Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/22/18 — Page 2

AntV said: "I know it's not a typical Roundabout show, but they aren't just renting the theater. Roundabout is credited as an Executive Producer in the playbill and they included tickets in subscriber packages."

If so, subscriber tickets may explain part of their low ticket sales.

I don't know but I would guess it is the same as when you sometimes see any landlord as a producer: that they received points in exchange for a rent concession. It is also possible that it was the price paid for revenue flowing to the production for subscriber tickets. (Note also, that the list of producers is sort of a United Nations of landlords.)

Why is Lion King still doing so superbly well? I mean the opening is spectacular but after that it goes downhill. Saw it once and don't care to see it again but to be #2 in weekly grosses.

BuddyStarr said: "Why is Lion King still doing so superbly well? I mean the opening is spectacular but after that it goes downhill. Saw it once and don't care to see it again but to be #2 in weekly grosses."

You should ask them to close because you didn't like it. It only makes sense.

I loved Spongebob, and I hope that it gets a slew of Tony noms, but unfortunately I don't know how much that will help the box office. I am worried about them.

Not necessarily from struggling to succeeding, but there are always decent bumps at the box office after the wins. If OOTI wins, I think/hope it will make a big difference.



Can you think of a struggling revival that won? (I'm sure there are some, my brain, however, is drawing a blank)

blaxx said: "BuddyStarr said: "Why is Lion King still doing so superbly well? I mean the opening is spectacular but after that it goes downhill. Saw it once and don't care to see it again but to be #2 in weekly grosses."

You should ask them to close because you didn't like it. It only makes sense."

Never surprises me how snarky or smart some people think they are while typing in their parents basement...

The question was in relation to the the Lion King being one of the highest grossing productions last week. Thanks Dramamana611 for being the only one making a decent response. There have been other shows much more creative and interesting (and I know it's my opinion) that closed far too soon yet this one keeps going even with the multiple tours going on too. I think it's even doing better than CATS did at the same time during its run.

bdn223 said: "Company in 2007, La Cage in 2010, Porgy and Bess in 2012, and The Color Purple in 2016. The later 3 although they were not bleeding money, they were all just making ends meet during the month leading up to the Tonys."

However, of the latter three (Company closed too quickly after the Tonys to see any appreciable bump), none really seemed to benefit long-term from the win. If you take the top ten weeks that both The Color Purple and Porgy and Bess had, only one week in that top ten was a post-Tony win week, the other nine were all before the win. It really doesn't seem to show that a Best Revival win translates into a big box office boost for shows that aren't already a hot ticket.