Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/16/25

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: EUREKA DAY (5.3%), A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL (3%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (2.4%), THE GREAT GATSBY (2.3%), THE LION KING (2%), ALADDIN (0.9%), SIX: THE MUSICAL (0.8%), MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (0.5%), THE OUTSIDERS (0.2%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: CHICAGO (-12.1%), GYPSY (-12.1%), OH, MARY! (-10.4%), HELL'S KITCHEN (-8.7%), CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB (-6.4%), MJ (-4.3%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-3.6%), HADESTOWN (-3.3%), & JULIET (-2.9%), DEATH BECOMES HER (-2.2%), SUNSET BLVD. (-1.8%), HAMILTON (-1.7%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-1.6%), REDWOOD (-1.5%), ENGLISH (-1.3%),

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I’m sure Valentine’s Day and the 3 day weekend provided the boost for much of these shows.

MINCEMEAT was sold out for the first preview long ago, so no surprises there. However, they start at just the right time to build up the early buzz and word of mouth that could potentially draw away from other new shows that are incoming. The next two weeks appear relatively well sold.

Unlike past early-spring entries, this one is riding in on a tidal wave of critical praise and quite a few awards, so I estimate it will hold up. It also seems like it would be relatively cheap to run compared to something like DEATH BECOMES HER.

The cast is contracted for a year, so let’s see if they will extend past the 16 week limited run

Ensemble1665759202 said: "Pretty impressive result for Redwood off 7 shows (assuming opening night was invited) to basically hit $1 million."



Very impressive considering the show is horrible

Updated On: 2/19/25 at 10:47 PM

Someone on reddit does a breakdown though idk where their data comes from - https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1isql5x/presidents_day_grosses_analysis_week_ending/

Ensemble1665759202 said: "Someone on reddit does a breakdown though idk where their data comes from -https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1isql5x/presidents_day_grosses_analysis_week_ending/

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This is the out of state college student that Ken Davenport now employs... Take it with a grain of salt.

Ensemble1665759202 said: "Someone on reddit does a breakdown though idk where their data comes from"

There is only one data set, from one data source. Everything else is speculation. Judging by its density to depth ratio, I suspect it is largely the product of AI: IOW, organized (not to be confused with educated) guessing.

mridley2 said: "This is the out of state college student that Ken Davenport now employs... Take it with a grain of salt."

help me understand the math here. Gatsby as an example.

The Great Gatsby- $1.3 million gross, 92% capacity, $120 atp (Up ~$293k from last week)

Gross Less-Fees: $1.165 million; Estimated Weekly Operating Cost: $850k/week; Estimated Profit (Loss): $164k

Estimated profit of $164K is not what the math shows. Gross less fees of $1.165M minus Weekly Op costs $850k = $315K. Why are they only reporting estimated profit of $164K? that's almost exactly half. what am I missing?

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As others have said, he's not an insider, so a large pinch of salt should be taken. However, regarding this particular question, you can look at his methodologies, which he links to in the post. He's taking off royalties before profits. I suspect few of these numbers are that close to the truth, but directionally, I don't think he's a million miles away either on many shows.

bwaydreamer said: "QueenAlice said: "Jarethan said: "Definitely feel bad that SB is not doing nearly as well as I expected it to do. I still think it was one of the most thrilling performances I have seen in years. IF it stays at this subdued level, I think that will have an influence on the Tony's outcome for actress. A hot ticket SB would give NS a better chance than its rathertepid performance.

IfAudra MacD was out for 2 performances, Gypsy's drop was not as serious as I would have expected.

I have held up buying tix for OperationMincemeat in hopes of a shot at a discount. I am guessing time has run out for that to happen. Oh, well..


I don't think anyone can say SUNSET BOULEVARD's numbers are tepid. It's still grossing well over $1M a week which is well above its weekly running cost. The show is also very close to recouping and will prove to be one of the biggest money makers of the season. That is the story they will spin come spring when the Tonys are in play.
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I wouldn't say Sunset's numbers are tepid, but the shine has definitely worn off. Being below 90% capacitywith an average ticket price lower than something like BoM, which has been around for like 15 years, does not bode well. It's only been open for 4 months and already dropping significantly. This is not the hit that the fans want it to be. The weekly running cost is right around a million and they advertise heavily so I don't think it's making as much money as they would like."

Much of SUNSET's lower numbers are from Tuesday Mandy shows that sell at less than half usually with comps in the mix. Wed matinees sell better than Tuesday's but is the other weak day. Otherwise, packed.

I’m curious if they did operating costs and grosses on a performance by performance basis would Mandy’s performances be costing them money? Sweeney Todd kind of proved you don’t need to have the alternate date and can just have a 7 performance week schedule and still profit. It’s a nifty way to lower supply and they could probably get away with increasing prices on the remaining 7 performances.

QueenAlice said: "Jarethan said: "Definitely feel bad that SB is not doing nearly as well as I expected it to do. I still think it was one of the most thrilling performances I have seen in years. IF it stays at this subdued level, I think that will have an influence on the Tony's outcome for actress. A hot ticket SB would give NS a better chance than its rathertepid performance.

IfAudra MacD was out for 2 performances, Gypsy's drop was not as serious as I would have expected.

I have held up buying tix for OperationMincemeat in hopes of a shot at a discount. I am guessing time has run out for that to happen. Oh, well..


I don't think anyone can say SUNSET BOULEVARD's numbers are tepid. It's still grossing well over $1M a week which is well above its weekly running cost. The show is also very close to recouping and will prove to be one of the biggest money makers of the season. That is the story they will spin come spring when the Tonys are in play.
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You may be in the know in a way that I am not, but I find it hard to believe that it anywhere near close to returning its investment after about 20 weeks, unless the initial investment is a lot less than I thought it was. The grosses are, on the one hand, fine; on the other hand, tepid. The average ticket price is below Six, Gatsby, Hadestown and BOM; I would have expected, based on the initial excitement and some really stellar reviews (if not universal), that it would be doing a lot better than it is. The key driver, though, is that it seems to me -- minus absolutely no info -- that it is going to be hard to return its investment unless business (i.e., average ticket price, picks up.

Looking at Sunset's average ticket price, as well as the seating chart of availability for this week I think it's pretty reasonable to suggest that the hype for Sunset has softened a little. However, looking at Gypsy's seating chart it also has loads of availability now that didn't use to appear (and it has been running less than Sunset!)

Audra's Gypsy is starting to enter the period that prestige shows for theatre fans start to slow down....so I think it's going to be a real test to see how things go over the next month or so.

When tourism starts to increase I imagine there is also opportunity for the grosses to pick up again, especially for Sunset Boulevard given Nicole's name and the production probably appeals to a wide general audience. I'm not yet sure whether Audra's Gypsy was the hottest ticket in town and the theatre to be for locals or whether she does appeal more widely (she has far less followers than Nicole does on Instagram, although I guess Audra's older fan base are less likely to use instagram).

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