Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/8/24

[Rob]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:02pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/8/2024 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 (20.4%), A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL (18.3%), WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (10.3%), TAMMY FAYE (8.9%), THE NOTEBOOK (8.1%), OUR TOWN (7.9%), CULT OF LOVE (7.2%), MJ THE MUSICAL (5.6%), SUNSET BLVD. (3.8%), SUFFS (3.6%), DEATH BECOMES HER (3.5%), HELL'S KITCHEN (2.5%), THE ROOMMATE (2.4%), GYPSY (2.2%), THE LION KING (2%), THE GREAT GATSBY (1.6%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (1.5%), EUREKA DAY (0.7%), CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB (0.7%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (-7.6%), ELF (-7.6%), & JULIET (-6.7%), HADESTOWN (-5%), HAMILTON (-4.6%), SIX (-3.5%), ROMEO + JULIET (-3.1%), CHICAGO (-2.6%), THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA (-2.4%), STEREOPHONIC (-1.7%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-1.4%), ALADDIN (-1.2%), MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (-0.8%), LEFT ON TENTH (-0.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.3%), THE OUTSIDERS (-0.2%),

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[TigerBait88]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:05pm

Won’t lie…with the announcement of the first two TRUE sellouts on Saturday for Maybe Happy Ending I was hoping for a bit better this week…

HOWEVER I did know that the weekday shows didn’t sell as well as the weekend shows did, a small dip was expected after Thanksgiving AND the midweek shows (especially tonight) seem to be selling better. Hoping the weekend momentum from this past weekend continues into the week and through the holidays. 

Updated On: 12/10/24 at 04:05 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:16pm

Drops were to be expected for most shows post-Thanksgiving weekend, but some of them weren't too drastic and a stronger than expected week arose. We're now on track for a full season north of $1.7 billion at this rate!

Who had SUFFS reaching seven figures - at any time - when it announced its Broadway transfer?

It's as much of a shocker that ROMEO + JULIET fell out of the million-dollar club. They should bounce back, no big deal.

Strong end for WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, and it looks like THE NOTEBOOK is heading there too. TAMMY FAYE went out, once more, with a whimper.

Credit CABARET and MAYBE HAPPY ENDING for holding rather firm this week.

[binau]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:42pm

Do we think Maybe Happy Ending is making a profit? If this was 10 years ago I would suggest it would be and the show had legs, but now I am concerned. I’ll admit, I am super impressed at the turnaround and it’s more than I ever would have predicted but is it enough? And the dead of January is imminent. 

What’s frustrating is had the show opened in the spring I think the grosses would have been enough to keep producers sinking money in the hope for a best musical tony win that could have turned it into a hit. 
 

Now they’re surviving to stay afloat and I can imagine sharks swarming around the theatre for something in the spring. 

Updated On: 12/10/24 at 04:42 PM

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:43pm

Great week for Death becomes her! But MHE is still struggling, I see a closing announcement soon, it won't survive the winter.

 

Ps: bye Tammy!

 

Updated On: 12/10/24 at 04:43 PM

[TigerBait88]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:49pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Credit CABARET and MAYBE HAPPY ENDING for holding rather firm this week."

Yeah if it hadn’t been for MHE announcing the true sellouts on Saturday I probably would have been thrilled with such a hold after a holiday.

After all, I’d give it a guess that the difference between the apparent weekend sellouts that MHE has had in recent weeks and the announced ones on Saturday was maybe…20-30 seats?? Those two performances could only lift the final numbers so much. 

 

[Dkinny23]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:52pm

I had the same thought about MHE - I expected grosses to be higher given they sold out the entirety of last weekend. However I actually view this week’s grosses as a win (or at least not as a loss). They managed to keep relatively stable numbers compared to the prior week which was a holiday week! Obviously a little dip but not tremendous.That means Thanksgiving weekend was just a fluke and it wasn’t a one off. You have to especially compare it to the last non-holiday week from a week before Thanksgiving. It indicates momentum. Question is, is it enough? Trust me I want more than anything for it to stay open so that more people get to experience this beautiful show. 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:55pm

Is there an explanation for the jump for A Wonderful World or did it just have a good week?

Strong post-holiday week hold for Cabaret. Death Becomes Her and Elf are doing great.

Hooray for Suffs! 

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:55pm

Tammy didn't even reach 50% capacity for it's final week. Yeesh. 

Crossing my fingers that Maybe Happy Ending can hold steady. I don't know how it makes it past February, but damn does it deserve to. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:57pm

Mr. Wormwood said: "Is there an explanation for the jump for A Wonderful World or did it just have a good week?"

Most of its core audience was out of the city for the Thanksgiving holiday. Remember that this was also the case with A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, their numbers would typically rise after holiday weeks.

[TigerBait88]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 4:58pm

binau said: "Do we think Maybe Happy Ending is making a profit? If this was 10 years ago I would suggest it would be and the show had legs, but now I am concerned. I’ll admit, I am super impressed at the turnaround and it’s more than I ever would have predicted but is it enough? And the dead of January is  imminent.

Now they’re surviving to stay afloat and I can imagine sharks swarming around the theatre for something in the spring."

To be fair, just from looking at the MHE ticket maps, their advance sales for January are looking a good bit better than they were just say…two weeks ago? Hopefully January won’t be as dead as feared for the show. 

Also, there’s nothing announced for spring that doesn’t have a theater now outside of a Ragtime transfer. The only possibilities now for going into the Belasco are shows we don’t even know are ready to transfer like Dead Outlaw, Motive & the Cue or Gun & Powder which is going through a name change it seems so there’s gonna be a lack of recognition issue there. So, who’s to say that’s for sure a better option for the Belasco than MHE?

Updated On: 12/10/24 at 04:58 PM

[bdn223]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 6:32pm

Tammy Faye lost $25M in 6 weeks and all the online controversy surrounding it final week and it could even get above 50% capacity? I would of thought online chatter would of translated into ticket sales, I guess not.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 10:18pm

TigerBait88 said: "binau said: "Do we think Maybe Happy Ending is making a profit? If this was 10 years ago I would suggest it would be and the show had legs, but now I am concerned. I’ll admit, I am super impressed at the turnaround and it’s more than I ever would have predicted but is it enough? And the dead of January is imminent.

Now they’re surviving to stay afloat and I can imagine sharks swarming around the theatre for something in the spring."

To be fair, justfrom looking at the MHE ticket maps, their advance sales for January are looking a good bit better than they were just say…two weeks ago? Hopefully January won’t be as dead as feared for the show.

Also, there’s nothing announced for springthat doesn’t have a theater now outside of a Ragtime transfer.The only possibilities now for going into the Belasco are showswe don’t even know are ready to transfer like Dead Outlaw, Motive & the Cue or Gun & Powder which is going through a name change it seems so there’s gonna be a lack of recognition issue there. So,who’s to say that’s for sure a better option for the Belasco than MHE?"

Shows switch theaters all the time. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/10/24 at 10:44pm

binau said: "Do we think Maybe Happy Ending is making a profit?"

If they broke even last week, they did so with a giant asterisk.

The breakeven is $750K a week, however, they have undoubtedly brought that down by asking service providers, creative team, etc. to waive their weekly fees. So maybe it's about $600K a week now. But waivers can't last forever and it's eventually going to have to gross in the north-of-750 range to survive.

A lot of it might come down to the Shuberts.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 12:25am

TigerBait88 said: "binau said: "Do we think Maybe Happy Ending is making a profit? If this was 10 years ago I would suggest it would be and the show had legs, but now I am concerned. I’ll admit, I am super impressed at the turnaround and it’s more than I ever would have predicted but is it enough? And the dead of January is imminent.

Now they’re surviving to stay afloat and I can imagine sharks swarming around the theatre for something in the spring."

To be fair, justfrom looking at the MHE ticket maps, their advance sales for January are looking a good bit better than they were just say…two weeks ago? Hopefully January won’t be as dead as feared for the show.

Also, there’s nothing announced for springthat doesn’t have a theater now outside of a Ragtime transfer.The only possibilities now for going into the Belasco are showswe don’t even know are ready to transfer like Dead Outlaw, Motive & the Cue or Gun & Powder which is going through a name change it seems so there’s gonna be a lack of recognition issue there. So,who’s to say that’s for sure a better option for the Belasco than MHE?"

 

Didn't I read here that Ragtime is being produced at LCT next season?

[Ravanne_1]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 7:29am

MHE had a small drop in gross, capacity and ticket price and while it's not a huge drop, it's still a drop. This show is still very much on the bubble and could go either way. As of now, they're just barely meeting their weekly operating costs (especially if our suspicions are correct about the waivers requested to reduce costs in the short term). The show is treading water. They're not going to survive selling tickets at under $100 when they've got less than 8,000 seats available per week. Demand for the show still seems soft and selling out a few nights clearly hasn't affected the averages. The next few weeks are going to be critical.

I'm glad to see that Swept Away earned enough this week for a short reprieve so the cast and crew will get through the holidays with a paycheck. Tammy closed with a whimper (or a wet fart) and AWW seems to have found its feet somewhat. Great to see that Suffs is going to close strong and I'm tempted to try to see it one more time before the end. DBH is going to be a monster and while Cabaret is down, they're still bringing in over a million per week. Thrilled to have seen Adam in the role (even if I still dislike this production) because he was amazing.

Updated On: 12/11/24 at 07:29 AM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 8:32am

EDSOSLO858 said: "Mr. Wormwood said: "Is there an explanation for the jump for A Wonderful World or did it just have a good week?"

Most of its core audience was out of the city for the Thanksgiving holiday. Remember that this was also the case with A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, their numbers would typically rise after holiday weeks."

AWW's next few weeks look fairly solid. Who knows if that'll carry into January though. IMO, like A Beautiful Noise, their matinees are their best sellers and should be doing a matinee on Wednesdays instead of an evening performance.

[Ensemble1698878795]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 9:42am

TigerBait88 said: "binau said: "Do we think Maybe Happy Ending is making a profit? If this was 10 years ago I would suggest it would be and the show had legs, but now I am concerned. I’ll admit, I am super impressed at the turnaround and it’s more than I ever would have predicted but is it enough? And the dead of January is imminent.

Now they’re surviving to stay afloat and I can imagine sharks swarming around the theatre for something in the spring."

To be fair, justfrom looking at the MHE ticket maps, their advance sales for January are looking a good bit better than they were just say…two weeks ago? Hopefully January won’t be as dead as feared for the show.

Also, there’s nothing announced for springthat doesn’t have a theater now outside of a Ragtime transfer.The only possibilities now for going into the Belasco are showswe don’t even know are ready to transfer like Dead Outlaw, Motive & the Cue or Gun & Powder which is going through a name change it seems so there’s gonna be a lack of recognition issue there. So,who’s to say that’s for sure a better option for the Belasco than MHE?"

I believe Dead Outlaw is still trying to come in this season. It’s possible. A house will be open.