Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/4/18

[Rob]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:08pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 2/4/2018 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 was: THE CHILDREN (4.0%), WICKED (1.1%),

Down for the week by attendance was: WAITRESS (-13.2%), THE PARISIAN WOMAN (-9.8%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (-9.1%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-8.7%), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (-8.4%), CHICAGO (-7.8%), KINKY BOOTS (-6.6%), HELLO, DOLLY! (-6.1%), JOHN LITHGOW: STORIES BY HEART (-6.1%), FARINELLI AND THE KING (-5.4%), BEAUTIFUL (-5.4%), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (-5.4%), THE BAND'S VISIT (-5.1%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-4.6%), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (-4.3%), ANASTASIA (-2.2%), LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS (-1.6%), THE LION KING (-1.0%), ALADDIN (-1.0%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.9%), COME FROM AWAY (-0.4%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (-0.3%), HAMILTON (-0.2%),

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[LesWickedly]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:14pm

Wow. Pretty much every show down this week. Before anyone asks, the drop in Waitress is because Jason had planned absences out of the show (either 2 or 3 this week).

[binau]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:15pm

Rough week! I suspect Dolly is going to drop below 1 million next week. We urgently need warm weather and tourists!

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:16pm

Dolly managed to do ok.  But beginning this week is when the struggle begins.  All performances this week have very heavy availability.   Ahh winter.

Updated On: 2/5/18 at 03:16 PM

[binau]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:20pm

The mezz is almost completely empty for tonight. Unless they can sell a lot of last-minute tickets at TKTS, I’m worried!

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:21pm

That has to be the first time BOM has dropped below a million dollars in a while!

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:22pm

qolbinau said: "The mezz is almost completely empty for tonight. Unless they can sell a lot of last-minute tickets at TKTS, I’m worried!"

You mean tomorrow?  I don't think theres a performance tonight.  But yes.  Dolly has some very scary weeks ahead.  If you look at telecharge it is as if there is very little advance sale. 

[binau]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:25pm

Yes tomorrow. Sorry I’m now back in a different time zone haha.

[binau]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:27pm

Wicked’s numbers are also hilariously mediocre. I guess it’s just that’s time of year (looking back they did similar numbers - the next two weeks are killer).

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:29pm

With all the money Bette took in for the box office, do we really need to worry about "Hello Dolly"? You can't tell me the producers didn't make a nice piece of change on the original revival cast, and about able to plow through the deep cold in the winter. Am I missing something?

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:30pm

Parisian, Spongebob and School of Rock continue their tumble! Yikes, I feel bad for the Sponge!

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:31pm

fashionguru_23 said: "With all the money Bette took in for the box office, do we really need to worry about "Hello Dolly"? You can't tell me the producers didn't make a nice piece of change on the original revival cast, and about able to plow through the deep cold in the winter. Am I missing something?"

 

Why loose the money when you can keep it?  And not worried. It is not my money. Just observing and discussing.  

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:31pm

BOM hasn't been below $1 million since previews. The demand has been gone for a while with newer shows taking the spotlight (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen). Certain shows can't have much longer.

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:31pm

The one bit of good news is that The Children finished (relatively) strong

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:34pm

SmokeyLady said: "fashionguru_23 said: "With all the money Bette took in for the box office, do we really need to worry about "Hello Dolly"? You can't tell me the producers didn't make a nice piece of change on the original revival cast, and about able to plow through the deep cold in the winter. Am I missing something?"



Why loose the money when you can keep it? And not worried. It is not my money. Just observing and discussing.

"

SmokeyLady, I agree with you. I just don't understand sometimes when some people make out the grosses and ticket sales for "Hello Dolly" that of "Soul Doctor" or "Home for the Holidays".

[Bette's Turban]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:37pm

My uneducated prediction for Hello Dolly is that it will struggle along till the end of Bernadette's contract and then they will close it and use the physical production for the tour.  I am just sad to see this hot production become "Discount Dolly".  

Updated On: 2/5/18 at 03:37 PM

[Wick3]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:43pm

ACL2006 said: "BOM hasn't been below $1 million since previews. The demand has been gone for a while with newer shows taking the spotlight (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen). Certain shows can't have much longer."

Wow! I didn't know that. I do know that BOM doesn't get the school groups because of the profanity in the show. 

As for the other shows, poor Spongebob! I saw it this past week and I loved it! 

For Hello Dolly, is there a discount code out there for Bernadette? I'm hesitant to seeing it at the moment because it's in previews. 

[binau]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:44pm

fashionguru_23 said: "SmokeyLady said: "fashionguru_23 said: "With all the money Bette took in for the box office, do we really need to worry about "Hello Dolly"? You can't tell me the producers didn't make a nice piece of change on the original revival cast, and about able to plow through the deep cold in the winter. Am I missing something?"



Why loose the money when you can keep it? And not worried. It is not my money. Just observing and discussing.

"

SmokeyLady, I agree with you. I just don't understand sometimes when some people make out the grosses and ticket sales for "Hello Dolly" that of "Soul Doctor" or "Home for the Holidays"."

It's fine now - if they sustained these numbers I'd be happy for them. I fear that there is about to be a severe drop next week (and perhaps beyond unless things can improve). 

Maybe if they will hover around the nut it won't be too bad - but for example, it makes me wonder if they aren't filling the coffers with excess change or if they need a decent reserve for some of the very slow weeks (even if they make up for it in stronger weeks as spring/summer comes) - who is going to shell out for a new cast recording? And will they think twice about continuing after Bernadette?

I mean, I guess we can wait and see - believe me I'm the LAST person that wants to see any sad decline in numbers. I'm just fearful it might happen. 

Updated On: 2/5/18 at 03:44 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:45pm

BOM had seven shows last week, and was still was at 95.4% of its gross potential in year seven.  

[Princeton2]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:55pm

whilst Bette brought in a lot of money, she cost a lot too. this cast will be a lot cheaper to maintain so they may not need to take as much as you'd expect

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 3:59pm

Didn't even notice BOM only did 7 shows. I wonder why?

[DAME]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 4:00pm

Princeton2 said: "whilst Bette brought in a lot of money, she cost a lot too. this cast will be a lot cheaper to maintain so they may not need to take as much as you'd expect "

They do need to cover their costs and make some profit .  This A not a cheap show to run.

Updated On: 2/5/18 at 04:00 PM

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 5:17pm

LesWickedly said: "Wow. Pretty much every show down this week. Before anyone asks, the drop in Waitress is because Jason had planned absences out of the show (either 2 or 3 this week)."

That's not correct.. because Tues and Wed were the slowest days - and Jason was out as scheduled on Thursday and Friday. Thursday was Waitress Karaoke and weekends/Fridays are always crowded.

Waitress had two shows on Wednesday and only one on Sunday as opposed to one Wednesday and two Sundays because of the Superbowl. Two Wednesdays are not as profitable it seems as two Sundays. And it WAS a slow week for many.

 

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 5:15am

Wick3 said: "For Hello Dolly, is there a discount code out there for Bernadette? I'm hesitant to seeing it at the moment because it's in previews."

It’s on TodaYTix. I paid $41 and had pretty fantastic seats (front mezzanine, only had to slightly adjust my posture when they went down in front of the pit). Highly recommend. 

[mar6411]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 7:50am

Wick3 said: 
For Hello Dolly, is there a discount code out there for Bernadette? I'm hesitant to seeing it at the moment because it's in previews."

There is one on theatermania, but if you just go to telechargeoffers, there is a link right on the front page.  

https://www.telechargeoffers.com/home.aspx