Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:11pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/27/2015 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: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (24.0%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (21.1%), HAND TO GOD (19.1%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (17.0%), LES MISÉRABLES (16.6%), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (15.1%), MATILDA (14.5%), ALLEGIANCE (14.5%), THE KING AND I (12.7%), KING CHARLES III (12.6%), THE GIN GAME (11.7%), FINDING NEVERLAND (11.7%), CHICAGO (11.3%), KINKY BOOTS (10.8%), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (9.4%), THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE ON BROADWAY (8.6%), JERSEY BOYS (8.4%), SYLVIA (7.3%), SPRING AWAKENING (4.9%), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (4.4%), LORD OF THE DANCE: DANGEROUS GAMES (3.9%), A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (3.0%), THE LION KING (2.9%), FUN HOME (2.4%), THE COLOR PURPLE (1.4%), ALADDIN (1.4%), DAMES AT SEA (1.3%), BEAUTIFUL (1.2%), THÉRÈSE RAQUIN (1.1%), WICKED (0.9%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (0.3%), HAMILTON (0.2%),
Down for the week by attendance was: CHINA DOLL (-5.7%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (-4.5%), ON YOUR FEET! (-4.3%), NOISES OFF (-1.2%), MISERY (-0.1%),
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:16pm
Wow: Hamilton, Wicked, Aladdin, Mormon & Lion King. Not surprising it's those shows, but those are great numbers.
Updated On: 12/28/15 at 03:16 PM
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:21pm
Not surprised to see FN back up there since MM said he's leaving. The Gin Game makes me sad.
Sunny11
Broadway Star Joined: 9/3/14
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:26pm
Too bad for China Doll and Misery.
Updated On: 12/28/15 at 03:26 PM
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:29pm
So allegiance looks like it's going to stay open past Sunday? They would have to tell the cast tomorrow if they were closing correct?
Only asking cause I've been meaning to see it but I like to avoid going to shows during this time of year.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:29pm
How can a show be at 138 percent of their capacity?
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:32pm
My biggest surprise of the week is that Spring Awakening wasn't able to manage any semblance of a bump even in this frame. My only sadness about Gin Game is that some producer thought this was anything. Surely there are more intriguing ways of employing these two actors.
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:32pm
Joe...go see it. I enjoyed it very much. Chicago's gross potential numbers are great. I'm very much looking forward to seeing "Dames at Sea" tonite. Note: For those who are in the habit of using abbreviations, not everyone speaks your language. Just saying....
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:33pm
HogansHero said: "My biggest surprise of the week is that Spring Awakening wasn't able to manage any semblance of a bump even in this frame. My only sadness about Gin Game is that some producer thought this was anything. Surely there are more intriguing ways of employing these two actors."
Agreed on both counts. I'm surprised to see Spring had no traction with the holiday crowds, when almost every other musical did.
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:33pm
Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Joe...go see it. I enjoyed it very much. Chicago's gross potential numbers are great. I'm very much looking forward to seeing "Dames at Sea" tonite. Note: For those who are in the habit of using abbreviations, not everyone speaks your language. Just saying....
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Finding Neverland and Matthew Morrison....both have been around for quite a while. Doesn't take a brain trust.
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:36pm
Phantom's gross jumped more than 13 shows were able to gross on their own.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:38pm
Jorge and NeonLights, I think y'all are looking at different numbers. Yes, Neon is correct in that standing room accounts for 100%+ numbers, but not necessarily in gross potential; rather, for attendance percentages. Hamilton, for instance, saw a 102.6% capacity (as usual) because it filled its standing room in addition to all of the Rodgers' seats. The show's 138% gross potential, though, is more directly attributable to premium-priced tickets up the wazoo. You both clearly understand the principle—just wanted to make sure the terminology was clear across the board 
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:49pm
I was at SA last night and orch was almost full, not sure about upstairs. It's a shame that it wasn't marketed properly bc I had no idea what I was in for but I thought it was better than the original. The whole marketing team should be fired
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 3:50pm
BroadwayConcierge, he specifically said "capacity." That's what I was responding to. I'm well aware of how gross potential works.
Updated On: 12/28/15 at 03:50 PM
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KCW
Featured Actor Joined: 10/31/15
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 4:15pm
I could very well be mistaken but does the lottery not also add to the capacity?
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 4:18pm
I am not surprised about the numbers this week for the above shows. Awesome week in Broadway. Fans keep up the attendance...
Sunny11
Broadway Star Joined: 9/3/14
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 4:33pm
Even when only counting 7 performances last week, Fiddler, Neverland and Matilda still made the million dollar club. Next week should be amazing for them since they will disclose 9.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 4:38pm
It doesn't seem like all that long ago we were in awe of shows grossing ONE million...sheesh. That's a lot of money.
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 4:45pm
Remember when wicked made 3 million? That was cool
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 5:04pm
Really interested to see what happens to finding never land once matthew Morrison leaves. Part of me feels like the grosses will drop by 1/3.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 5:48pm
ChildofEarth said: "Not surprised to see FN back up there since MM said he's leaving. The Gin Game makes me sad.
I like MM in the role every bit as much as JJ, so no sour grapes. I don't think his exit date has anything to do with MM leaving; it is a show that appeals to families on a holiday week. In other posts, people have suggested that FN will close in June. My view is that, if it makes it to June -- which I bet it will -- it will last to September, because it will be a good family audience target next summer too.
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Updated On: 12/28/15 at 05:48 PM
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 6:03pm
I think I was most surprised at Something Rotten. In a spectacular week, it only did 68% of capacity. I assume the second balcony has been empty.
Comments in another topic previously pointed to AAIP's empty second balcony, given the disparity between its grosses and percent of occupancy. Makes me wonder whether -- unless the show is a smash hit, e.g., Aladdin -- the producers should lower the prices for second balcony to, say, $15, in order to fill them up. I assume people would take advantage, but I could certainly be wrong. Would school groups come to see those two shows??
Different Drum
Understudy Joined: 4/6/15
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 6:15pm
Though safely in the million dollar club, it's notable that the numbers for On Your Feet are down two weeks running - especially during the holiday season when everyone else's are up. The verdict is still out on whether word-of-mouth will be strong enough to sustain this show.
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/27/15
Posted: 12/28/15 at 6:41pm
Jarethan said: "... Makes me wonder whether -- unless the show is a smash hit, e.g., Aladdin -- the producers should lower the prices for second balcony to, say, $15, in order to fill them up."
I don't think the price point if $15, but it is an interesting question. I'm sure some would be concerned that there would be an upward migration which would be self defeating. I would assume they are trawling the group market for possible arrangements but it is also worth remembering that selling a hundred tickets at $15 produces a lot more work than selling 10 at $150. And there is a very linear expense in opening the balcony.
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