Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/2/14

[Rob]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 3:03pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 11/2/2014 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 (0.2%),

Down for the week by attendance was: THE LAST SHIP (-29.3%), ON THE TOWN (-21.6%), MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (-20.5%), YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (-16.9%), CHICAGO (-13.9%), ROCK OF AGES (-13.5%), JERSEY BOYS (-12.4%), PIPPIN (-11.2%), THIS IS OUR YOUTH (-11.1%), HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (-10.6%), MAMMA MIA! (-10.1%), WICKED (-8.0%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-7.9%), KINKY BOOTS (-7.0%), CABARET (-6.4%), DISGRACED (-6.2%), BEAUTIFUL (-5.2%), IF/THEN (-5.1%), THE COUNTRY HOUSE (-4.7%), ONCE (-3.7%), MATILDA (-2.9%), CINDERELLA (-2.5%), IT'S ONLY A PLAY (-2.5%), LES MISÉRABLES (-2.4%), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (-1.4%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (-1.4%), THE LION KING (-0.7%), ALADDIN (-0.6%), THE REAL THING (-0.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.1%),

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[ethan231h]

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

These grosses are so sad especially for Pippin, If/Then, Hedwig and Matilda

The Weissler's and David Stone really have work to do. Updated On: 11/3/14 at 03:09 PM

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 3:12pm

Ouch. All around.

[broadwaymarty]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 3:15pm

Calm down, people, only the constant sellouts, and even BOM dropped a tad......attendance was bad on Halloween.

[macnyc]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 3:15pm

Is it the time of year? Lots of red ink.

[neonlightsxo]

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

Mostly the time of year, yes. But still bad. Halloween on a Friday certainly didn't help.

[broadwaymarty]

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

Exactly, shows like "Matilda" will do incredibly for the next number of weeks, don't look for The Shubert to be available for a very long time.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 3:20pm

I don't think anyone is worried about Matilda. I'm worried about the new shows trying to make it to 2015.

[Fantod]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 3:21pm

Poor On the Town.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

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

Pippin & Hedwig already recouped, so they're both safe for right now.

[lovebwy]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 3:29pm

What the hell? On the Town is doing only 37% of potential?

I guess in the end we get the Broadway we deserve.

[Mister Matt]

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

I wonder how much longer Chicago and Rock of Ages can continue to hang on.

[averagebwaynut]

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

In Hedwig's case, I'd say better than "safe". At $500K gross - so figure around $450K net -- I'd be willing to bet the show still operated profitably last week. Also worth remembering that Hedwig only plays 7 shows and is in a theatre with a balcony.

One has to presume that Pippin, on the other hand, lost money in the six figures last week.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 4:30pm

Think what OTT grosses would be if it were not in that barn of a theater.

January will be ugly.

[Sauja]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 4:36pm

January really is going to be ugly. It seems like a sure thing that If/Then and Pippin will join those already announced. Will Rock of Ages and/or Les Mis join as well?

I also won't be the least surprised if Love Letters doesn't make it through its limited run or if The Last Ship closes up shop in the near immediate future.

[ethan231h]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 4:56pm

I hear that Pippin will have some big stars in January. And I love how Both Pippin and If/Then really don't do advertising in Times Square any they need it.

[ILuv2shop531]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 5:03pm

ethan, what kind of advertising are you referring to? There has been a pretty big If/Then Idina billboard up in Times Square for quite some time now that says "See Broadway's Biggest Star Live"

[jo]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 5:03pm

The NYTimes does a brief analysis of the results --

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/03/a-quiet-week-at-the-box-office-for-broadway/?_r=0

Looking good for The River ( based on 3 performances)!

[ethan231h]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 5:14pm

Yes your right about that big ad with Idina, I completely forgot!

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 5:23pm

What kind of "stars" in Pippin in January? There are lots of names I'd love to see in some of those roles.

[ggersten]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 5:40pm

Do those Side Show numbers reflect the closed balcony - Taking the total seats and dividing by the six performances, I get a capacity of 1303. Does that sound right?

[HorseTears]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 5:50pm

Has a good deal of Carol Burnett's audience moved on to that big variety show in the sky? I'm surprised that such a beloved star isn't packing them in for Love Letters. Maybe it's too old fashioned and twee for modern audiences?

Any guesses as to On The Town's weekly nut? Really hope I have a chance to see it next year.

[inception]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 5:52pm

Re: OTT - tourists don't come to NY to see summer stock

[Starship]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 6:08pm

Yeah, I'm curious as to what Pippin considers "stars," because I'm pretty sure Josh was supposed to be a "star" too.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 11/3/14 at 6:28pm

Is the Melanie Griffith thing still happening or was that just all in her head?