Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/16/12

[Rob]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 3:13pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/16/2012 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: BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL (11.6%), A CHRISTMAS STORY (3.9%), WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (3.5%), ANNIE (3.3%), WICKED (2.9%), GOLDEN BOY (2.6%), GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (2.3%), ELF (2.3%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1.5%), GRACE (0.3%),

Down for the week by attendance was: DEAD ACCOUNTS (-15.0%), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (-9.9%), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-9.3%), THE HEIRESS (-9.2%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (-8.6%), MAMMA MIA! (-7.4%), THE ANARCHIST (-7.3%), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (-6.4%), CHICAGO (-6.0%), MARY POPPINS (-5.9%), EVITA (-4.4%), JERSEY BOYS (-3.6%), WAR HORSE (-3.0%), CHAPLIN (-2.0%), NEWSIES (-1.5%), ONCE (-1.1%), THE LION KING (-0.9%), ROCK OF AGES (-0.8%),

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[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:07pm

Wow...tough numbers for lots of shows. I'm intrigued by the popularity of "Once." Is it because of the show itself or Steve Kazee in particular? Will the show remain popular once Mr. Kazee leaves, whenever that may be? I wish I could go to NYC in December or January...but will have to wait for March 2013. I miss my favorite show "Chicago." from RC in Austin, Texas

Updated On: 12/17/12 at 04:07 PM

[Huss417]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:16pm

It also won best musical this year which is also a reason a lot of people want to see it.

[broadwaydevil]

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

Once is a show that received almost universal raves, nine Tony awards, and has caught on incredibly well with the tourist trade. It helps that it's also a very good show.

I don't think Steve Kazee has that much to do with it, though I'm sure he's a bit of a draw.

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:39pm

How does Mamma Mia stay open?

[little_sally]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:39pm

I know we've been speculating on the future of Mamma Mia for about a year now but I really do wonder how much longer it can last.

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:41pm

How awesome would it be to see a "Funny Girl" revival go back to the Winter Garden…with Leslie Kritzer might I add.

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:46pm

With no names in the cast, a small orchestra, and a basically non-existent set, there's a good chance Mamma Mia is reaching its nut even in weeks like this. Plus, it does very well on holiday weeks (its grosses will probably be off the charts next week.)

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 4:56pm

I'm really surprised that Katie Holmes isn't packing that house with her name alone.

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:00pm

I think her star has faded to be honest, she hasn't had a movie (good or bad) in a couple of years that I know of.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:02pm

I just looked at her IMDB page and she hasn't done a movie I've even heard of since Thank You For Smoking in 2005.

That and the play is horrible.

[newintown]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:04pm

Other than being that guy's "wife" and being merely OK in a few semi-decent projects, what's so interesting about her? Is she really what we would accept as a "star" rather than "someone familiar?"

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:06pm

Kazee isn't a name, plus he was out of the show for about three weeks due to Lyme disease(I believe he returned sometime last week).

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:09pm

^No, that was inaccurately reported. He had (still has?) Lyme disease but never missed a show. Very impressive, his dedication and commitment to the show has been inspiring through his very tumultuous year.

[Rodgerdodger]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:12pm

I repeat what I said last week -- I really think Dead Accounts is the next to go.

[little_sally]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:15pm

I think people are more interested in her tabloid persona than her acting. She was never known for her acting either.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 5:46pm

@broadwaydevil - thanks for that. just assumed he would missing a lot of shows because of that. Lyme disease leaves you with very little energy, and people tend to simply stay home & in bed.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 7:43pm

I'm genuinely surprised about Mamma Mia. Do you guys think they would ever move to a smaller theatre? Or would it just fold? It still had an eleven-year run, which is pretty good.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 7:52pm

"Pretty good"? I'd say that's an excellent run.

[chrisampm2]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 7:55pm

Yeah, 11 years, pretty good. Do shows that run less than 10 years or so get a "disappointing run" rating?

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 8:33pm

<5 years = major flop
5 - 10 years = most likely flop
11 - 15 years = just recouping, solid run
16 - 25 years = good
25+ years = hit

[bdn223]

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

Brave Sir Robin... Word around town last year was that Mamma Mia was indeed going to transfer to a smaller theater, the Ambassador actually, to make way for Matilda, and Chicago was going to move into the Booth.
What caused this to change, was likely the fact that Memphis closed up the record shop earlier than expected (Closing in August rather than January, which most would expect for a show running nearly 3 years).
The other possible scenario that played out was that the Shubert Organization did not want to basically kill their chances of striking gold with a play by having it in to large a theater, by giving the Booth (one of two theaters, the other being the Golden that can house a play and without having to sell over 500 tickets a night to just break even) to Chicago for the next umpteen years.
Honestly if I had to bet the Shubert Organization would rather just let Mamma Mia close than give the production a smaller theater, especially since they are not producing the show and are only collecting rent. The only way I see Mamma Mia getting a smaller theater is if it is offered to them by the Neaderlanders or Jamjamcyn, which only have 3 theaters that are a step down from the Winter Garden in size, the Neaderlander (I think is going to be occupied for another year or two at least), the Walter Kerr (Much to intimate for Mamma Mia), and the only leave the Brooks Atkinson (the neaderlander's only playhouse).

[theatreguy]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 9:13pm

Why wouldn't the Shuberts let them take something like the Cort or the Longacre? Assuming the producers thought the down-sizing would be worth the cost, that is. It's worked out very well for Rock of Ages . . .

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 9:29pm

What is ROA's nut? I'm sure royalties add up.

[bdn223]

Posted: 12/17/12 at 9:41pm

ROA still hasn't turned a profit and its been running for over 4 year....
I think ROA's rock though is around 350,000-400,000. Although the movie flopped it saved ROA's box-office.