Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/29/24

[Rob]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:05pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/29/2024 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: A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL (17%), SWEPT AWAY (11.6%), EUREKA DAY (11.5%), GYPSY (11%), OUR TOWN (10%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (9.5%), LEFT ON TENTH (8.8%), CULT OF LOVE (7.8%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (7.4%), MJ THE MUSICAL (5.6%), SUNSET BLVD. (5.6%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (5.1%), HELL'S KITCHEN (5%), MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (4.3%), DEATH BECOMES HER (4.1%), SIX (4.1%), & JULIET (3.4%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (2.7%), CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB (2.6%), ALADDIN (1.9%), ROMEO + JULIET (1.2%), HADESTOWN (1%), HAMILTON (0.8%), SUFFS (0.8%), THE GREAT GATSBY (0.4%), THE OUTSIDERS (0.3%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: ELF (-3.1%), CHICAGO (-1.1%), ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE (-0.3%), THE LION KING (-0.1%),

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[InTheBathroom1]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:12pm

I think Wicked just beat the record for highest-grossing week EVER on Broadway. 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:12pm

Gypsy demonstrating why that % of capacity up/down by number only tells you so much...

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:13pm

InTheBathroom1 said: "I think Wicked just beat the record for highest-grossing week EVER on Broadway."

Did they? I don’t know how to check but that number is unbelievable. Also, huge kudos MHE. What a fantastic holiday week all around.

Updated On: 12/31/24 at 02:13 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:15pm

FIVE MILLION DOLLARS?! Jeeeeeeeezus. 

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:23pm

Brilliantly done by Wicked. Wow. They were charging $400 for partial view seats this week, and clearly, the demand was there. Unbelievable!

[mshalo18]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:28pm

Those Wicked grosses- holy crap- just incredible.

2.6 million for The Great Gatsby after they were all but written off after the reviews is nothing to sneeze at. Good for them. 

[DaveyG]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:32pm

These numbers are insane! 

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:37pm

DiscoCrows said: "InTheBathroom1 said: "I think Wicked just beat the record for highest-grossing week EVER on Broadway."

Did they? I don’t know how to check but that number is unbelievable. Also, huge kudos MHE. What a fantastic holiday week all around."

For a 9 performance week, yes. The record was held by Lion King a year ago when the show grossed $4.3 million which I thought was hard to beat!

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:37pm

The seesaw between "ticket prices are obscene and producers are greedy" and "way to go Wicked (among others)" is somewhat bemusing.

[Kad]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:44pm

Wonderful World seems like it’ll be gone by March. 

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:57pm

Holy mother of God, those are some monster numbers!!

Question regarding Gatsby: did they open the rear mezz at all or is it still curtained off? Considering how gob-smacking good they're doing, it seems like they would want to open it up and try to rake in even more.

Updated On: 12/31/24 at 02:57 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:02pm

Kad said: "Wonderful World seems like it’ll be gone by March."

James T. Lane was on almost the whole week (7 of 8 performances) because Iglehart has been out sick. I’m SO happy that he was able to enjoy quite a few sold out houses and fuller audiences. (I went last night and there were only a smattering of open seats).

I think it’s in a weird position. Nobody is necessarily clamoring to take Studio 54 and Roundabout didn’t program for it, so I have a feeling it may have life in it (especially with everything that’s closing next month), but once the Spring comes in, it’ll get knocked out. 

I definitely feel like a closing would’ve been announced by now if they were able to somehow subside on the lukewarm grosses. Also, it’s only on sale until May 4th, 2025, so maybe Roundabout would rather keep a tenant that has signs of life than leave it empty for many months.

[JoeW4]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:05pm

Can anyone think of a Word-of-Mouth gross swing as dramatic as MHE's in recent memory? (I realize they may or may not be able to sustain it, but I'm speaking in terms of the upswing itself, even if it doesn't last)

Come From Away was making $600k in previews -- double what MHE was pulling in the equivalent timeframe.

Gentleman's Guide seems roughly equivalent, but it took them longer than MHE to see an increase; their turnaround seemed to correlate more with the Tonys than with pure word of mouth. Not to mention there's been inflation since then.

And of course there are shows that build their Word of Mouth BEFORE Broadway like Oh Mary, so they were already pulling strong numbers when they started previews.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:13pm

Kad said: "Wonderful World seems like it’ll be gone by March."

Early February 

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:27pm

Why would Elf be down in attendance this week? I'm puzzled by that.

[musikman]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:31pm

BCfitasafiddle said: "Why would Elf be down in attendance this week? I'm puzzled by that."

Christmas was on Wednesday. Desire to consume Christmas-themed content usually dips significantly afterwards.  Their seating charts look empty this week.  

 

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:33pm

musikman said: "BCfitasafiddle said: "Why would Elf be down in attendance this week? I'm puzzled by that."

Christmas was on Wednesday. Desire to consume Christmas-themed content usually dips significantly afterward. Their seating charts look empty this week."

Fair. I guess I figured with crowds in for New Year's Eve and all. I'm sure you're right.

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:39pm

I am actually stunned by Maybe Happy Ending. I was certain it'd be limping to a closure at this point and instead, I doubt they have any plans to go anywhere. If they can keep it going until June, I think they will do very well at the Tonys. That hurts my heart a bit because I am a much bigger fan of Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw. But, I think the hero story of this great little show's insane turnaround will be hard to ignore. 

I'm also stunned by Great Gatsby. I truly can't believe there are people paying $674 per-ticket for that show, but here we are. 

I'm so happy to see Suffs and Stereophonic with fantastic weeks as they near the end of their run. 

Seems a bit disappointing for Sunse and Cabaret. Both solid moneymaking weeks and, for Cabaret, it's their best week with the new cast, but both are well below their peaks in a week that should be one of the best. Moulin too. 

[TigerBait88]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:43pm

BCfitasafiddle said: "Why would Elf be down in attendance this week? I'm puzzled by that."

Yeah…how does ELF of all shows have a drop in attendance this week? Maybe a slight lack of interest after actual Christmas Day? 

[mshalo18]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:46pm

AKarp2013 said: "Holy mother of God, those are some monster numbers!!

Question regarding Gatsby: did they open the rear mezz at all or is it still curtained off? Considering how gob-smacking good they're doing, it seems like they would want to open it up and try to rake in even more."

I just looked at Telecharge- the rear mezz is open from tomorrow through the weekend (and well sold)- I’m assuming it was open last week as well.

ETA: The very back of the rear mezz is still closed- I stand corrected.

Updated On: 12/31/24 at 03:46 PM

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:48pm

Elf still made over $2 million. I'd say odds are high that they may return next year if there's a theatre available. The Marquis will be occupied but maybe the Nederlanders will plug this into the Palace if that's vacant.

Updated On: 12/31/24 at 03:48 PM

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:48pm

I'm sure Elf lost steam after Christmas Day. It'll probably be one of the biggest drops this week which will still be good for most shows.

Wicked is truly insane. Insane.

Very happy for Maybe Happy Endings! And that number for The Outsiders is truly astonishing for a theater that size. Back to the Future is also going out on a huge high.

[DaveyG]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 3:53pm

BCfitasafiddle said: "Why would Elf be down in attendance this week? I'm puzzled by that."

Their attendance was slightly down, but their box office number was actually up. They beat the Marquis house record last week and again this week, but since the story is the crazy numbers for Wicked etc it won't get much notice. 

 

Updated On: 12/31/24 at 03:53 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 4:00pm

Happy holidays everyone! Revel in these numbers.