Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18

[Rob]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:43pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 11/4/2018 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 was: ANASTASIA (11.9%), AMERICAN SON (10.0%), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (7.1%), TORCH SONG (7.0%), KING KONG (2.2%), THE NAP (2.2%), THE PROM (1.4%), KINKY BOOTS (1.2%), WICKED (0.3%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (0.2%), THE LION KING (0.2%),

Down for the week by attendance was: THE WAVERLY GALLERY (-12.8%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (-11.5%), THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT (-9.5%), THE BAND'S VISIT (-7.1%), WAITRESS (-6.7%), HEAD OVER HEELS (-6.1%), CHICAGO (-4.7%), MY FAIR LADY (-4.7%), FROZEN (-3.9%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-3.2%), SUMMER (-3.2%), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (-3.1%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-2.5%), THE NEW ONE (-2.5%), THE FERRYMAN (-2.4%), BEAUTIFUL (-1.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.8%), COME FROM AWAY (-0.5%), BERNHARDT/HAMLET (-0.3%), ALADDIN (-0.1%),

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[thealtoslament]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:45pm

Considering the size of the Shubert, the To Kill a Mockingbird gross isn't bad for 3 performances.

[barcelona20]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:48pm

Not looking good for The Prom and King Kong,  The Cher Show on the other hand...

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:50pm

Why did Frozen drop so much?

[bdn223]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:53pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Why did Frozen drop so much?"

Because Halloween fell on a Wednesday so 2 of its performances were impacted by the Holiday. 

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:58pm

Huge numbers for THE CHER SHOW and MOCKINGBIRD.

I'd say THE PROM isn't off to a great start, but it did make more than HEAD OVER HEELS.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:58pm

bdn223 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Why did Frozen drop so much?"

Because Halloween fell on a Wednesday so 2 of its performances were impacted by the Holiday."

Wouldn’t that also be true of The Lion King and Aladdin which also appeal to children yet didn’t see significant drops? 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:00pm

I imagine Frozen attracts more American tourist kids than the other two, and they'd want to trick-or-treat that night instead of seeing a show.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:03pm

Frozen's TDF Autism performance was also yesterday

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:07pm

Not a good week for Kong, but they also cancelled a performance.

Yay for The cher show!

Why is OOTI still running? They just seem to be bleeding money at this point.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:08pm

Thrilled that Mockingbird, Ferryman and Lifespan are doing such great business and that Waverly Gallery is doing increased business, although I am doubtful it will return its investment, which is a shame.  Those grosses should help keep producers thinking about plays, although I do think that Mockingbird's business is about the love the book has, which can not be said of many other books (any other?).  I also think that Ferryman is a bit of an event, between the sheer size of the production and the great reviews, so it may not be representative.  Lifespan is proving that names are important and I think Waverly is proving it to a lesser degree; how many people would be seeing it, despite the great reviews, if not cast with well known actors?

I am very disappointed by Torch Song's grosses.  I would be interesting to see its grosses if Arnold were being played by Daniel Radcliffe or Jesse Eisenberg, for example. 

[l0l]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:27pm

Geez, Head Over Heels has its first sub-40% week at 38% attendance. Making barely 21% of potential grosses. Would someone please put it out of its misery!

Updated On: 11/5/18 at 04:27 PM

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:50pm

Great start for The Cher Show and The Bartlett Sher Show (TKAMB)!

Halloween being on a two-show Wednesday killed some of these grosses. I'm surprised some shows didn't change the schedule and add a Sunday night show instead of Weds night. My Fair Lady sold a lot of cheap tickets for its two fan performances on Wednesday, so it will be interesting to see if the grosses bounce back in the coming weeks.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:51pm

Well, they're keeping people getting paid, so that's something good.  

[ArtMan]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 5:09pm

When I saw Waverly Gallery last Tuesday, there were alot of empty seats in the rear mezzanine.  They actually allowed us to move down to the empty seats about 5 minutes before curtain.  I ended up second row center, so I was happy.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 5:11pm

seems to me there are only really two shows interesting enough to discuss at this point (Torch and Kong) and perhaps a couple of others that warrant keeping an eye on. Peculiar, what's up with the Bartlett Sher shade??  (and also, the Mockingbird abbreviation seems silly. 

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 5:26pm

HogansHero said: "Peculiar, what's up with the Bartlett Sher shade??"

No shade intended at all!

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 6:14pm

Will Summer be open by end of Winter?

The ticket for Mockingbird will be a hot one, as will be Ferryman’s.

Sooooo happy for The Cher Show!

And poor Waitress

[msmp]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 8:13pm

Bwayfan292 said: "Not a good week for Kong, but they also cancelled a performance.

Yay for The cher show!

Why is OOTI still running? They just seem to be bleeding money at this point."

It might just be rumor/conjecture, but I heard that there isn't a lot of interest in Circle-in-the-Square for next season, so as long as Davenport is happy to keep pouring money into it to keep it afloat, the theatre won't stop-clause them.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 8:19pm

MadsonMelo said: "Will Summer be open by end of Winter?

The ticket for Mockingbird will be a hot one, as will be Ferryman’s.

Sooooo happy for The Cher Show!

And poor Waitress "

I think the producers of Waitress are incredibly lucky that the show has already run 2 1/2 years.  I enjoyed the show because of the book and performances, but actually didn't love the score...I couldn't get through the cast recording once.  It has run as long as it has due to its having the ability to bring in Sara Bareilles periodically, coupled with the hit it got from Katherine McPhee.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 10:05pm

Jarethan said: "MadsonMelo said: "Will Summer be open by end of Winter?

The ticket for Mockingbird will be a hot one, as will be Ferryman’s.

Sooooo happy for The Cher Show!

And poor Waitress "

I think the producers of Waitress are incredibly lucky that the show has already run 2 1/2 years. I enjoyed the show because of the book and performances, but actually didn't love the score...I couldn't get through the cast recording once. It has run as long as it has due to its having the ability to bring in Sara Bareilles periodically, coupled with the hit it got from Katherine McPhee."

I strongly disagree. I think Waitress has one of the strongest scores of musicals in recent years but it is saddled to a book that is just okay. And I think years from now She Used to Be Mine will be considered one of the best 11 o'clock numbers ever composed for musical theater. Sara Bareilles' gift as a songwriter I think transcends a weak and somewhat predictable book.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 10:07pm

I’ve long found Waitress’ score to be overrated and the book to be slow and boring. I hope they open up the Atkinson in the new year.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 11/6/18 at 12:29am

I find the Waitress score to be top notch and underrated.

The real overrated score from that season can be found over at The Richard Rodgers.

Updated On: 11/6/18 at 12:29 AM

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 11/6/18 at 12:38am

BobbyBubby said: "Ifind the Waitress score to be top notch and underrated.

The real overrated score from that season can be found over at The Richard Rodgers."

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 11/6/18 at 12:45am

Oh I forgot, people aren’t allowed opinions around here anymore that aren’t with the “majority”.