Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:16pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 11/16/2014 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: LOVE LETTERS (15.4%), SIDE SHOW (7.7%), KINKY BOOTS (3.5%), ONCE (1.9%), ON THE TOWN (1.6%), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (1.2%), CINDERELLA (0.8%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (0.8%), ALADDIN (0.4%), BEAUTIFUL (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance was: MAMMA MIA! (-14.6%), DISGRACED (-12.7%), MATILDA (-11.4%), JERSEY BOYS (-9.3%), WICKED (-8.5%), LES MISÉRABLES (-7.6%), CHICAGO (-6.4%), IF/THEN (-5.5%), THE REAL THING (-5.3%), THE LAST SHIP (-4.6%), YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (-4.4%), PIPPIN (-3.9%), CABARET (-3.8%), MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (-2.7%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-2.0%), THE COUNTRY HOUSE (-1.6%), THE ELEPHANT MAN (-1.4%), THE LION KING (-1.4%), ROCK OF AGES (-1.3%), HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (-0.9%), IT'S ONLY A PLAY (-0.8%), THE RIVER (-0.4%), THIS IS OUR YOUTH (-0.4%),

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#2

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:22pm

Wow… this must be a really slow season. But what I find weird is that this time is usually packed because Thanksgiving is next week. I feel like Mamma Mia is gonna go soon.

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:24pm

Not a good week at all Luckily Thanksgiving is pretty soon!

Updated On: 11/17/14 at 03:24 PM

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:30pm

Mamma Mia! did similar numbers last year, it's the pre Thanksgiving lull. The star studded plays are doing great like The River, It's Only a Play and The Elephant Man. The Real Thing despite the lackluster reviews is proving successful for Roundabout.

#5

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Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:31pm

I'm sure their grosses will pick up during the holidays but how much longer does Mamma Mia really have?

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:32pm

I'm surprised the Alan Alda/Candice Bergen engagement of "Love Letters" is doing so much better than the Mia Farrow and Carol Burnett ones.

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:33pm

^Well it recouped, so you really never know.

#8

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Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:36pm

The reason Mamma Mia! moved to the Broadhurst was because the Shuberts wanted the Winter Garden for Rocky and the producers could afford to downsize it. I think for now it'll stay put but if a producer want the Broadhurst, it's not unlikely it'll close or maybe transfer again, they could easily downsize it further.

#9

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Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:49pm

"Wow… this must be a really slow season. But what I find weird is that this time is usually packed because Thanksgiving is next week."

No. This time of year is never packed. It's only "packed" actually during Thanksgiving through Christmas. This is quite normal.

#10

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:51pm

Glad I am not a big fan of Mamma Mia! because it is NOT doing well.

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/17/14 at 3:58pm

Predictably: "If/Then," sans Menzel, took a hundred grand slide. Was "Side Show" heavily comped at the end (or even middle) of the week, for the critics performances? 85% capacity. If so, these numbers, though not nearly good enough, are somewhat better than expected.

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Posted: 11/17/14 at 4:01pm

^ Yes, it was press performances and Side Show was heavily comped.

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Posted: 11/17/14 at 4:21pm

I hate to see THIS IS OUR YOUTH doing so bad. I saw six shows this past week and this (and Emma in Cabaret) was a major highlight. I can't say enough good things about it.

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Posted: 11/17/14 at 5:45pm

It's actually interesting that Cinderella was one of the few shows that did not decline in gross. (It was up a tiny bit, but most shows took a big hit.) I wonder if that bodes well for a big final five weeks. That would be my guess.

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Posted: 11/17/14 at 8:08pm

I saw This Is Our Youth in previews and I not only forget I saw it, I forget it's even on Broadway.

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Posted: 11/18/14 at 8:08pm

Mormon continues to baffle, when it first came out I was like hooray, comedy I love, a love letter to Broadway, but 102.6 forever, don't get it.

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Posted: 11/18/14 at 8:58pm

I think Mormon found long term success by being booked in a small house. Had they moved to a bigger house(i.e. St. James, Simon, Palace), I don't think it would still be selling out.

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Posted: 11/19/14 at 3:40pm

'Les Miserables' is not doing so great during these fall months despite being a very well-known show.

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Posted: 11/19/14 at 4:09pm

Does anyone know Chicago's weekly nut? It can't be making much profit, if any. I don't think it will be around come the holidays 2015.

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Posted: 11/19/14 at 4:21pm

I'm wondering what Les Mis' weekly nut is as well. Cause they can't be making much either.

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/16/14

Posted: 11/19/14 at 4:29pm

I wouldn't be surprised if Les Mis ends up closing sometime next year, I think if it's ready, Miss Saigon might be a suitable replacement for it as the Imperial.