering they are not advertising a lot and have to rely on word of mouth to sell the show (which ordinarily takes months to really begin to yield results) I'd say they are doing fine.
#14

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 4:46pm

>Considering they are not advertising a lot and have to rely on word of mouth to sell the show<

They are advertising heavily on TV, which costs a lot. I also see their ads on buses, which is another huge expense.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
#15

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 4:57pm

'Nice to see Wicked at 100 again and title of show at above 30%!'

You are SO easily pleased.
PEACE.
#16

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 5:17pm

Well, I consider my self an optimist.

SO much bitterness and snippiness on here.

And pick on someone your own size!


#17

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 6:05pm

Hope that [title of show] picks up a little bit in this final week. Doubts.

And oohhh sheeeet 13.
#18

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 6:28pm

But compared to other musicals, new and old, they are not advertising a lot. They are not spending anywhere near the money other shows are spending.
#19

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 6:38pm

I don't know how you are justifying that statement... As I mentioned, TV is very expensive and I see that ad a LOT.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
#20

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 6:38pm

Regardless of whatever speculation you may have regarding how much or little they are advertising (I see ads on Yahoo! daily for this show, by the way), there was an article published last week saying that Tale had a box office bump. You'd never know based on the fact that its grosses and attendance both fell this past week.

And if you think the producers aren't advertising as much as other musicals... maybe they SHOULD. Those grosses need to be better if it's going to last.
#21

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 6:58pm

I meant that if 30% excites you, you are easy to please. Not if you liked the show.
PEACE.
#23

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 7:46pm

Amen to that, Fordy. There are more stupid people out there that bright ones and a stupid show will fill it to the rafters every time.
BroadwayEd
#25

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5

Posted: 10/6/08 at 8:03pm

<< Amen to that, Fordy. There are more stupid people out there that bright ones and a stupid show will fill it to the rafters every time.
>>

"Wicked" is tied into one of the most famous books/movies of all time, and appeals to a very wide range. (like it or not)

Ed... are you saying that all people (or the majority of people) that go to see "Wicked" are stupid?

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