Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 3:05pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 2/28/2016 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: HUGHIE (2.3%), OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR (0.7%), BLACKBIRD (0.6%), THE LION KING (0.2%),
Down for the week by attendance was: FINDING NEVERLAND (-25.8%), MATILDA (-22.3%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-21.3%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-18.0%), KINKY BOOTS (-16.4%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (-16.0%), JERSEY BOYS (-16.0%), WICKED (-15.9%), SHE LOVES ME (-15.7%), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (-15.0%), CHICAGO (-14.2%), BEAUTIFUL (-13.1%), ON YOUR FEET! (-11.6%), DISASTER! (-10.6%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (-10.6%), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (-9.5%), LES MISÉRABLES (-8.9%), FUN HOME (-8.3%), THE COLOR PURPLE (-7.0%), THE KING AND I (-4.8%), ALADDIN (-4.6%), THE HUMANS (-2.6%), NOISES OFF (-1.6%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.7%),
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 3:10pm
Obvious and expected dip across the board, particularly for family-friendly shows of the likes of Matilda.
But Finding Neverland... OUCH.
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 3:15pm
Happy to see The Humans climbing a bit this week- hopefully the raves are helping.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 3:16pm
That was a pretty rough week all around.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 3:28pm
Ouch, Disaster.
A lot of shows look like they're in trouble. Hope things pick up for Something Rotten and Curious Incident in particular.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
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KCW
Featured Actor Joined: 10/31/15
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 3:35pm
Why would this week br poor for grosses? Am I forgetting something? Was it the Oscars? That wouldn't affect anything because most shows only have a Saturday matinee.
I appoligise for any spelling mistakes. I may be on my mobile. Clumsy fingers and small little touchscreen keys don't mixx. I try to spellcheck, but I may miss something.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
Broadway kid 2
Stand-by Joined: 6/7/14
KCW
Featured Actor Joined: 10/31/15
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:21pm
It just seemed really low, but I guess the winter is a bad thing. I wonder why the mild weather didn't alleviate it.
I appoligise for any spelling mistakes. I may be on my mobile. Clumsy fingers and small little touchscreen keys don't mixx. I try to spellcheck, but I may miss something.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:26pm
It's a slow time of year for tourism. A few warm days doesn't matter. Every year this happens.
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:33pm
But why was it so much worse than the previous week which was also in February? Was the previous week part of a mid-winter break for schools or some such? The grosses on their own aren't necessarily shocking (although: yikes, Finding Neverland), but I'm surprised by the size of the week to week shift.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:35pm
"Happy to see The Humans climbing a bit this week- hopefully the raves are helping."
What else would be helping? Certainly not the stinking stinking-up-the-bathroom play itself!
The critics just keep doing what they do so well: sticking it to the public.
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:37pm
Sauja, the previous week was mid-winter recess for most NYC schools.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:38pm
Ouch..
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neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:48pm
School breaks and a holiday weekend over 2/14-15.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:51pm
I would actually venture to guess that the warmer weather this past week hurt grosses even more. Precedence demonstrates that nobody plans on going to the theatre in February—so when the weather is surprisingly warm, then, no one says, "Ooh! Let's go sit in a Broadway theatre for 3 hours!" They go and do other things.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 4:56pm
"But why was it so much worse than the previous week which was also in February? Was the previous week part of a mid-winter break for schools or some such? The grosses on their own aren't necessarily shocking (although: yikes, Finding Neverland), but I'm surprised by the size of the week to week shift."
First of all, I don't know what this "warmer weather" thing is about because I haven't been feeling it aside from last Saturday. A lot of schools were on break last week and apparently there were a lot of tourists coming in too for some kind of break/vacation. I can't remember if the person I talked to said they were European or Asian tourists but apparently there was a big influx of prospective ticket buyers.
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 5:08pm
Darn, "Chicago's" grosses were really rough. I guess Eddie George didn't bring in as many people as the producers had hoped for. Still, the improved weather in the coming weeks will surely bring in an improvement in the box office. Plus, Jason Danieley is fantastic as Billy Flynn. He's top notch!
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 5:17pm
Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Darn, "Chicago's" grosses were really rough. I guess Eddie George didn't bring in as many people as the producers had hoped for. Still, the improved weather in the coming weeks will surely bring in an improvement in the box office. Plus, Jason Danieley is fantastic as Billy Flynn. He's top notch!
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Is all you care about Chicago?
Updated On: 2/29/16 at 05:17 PM
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 6:20pm
ethan231h said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Darn, "Chicago's" grosses were really rough. I guess Eddie George didn't bring in as many people as the producers had hoped for. Still, the improved weather in the coming weeks will surely bring in an improvement in the box office. Plus, Jason Danieley is fantastic as Billy Flynn. He's top notch!
"Is all you care about Chicago?" It's what I'm familiar with. Do you have a problem with that?
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Is all you care about Chicago?
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"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 6:22pm
Don't start with Patti. We should all be so lucky to have a show we're so passionate about.
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 7:03pm
the next few weeks might make or break some shows until the two weeks for Spring break arrives. We shall see if any shows announce/post closing notices in March.
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KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/28/16
Posted: 2/29/16 at 7:10pm
neonlightsxo said: "School breaks and a holiday weekend over 2/14-15.
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YES..if you look at the group, the top 3 losses were for Neverland, Matilda and School of Rock (which are somewhat associated as "kid shows" ) because last week was a school holiday for lots of schools. It was a bad week period....
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