Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/1/18

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Up for the week by attendance was: THE ICEMAN COMETH (100.0%), ROCKTOPIA (81.9%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (18.8%), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (18.4%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (16.4%), SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (13.2%), BEAUTIFUL (10.4%), KINKY BOOTS (10.3%), LOBBY HERO (10.2%), ANASTASIA (10.0%), CHICAGO (9.1%), MY FAIR LADY (8.8%), HELLO, DOLLY! (8.7%), THE BAND'S VISIT (4.8%), THREE TALL WOMEN (4.2%), WAITRESS (4.0%), ALADDIN (3.2%), THE LION KING (3.1%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (3.0%), COME FROM AWAY (2.3%), FROZEN (2.1%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (1.2%), WICKED (1.0%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (0.4%), MEAN GIRLS (0.1%), CAROUSEL (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance was: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (-7.4%), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (-2.8%), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (-1.8%), ANGELS IN AMERICA (-0.6%), HAMILTON (-0.2%),

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barcelona20 said: "About 65% of Broadway shows weresold out or almost sold out (95% and above)last week. Pretty impressive!"

Spring break, most likely?

I love seeing that HELLO, DOLLY still has legs with Bernadette.

Am I the only one who is SHOCKED by that four-performance number for Summer?

Great numbers for most!!! Margaritaville doesn't exactly appeal to the families on Spring break. But it's future looks bleak.

This has gotta be the first time in well over a year where Hamilton has not been the top grossing show of the week.

BroadwayRox3588 said: "This has gotta be the first time in well over a year where Hamilton has not been the top grossing show of the week."

In fairness, The Lion King did have one more performance. I mean...the numbers on it are still extraordinary--especially for a show that's been open 20 years!!!!

Miles2Go2 said: "- TheBoys in the Band (previews start 4/30) (Closes 8/12) (P)"

8/11, actually.

Several thoughts:

1. To those who predicted that demand for DEH would go down post Platt, he has been gone 4 months now and the average ticket price is only behind Hamilton and the obscenely priced Springsteen show; and, given the miserable musicals produced this season, I am willing to bet that the demand is not going down any time in the foreseeable future.

2. Is Beautiful reaching the end? The past two summers saw Beautiful grosses buck trends and go down. If that is the case here, how much longer can it last?

3. I am thinking that once kids are out of school, Spongebob seems pretty guaranteed to run through the summer, based on its increased business when kids are off for holidays. A successful Tony performance would not hurt business.

4. If you compare the first 13 weeks of Chicago's grosses this year to the first thirteen weeks of its post-holiday grosses in 2017 (to put them on an equal base), 2018 is ahead of 2017 by about 5%. I continue to be boggled by its staying power. Kinky Boots is exactly where it was at this time last year. If the trend continues per 2016, not Brendon Urie's year, I am guessing that KB will still be opened at year-end 2018.

5. If they can continue to manage costs and average $350K a week as they have done so far this year -- an given that the Lyceum is not an in-demand theatre -- I am betting that TPTGW also stands an excellent chance of being here until the end of the year, certainly at least Labor Day. I really disliked the show, but I am delighted that it is continuing to attract audiences.

6. I was actually disappointed with Dolly's gross. I really expected that the average price of a ticket would go up more than $0.72 per ticket last week, given the holiday week. Look at how much the average ticket price went up for so many other shows. I guess it really will underperform -- relative to where I would have expected it to be, given the original reviews, and the fact that it is barely into its second year (not even a year since the official opening night) -- unless they can draw someone bigger than a Broadway legend. (I actually think Audra McDonald would draw large audiences at a considerably higher ticket price, although I am not sure if her voice is right for the score).

7. I am AMAZED at Anastasis's grosses. Although not selling out, it has averaged over $920K per week year-to-date. This for a show that got (well-deserved) totally mediocre reviews and virtually no Tony love.

HenryTDobson said: "I'm constantly impressed with Waitress's numbers. Even without 'a star,'they're still selling well!"

Same! I saw the show shortly after it opened and only returned for the second time last Friday and was able to get a standing room ticket! I didn't think it was still selling out, but I guess so :P

Jarethan said: "Maybe, it'll never recoup. I can think of two long-runs that did not: Shenandoah ran over 1,000 performances40 years ago, which was a MUCH BIGGER DEAL in those days and didn't recoup. Jeckyl (sic) / Hyde ran almost 4 years and never recouped.

That said, the longer it runs, the longer people are employed AND it becomes that much more of a potential monster hit for every regional theatre and college in the country."

The producers have already announced that they were over 70% recouped, and we expecting to recoup during the first quarter.

Agreed. I am already assuming that nothing is going to change its trajectory to be a financial failure, but there have been a lot of really entertaining shows that were financial failures despite decent runs. The longer the show runs, the more employment, the more audiences get to enjoy it (or, admittedly, not), the more viable it becomes for a lot of regional productions, etc.

I have to admit that I have not seen it yet (out of town), only have a couple of remaining slots to fill in my next trip (and I am not likely to see this at that time, because of the competition for those slots); however, if it is still opened in October, when I return to Florida, it has an increased likelihood of being one of the shows that I see.