Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/12/23

[Rob]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 12:39pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 11/12/2023 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: THE SHARK IS BROKEN (19.1%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (11.2%), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (10.8%), HARMONY (10.5%), A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (9.5%), MELISSA ETHERIDGE: MY WINDOW (9.5%), HERE LIES LOVE (9.3%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (9%), PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A NON-CONFEDERATE ROMP THROUGH THE COTTON PATCH (8.5%), JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING (7.7%), GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! (6%), CHICAGO (6%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (5.6%), SHUCKED (5.6%), HADESTOWN (5.3%), SIX (4.5%), WICKED (3.1%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (2.1%), HAMILTON (1.5%), SPAMALOT (0.6%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (0.6%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-6%), MJ THE MUSICAL (-3.5%), THE LION KING (-1.6%), I NEED THAT (-0.7%), & JULIET (-0.3%),

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[quizking101]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 12:54pm

Everybody but a select few seemed to have gotten a nice bump this week.

- YAY PURLIE!!! Those are the numbers I want to see and I’m glad that word of mouth is finally catching on. They were a nearly full house last Thursday and it gives me hope that it will keep chugging along.

- Sad that HLL had to announce closing for the sales to increase (by capacity) - I know they had a few sell out performances this past week (even with Conrad out) and it’s gearing up to look like more will happen as we near closing.

- Danny DeVito has really turned out to be quite the cash cow for Roundabout. Who knew? Granted, the last play he did on Broadway was a sellout too, but that also had Mark Ruffalo, Jessica Hecht, and Tony Shalhoub

[Det95]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 12:54pm

That average ticket price for Merrily. Jeez

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 12:58pm

Danny DeVito has really turned out to be quite the cash cow for Roundabout. Who knew?

Everyone, it's Danny DeVito. 

 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 1:11pm

Det95 said: "That average ticket price for Merrily. Jeez"

What would you expect? It’s the hottest ticket in town.

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 1:44pm

Sutton Ross said: "Danny DeVito has really turned out to be quite the cash cow for Roundabout. Who knew?

Everyone, it's Danny DeVito.

"

Listen - celebrity casting does not always mean successful show.

Some recent examples include Forest Whitaker in HUGHIE, Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald in FRANKIE & JOHNNY, Glenda Jackson and Pedro Pascal in KING LEAR, Sally Field in THE GLASS MENAGERIE, and Allison Janney in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 1:49pm

Imagine demanding someone to listen. Ew.  Every single generation has seen Danny in some capacity and he's an incredibly funny guy. So, it's not a surprise, in any capacity, that he's successful in television, film, and theater (unlike the other people you mentioned). 

 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 2:06pm

It looks like mixed reviews didn't affect Gutenberg! in any way. Hopefully strong WOM will carry it to closing on a very high note. I loved that show. 

Updated On: 11/14/23 at 02:06 PM

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 2:08pm

Listen - celebrity casting does not always mean successful show.

Some recent examples include Forest Whitaker in HUGHIE, Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald in FRANKIE & JOHNNY, Glenda Jackson and Pedro Pascal in KING LEAR, Sally Field in THE GLASS MENAGERIE, and Allison Janney in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION"

To be fair, the examples you site are of extremely heavy plays. Danny DeVito is a beloved comedic star playing a sort of version of himself in a comedy at the Roundabout.  If Danny were starring in King Lear, I doubt it would sell either.

[Det95]

Posted: 11/14/23 at 3:09pm

Dylan Smith4 said: "Det95 said: "That average ticket price for Merrily. Jeez"

What would you expect? It’s the hottest ticket in town."

I know, I luckily got my tickets before the price jump. It's just wonderful to see this show get the recognition it deserves