Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:06pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/4/2016 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: IN TRANSIT (10.6%), JERSEY BOYS (8.9%), BEAUTIFUL (8.6%), KINKY BOOTS (6.5%), THE CHERRY ORCHARD (4.8%), THE COLOR PURPLE (4.7%), ON YOUR FEET! (4.4%), THE ILLUSIONISTS - TURN OF THE CENTURY (4.1%), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (3.7%), OH, HELLO ON BROADWAY (3.1%), HOLIDAY INN (2.3%), FALSETTOS (1.2%),
Down for the week by attendance was: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-24.5%), CATS (-16.2%), CHICAGO (-15.1%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-12.5%), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (-12.2%), THE LION KING (-8.1%), WICKED (-7.7%), MATILDA (-7.6%), THE ENCOUNTER (-6.5%), LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (-5.8%), ALADDIN (-3.9%), WAITRESS (-3.8%), NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (-2.3%), THE FRONT PAGE (-2.2%), THE HUMANS (-1.9%), HEISENBERG (-1.2%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (-0.9%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (-0.5%), PARAMOUR (-0.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.1%), HAMILTON (-0.1%),
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:07pm
Blown away by how well The Great Comet is doing.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:11pm
I'm surprised The Encounter hasn't announced they're closing early.
Also that's a low figure for The Illusionists. Didn't it do much better the past 2 years? Updated On: 12/5/16 at 03:11 PM
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:15pm
I do wonder how much of Comet's success is divided among people who already love the show, Groban superfans, and those who fit into neither of these groups.
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neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:17pm
Oh I think it's mostly Groban fans. Superfans I'm not sure. But Groban fans yes.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:18pm
"I'm surprised The Encounter hasn't announced they're closing early."
Gee, it got rave reviews in both London and New York. I wonder why audiences are staying away so decidedly.
rangersrule132
Featured Actor Joined: 2/29/16
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:20pm
After Eight said: ""I'm surprised The Encounter hasn't announced they're closing early."
Gee, it got rave reviews in both London and New York. I wonder why audiences are staying away so decidedly.
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Because I prefer to listen to my audiobooks alone in my car.
Willie4316
Leading Actor Joined: 9/12/16
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:21pm
Happy to see Great Comet is continuing to do well. With his extension announced I don't see the grosses going down anytime soon.
In Transit and The Encounter are looking bleak. I can see them packing in by New Years.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:24pm
The Encounter is a limited run that is supposed to close on January 8th. Though I wouldn't be surprised if they pack it up before then.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:30pm
If you think "The Encounter" is an audiobook, you're an idiot.
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:30pm
Glad to see Jersey Boys will be going out with a bang. Not nearly as glad to see that The Color Purple won't enjoy the same honor. Though Cynthia was out for a couple days last week again so that probably didn't help.
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rangersrule132
Featured Actor Joined: 2/29/16
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 3:55pm
RippedMan said: "If you think "The Encounter" is an audiobook, you're an idiot.
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No, I do not think it is an audiobook. However, my first thought after walking out of the theatre was this would be an amazing audiobook.
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 4:36pm
What happened to Hamilton - $1million less than the prior week? Were ticket prices during Thanksgiving week marked up?
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 4:45pm
Big Apple2 said: "What happened to Hamilton - $1million less than the prior week? Were ticket prices during Thanksgiving week marked up?"
Yes. $998 premium seats.
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 5:09pm
I'm making this number up but I think Comet is 70-80% Groban, which does not bode well if true.
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 5:21pm
Pissed off Kinchloe, I bought tix on the recs of this board.
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TigerBait88
Stand-by Joined: 11/18/11
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 6:00pm
HogansHero said: "I'm making this number up but I think Comet is 70-80% Groban, which does not bode well if true.
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How well would the show have to do for you to not say something like this? C'mon...
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 6:09pm
South Florida said: "Pissed off Kinchloe, I bought tix on the recs of this board.
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Huh?
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 6:24pm
HogansHero said: "I'm making this number up but I think Comet is 70-80% Groban, which does not bode well if true.
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If true, they would be fine until July as he just extended. Everyone is boding along just fine.
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 6:35pm
neonlightsxo said: "I'm surprised The Encounter hasn't announced they're closing early.
The is probably one of the cheapest shows to run on Broadway. It's a one-man show, two if you include the alternate. The only competition it has in terms of the lowest running cost is probably Heisenberg.
PaulWom
Featured Actor Joined: 8/8/16
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 7:08pm
neonlightsxo said: "Also that's a low figure for The Illusionists. Didn't it do much better the past 2 years? "
It's doing about the same as it was last year this time: https://www.broadwayworld.com/grossesshow.cfm?show=THE-ILLUSIONISTS-LIVE-ON-BROADWAY&year=2015
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 7:47pm
HenryTDobson said: "HogansHero said: "I'm making this number up but I think Comet is 70-80% Groban, which does not bode well if true.
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If true, they would be fine until July as he just extended. Everyone is boding along just fine.
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I wonder how much more he will be making for extending.
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/5/16 at 11:53pm
Groban did a string of shows around NYC last year for his album, and tickets were not hard to come by. I don't think he's that major of a draw. But maybe it is the tipping point for a lot of tourists? Seeing someone famous on your trip. But think the show has good word of mouth.
canadian fan
Featured Actor Joined: 8/15/16
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16
Posted: 12/6/16 at 12:05am
As a theatre goer who will be a tourist in NY this May, and one who has purchased Comet tickets, Groban had zero to do with my purchasing tickets. I actually couldn't name one of his songs (yikes?) And at the beginning I was torn with a lot of positive reviews but at the same time a lot of negative ones as well for this show. But in reading every review I could find, the more I read, the more I got the feeling that for the most part (ok over generalizing perhaps) but MOST of the negative reviews I saw were from either people who went strictly to see Josh Groban and cared little about the actual play, and maybe tourists who would maybe enjoy a more mainstream type production. This production seems to be appreciated more by people who have seen many types of productions and who can appreciate something a little different rather than step on it because its different. Could be totally wrong, but just my take for what its worth....
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