Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/10/23

[Rob]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 3:30pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/10/2023 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: HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO (15.7%), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (9.8%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (7%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (5.8%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (4.6%), A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (4.5%), ALADDIN (4%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (3.9%), & JULIET (3.8%), SHUCKED (3.3%), GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! (2.7%), HADESTOWN (2.4%), MJ THE MUSICAL (2.2%), PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A NON-CONFEDERATE ROMP THROUGH THE COTTON PATCH (1.8%), HAMILTON (0.5%), SIX (0.3%), I NEED THAT (0.2%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (0.2%), WICKED (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: HARMONY (-6.5%), SPAMALOT (-2.7%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (-2%), CHICAGO (-1%), THE LION KING (-0.4%), APPROPRIATE (-0.1%),

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[Voter]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 3:39pm

Goodbye Harmony, hello Sunset Boulevard (or Boop!)

[The8re phan]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 3:44pm

<3 <3 <3 MERRILY <3 <3 <3

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 3:48pm

My goodness, A Beautiful Noise! $1.2 million!! It's 4th best week to date.

Updated On: 12/12/23 at 03:48 PM

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 3:49pm

I keep saying the numbers for Back to the Future are great! But are there really people who see a show gross $1M+ and say "nope not good enough"? 

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 3:51pm

What are the running costs for H2Dance?  I hope they got a big post opening bump! Thoughts? 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:00pm

Neil Diamond grosses are amazing! His show has become a monster hit despite awful reviews 

[amiyagi]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:15pm

Could we still be getting 2 more shows this already packed season? Surely the Belasco and Barrymore will be available this spring. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:18pm

Could Patriots play the Belasco instead of the Golden as was previously rumored?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:21pm

Yes, OHIO's numbers are awful but keep in mind that Sunday night's show was nearly entirely comped because of the opening.

A good solid week all around. This is why shows stick around though December when they can.

[Sauja]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:29pm

Appropriate is boasting way better numbers than Second Stage’s shows usually do out of the gate. I’m impressed!

[emlo99]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:29pm

I don’t know why, but seeing Kimberly Akimbo hangin in there makes me laugh in the best way possible. I went from hating the show to now going to see it once every few months. They’re having fun every time I visit. good on them

[DaveyG]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:36pm

hearthemsing22 said: "I keep saying the numbers for Back to the Future are great! But are there really people who see a show gross $1M+ and say "nope not good enough"?"

If the running costs are also 1M+ per week, then it isn’t good enough. Could be much worse, but they’re not making a dent in paying back their capitalization at this rate.

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:37pm

Pretty solid week all around unless you are part of How to Dance in Ohio

[Jarethan]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:42pm

BETTY22 said: "Neil Diamond grosses are amazing! His show has become a monster hit despite awful reviews"

It also amazes me, but I don't see it as remotely being a monster hit.  Merrily is a monster hit, Music Man was a monster hit, all of the very long runs were monster hits for significant periods and, I guess, are still monster hits based on their history.  Part of being a monster hit to me is that tickets are very hard to come by.  That has never been the case with ABN. I also do not recall reading that it has returned its investment yet.  

 

Updated On: 12/12/23 at 04:42 PM

[Chaz Hands]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:43pm

DaveyG said: "hearthemsing22 said: "I keep saying the numbers for Back to the Future are great! But are there really people who see a show gross $1M+ and say "nope not good enough"?"

If the running costs are also 1M+ per week, then it isn’t good enough. Could be much worse, but they’re not making a dent in paying back their capitalization at this rate."

I believe I read their weekly nut was 980k, so they have been making money every week they’ve been open. Which is good for a new musical.

But yes, obviously not as good as the numbers that shows such as Sweeney Todd and Merrily are pulling in.

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:51pm

I get that it was a heavy week for comps, but it's still pretty interesting How To Dance In Ohio just announced a $50 rush policy and their average ticket price is $44.66 - already below that. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:55pm

Jarethan said: "BETTY22 said: "Neil Diamond grosses are amazing! His show has become a monster hit despite awful reviews"

It also amazes me, but I don't see it as remotely being a monster hit. Merrily was a monster hit, Music Man was a monster hit, all of the very long runs were monster hits for significant periods and, I guess, are still monster hits based on their history. Part of being a monster hit to me is that tickets are very hard to come by. That has never been the case with Merrily. I also do not recall reading that it has returned its investment yet."

True that Merrily hasn't been an impossible ticket to get availibilty wise, but they are the only show show consistently at capacity.  It's been at 100%  sold since it opened and in next place is Hamilton with only 4 or 5 weeks at capacity during the same time period.  

Update: Hamilton was actually at 100% capacity SIX times.   (Which is  50% of the time.)

Updated On: 12/12/23 at 04:55 PM

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 4:59pm

Sometimes I completely forget a show is still running (i.e., MJ) until I look through the grosses.  It is interesting how some shows stay in the conversation (here or elsewhere) and others don't. 

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 5:09pm

JasonC3 said: "Sometimes I completely forget a show is still running (i.e., MJ) until I look through the grosses. It is interesting how some shows stay in the conversation (here or elsewhere) and others don't."

MJ has great name recognition for tourists who want to see a show but aren't necessarily going to talk about theater. Plus, on this board, at least one thread about the show was locked by a moderator because the discourse was getting hostile. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 5:10pm

JasonC3 said: "Sometimes I completely forget a show is still running (i.e., MJ) until I look through the grosses. It is interesting how some shows stay in the conversation (here or elsewhere) and others don't."

Buzz is a relative thing and can depend on our social circles and media consumption, but yes I agree MJ is just quietly printing money. Chatter about HAMILTON has also quieted down, from my vantage point.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 5:24pm

I just knew that whatever show I offered as a random example, people would feel the need to explain why that is.  Yes, I think it would be generally understood that MJ has name recognition and that buzz depends on social circles and media consumption.

It is just exhausting to be a part of the conversation here sometimes.  No wonder fewer and fewer people do with any degree of regularity.

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 5:44pm

JasonC3 said: "I just knew that whatever show I offered as a random example, people would feel the need to explain why that is. Yes, I think it would be generally understood that MJ has name recognition and that buzz depends on social circles and media consumption.

It is just exhausting to be a part of the conversation here sometimes. No wonder fewer and fewer people do with any degree of regularity."

Look, two people just completely respectfully responded to a comment you shared. Now that I know my thoughts are obvious to you, if I recognize your name I won't respond again.  

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 5:47pm

BETTY22 said: "Neil Diamond grosses are amazing! His show has become a monster hit despite awful reviews"

Only recently when they changed their schedule to have Thursday matinees. this past week had their Wed & Sat matinees sold out. Their grosses over the summer were not good and it's not a monster hit. Tickets are always available at TKTS ($110-$75). Once again, their winter advance does not look good, and they don't have a discount code out either, so I'm curious to see how long the producers hold out to keep it open.

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 12/12/23 at 6:26pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "JasonC3 said: "Sometimes I completely forget a show is still running (i.e., MJ) until I look through the grosses. It is interesting how some shows stay in the conversation (here or elsewhere) and others don't."

Buzz is a relative thing and can depend on our social circles and media consumption, but yes I agree MJ is just quietly printing money. Chatter about HAMILTON has also quieted down, from my vantage point."

What do you think the lifespan is for Hamilton? I agree the chatter has died down but clearly they're still doing well (similar to Book of Mormon). Do we think Hamilton makes it to 2030? 2040? Beyond?