Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24

[Rob]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 1:46pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/15/2024 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: SWEPT AWAY (18.1%), EUREKA DAY (11.9%), THE ROOMMATE (10.1%), MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (8.2%), HADESTOWN (6.9%), ELF (6.6%), HAMILTON (6.2%), OUR TOWN (5.8%), CHICAGO (5.7%), & JULIET (5.3%), THE NOTEBOOK (5.2%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (4.9%), SIX (3.7%), ROMEO + JULIET (3.1%), SUFFS (3.1%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (2.6%), SUNSET BLVD. (2.4%), STEREOPHONIC (2%), THE GREAT GATSBY (1.4%), ALADDIN (1.4%), HELL'S KITCHEN (1.4%), GYPSY (1.4%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (1.1%), DEATH BECOMES HER (0.7%), CULT OF LOVE (0.6%), THE OUTSIDERS (0.3%), MJ THE MUSICAL (0.2%), THE LION KING (0.2%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB (-1.2%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-0.7%), LEFT ON TENTH (-0.6%), OH, MARY! (-0.3%),

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[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 1:50pm

I’m so happy to see The Notebook close on a sold out week and bring in over $1mil. Other than Stereophonic, it was my favorite show I saw this year.

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 1:51pm

Let's go Maybe Happy Ending!!!! 

[Kad]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 1:53pm

Wow, Elf is the fourth highest grossing show, crossing the 2mil mark. Good for them!

 

[Sauja]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:01pm

ALL IN having the highest average ticket price is...something.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:08pm

That’s a solid finish for NOTEBOOK and ROOMMATE. 

Despite the “but they’re all on book” criticisms, I say ALL IN will be a hit on star power alone. Let’s be honest, most folks would pay top dollar to watch A-listers do anything, just so long as it means they’ll share the same space as them for a time. 

Okay figures for SWEPT AWAY, but remember that this was supposed to be their closing week. They’ll go out with a whimper, as the two-week extension is barely sold. Here’s hoping the Longacre puts up some better numbers when Elmer McCurdy rides into town in the spring ;)

 

 

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:18pm

Is it me or are these GYPSY numbers kind of insane? I'm seeing it tonight (and I'm really quite excited). I don't remember any of the previous GYPSY revivals pulling in these types of numbers, but maybe I'm simply misremembering. 

[Lumiere2]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:19pm

This is Maybe Happy Ending's best week yet, and the momentum (and sales) only seem to be improving. 

• They played to 95% capacity, and with almost zero comps - these are genuine ticket buyers
• This was their best week of sales with $764,000, which has more than doubled per week since opening
• It's their second time with an average ticket price over $100 for the week, which is a healthy sign
• They almost set a show-best high average ticket price, missing their record to date by a mere 40 cents

There's a lot of positive signs. It still has a long way to go before it recoups, and these numbers all need to keep trending upwards.

But the financial health of this show has been consistently improving for the last five weeks in a row now, and there's some hope this show could become a rare, bona fide comeback story.

Updated On: 12/17/24 at 02:19 PM

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:22pm

SonofRobbieJ said: "Is it me or are these GYPSY numbers kind of insane? I'm seeing it tonight (and I'm really quite excited). I don't remember any of the previous GYPSY revivals pulling in these types of numbers, but maybe I'm simply misremembering."

I never expected to see such strong numbers for Gypsy. Of course sales for revivals of classic musicals are often heavily front loaded and peter out after the first few months. 

Updated On: 12/17/24 at 02:22 PM

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:33pm

They gotta let Harry Potter go soon 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:39pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "That’s a solid finish for NOTEBOOK and ROOMMATE.

Despite the “but they’re all on book” criticisms, I say ALL IN will be a hit on star power alone. Let’s be honest, most folks would pay top dollar to watch A-listers do anything, just so long as it means they’ll share the same space as them for a time.
"

Honestly, some of the cast can hardly be called "A-listers"... Is SNL fanbase really that huge? I had no idea, honestly. 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:41pm

SonofRobbieJ said: "Is it me or are these GYPSY numbers kind of insane? I'm seeing it tonight (and I'm really quite excited). I don't remember any of the previous GYPSY revivals pulling in these types of numbers, but maybe I'm simply misremembering."

Bigger theatre than any since original run and very high prices.  The thing that will be interesting is to see how long momentum lasts, particularly if the reviews are mixed.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:45pm

WldKingdomHM said: "They gotta let Harry Potter go soon"

Why? It does almost as good as Aladdin and it's one of the very few Broadway shows that is of any interest to kids and young teens. And it recouped. 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:47pm

Updated On: 12/17/24 at 02:47 PM

[Dkinny23]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:57pm

Lumiere2 said: "They played to 95% capacity, and with almost zero comps - these are genuine ticket buyers"

Curious how you know this? I believe you, just wish I could discern from telecharge which is comped vs actual sales. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:58pm

Swept Away still had a low average ticket price despite being mostly sold out.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 2:59pm

gibsons2 said: "WldKingdomHM said: "They gotta let Harry Potter go soon"

Why? It does almost as good as Aladdin and it's one of the very few Broadway shows that is of any interest to kids and young teens. And it recouped."

Be curious to know their weekly nut. It’s doing fine but not gangbusters but if it’s still making a profit then why close it. 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 3:07pm

Dkinny23 said: "Lumiere2 said: "They played to 95% capacity, and with almost zero comps - these are genuine ticket buyers"

Curious how you know this? I believe you, just wish I could discern from telecharge which is comped vs actual sales."

I was actually going to say the same thing. It's rare for a show to have 0 comps. Reviewers, assoc director, producers, VIPs... even the long running shows still have comps. How do you know this?

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 3:39pm

RippedMan said: "gibsons2 said: "WldKingdomHM said: "They gotta let Harry Potter go soon"

Why? It does almost as good as Aladdin and it's one of the very few Broadway shows that is of any interest to kids and young teens. And it recouped."

Be curious to know their weekly nut. It’s doing fine but not gangbusters but if it’s still making a profit then why close it."

Apparently the weekly nut isn't as high as you'd think. And even if they skirt along breaking even for a year, the upcoming HBO series is likely to give them a big shot in the arm.

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 3:55pm

Jarethan said: "SonofRobbieJ said: "Is it me or are these GYPSY numbers kind of insane? I'm seeing it tonight (and I'm really quite excited). I don't remember any of the previous GYPSY revivals pulling in these types of numbers, but maybe I'm simply misremembering."

Bigger theatre than any since original run and very high prices. The thing that will be interesting is to see how long momentum lasts, particularly if the reviews are mixed."

Plus the last GYPSY revival was back in 2008 or 2009? Prices were cheaper back then! 
 

[binau]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 4:24pm

If we compare absolute grosses of course ticket prices are a major difference between the Patti and Bernadette Gypsy revivals, but if you look at the pattern of data from the start of previews for both the Patti Gypsy and Bernadette Gypsy I think it's fair to say that Audra Gypsy has had a stronger start - Bernadette was not selling out those houses and the theatre was smaller (I.e. she was not capacity constrained), although had an ok ticket price. Patti's ticket prices at the start were even lower and she was in the largest theatre of the three but had a few challenging starting few weeks until it eventually gained some momentum. 

Audra's Gypsy is a train from day 1. That said, given the current show score (if indicative of word of mouth), board word of mouth, nature of Audra's celebrity (i.e. A-list in theatre but not a household name in the general public), Audra grosses of previous shows and my own personal feelings about the production I'm going to personally say that the show will go the way of Follies (2011), War Paint (2017), Company (2021) etc. and run out of steam when the theatre going audience dries up. 

Updated On: 12/17/24 at 04:24 PM

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 4:37pm

Sure...all of that is true. And I get that tickets are more expensive now (I mean...i haven't hit my head). But there are a bunch of people paying the $447 to see this production which just surprises me. Perhaps Audra in a musical is more of a draw than a lot of folks were suspecting. I'm excited to see this tonight after hearing a few audio snippets. Every time I read someone talk about the fact that she's not singing the score 'as intended,' I keep thinking 'Well...neither did Angela Lansbury (transpositions and strange key changes mid-song) nor Tyne Daley (a fabulous performance even though her voice was...thin.).' Plus, I'm one of the few people who apparently loves that strident, high-flying soprano mix she employs when she gets in the area of C/D/E above middle C. Maybe it won't work for me, but I'm ready to go along for the ride. 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 7:02pm

Great week all around. 2024 is definitely ending on a much better note than any year on Broadway post,-Covid. Big end of year hits like Sunset, Gypsy, Death Becomes Her and Elf are all helping as well as pretty solid holds from last years shows and the long-timers. Broadway looks to be in its most healthy place since 2019 heading into the Jan,/Feb doldrums. Hopefully a good sign for those months.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 7:48pm

Couple of thoughts:

• Flabbergasted by the Great Gatsby gross.  My first thought was that maybe the late Broadway Flash was right about this; my second thought was that we will find out how much of a box office draw Jeremy Jordan has been in another month or so; my third thought was 'will Gatsby EVER make it to Broadway or has the success of this one damn it to regional theatres?  A real shame, given how good Gatsby is,
• I was thinking that Cabaret really didn't do particularly well, despite so many other shows having great weeks.  Then I saw that its average ticket price was $150, which then reminded me of the low capacity in the currently configured theatre (of course, it only saw 91% attendance, despite the reduced seating capacity.  That led me back to the discussions as to who thought it would ever return its investment, given the cost to get it on-board.  I concluded, as I did originally, that the people who put up the money must have assumed that the show would command ridiculous prices for a really extended period of time.  Boy, did they take a big gamble.  I have to admit that I have still not seen it, due to limited slots when in NYC, feedback from this board, and feedback from people I know who have seen it.
• No doubt Chicago's weekly breakeven is impacted by who is in the cast.  Nevertheless, I continue to be amazed at how well the powers that be must manage Chicago's dollars.  If they continue to do that, and periodically increase revenue with niche names, God knows if it will ever close.
• I really feel bad about Hills' grosses.  For my money, this is the best play I have seen in several years.  As great as Laura Donnelly is, I guess they needed a name...Butterworth and Mendes are clearly not enough.
• Finally, I am amazed at how much DBH grossed last week, given that its average ticket price suggests that a good number of tickets were discounted.  I guess the Lunt is bigger than I realized...I always focus on how narrow the theatre is...but it goes back for a long way.

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 8:50pm

It's probably good I am not a producer as there are a half dozen shows pulling numbers I never would have imagined!