Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/28/13

[Rob]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:06pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 4/28/2013 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: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (6.2%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (4.7%), MAMMA MIA! (4.5%), THE RASCALS: ONCE UPON A DREAM (3.8%), THE LION KING (1.5%), I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS (1.3%), JERSEY BOYS (1.2%), CHICAGO (1.2%), KINKY BOOTS (1.0%), CINDERELLA (0.6%), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (0.5%), ROCK OF AGES (0.4%), MATILDA (0.2%), ANN (0.2%), MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance was: THE TESTAMENT OF MARY (-20.4%), ORPHANS (-15.4%), JEKYLL & HYDE (-13.6%), MACBETH (-9.9%), THE BIG KNIFE (-8.3%), ANNIE (-5.8%), NEWSIES (-4.2%), THE NANCE (-3.8%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (-3.5%), ONCE (-2.7%), WICKED (-2.0%), LUCKY GUY (-1.5%), VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE (-0.6%), PIPPIN (-0.5%), THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES (-0.4%),

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[jetts7]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:09pm

Ouch Spider-Man!

[jnb9872]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:13pm

MACBETH had a down week, and still managed to outgross JEKYLL & HYDE despite having two less performances and being in a theatre nearly half the size.

The Marquis might as well just be demolished the way this decade's gone so far.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:15pm

Good to see that CINDERELLA's capacity has risen slightly but grosses still drooping.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:20pm

^ I think the show will play very well to families over the summer after school's out.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:20pm

Kinky Boots and Motown have been the surprises of the season for me... I did not think either of them would do as well as they are.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:25pm

I thought Motown would struggle, so very surprised there, Always thought Kinky Boots would do well, it is a subject matter that appeals to theatre goers.

Yes ouch Spiderman that is hemorrhaging $200k in peak tourist season, how long has this show got in its reserve?

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:26pm

The spring grosses for 'Cinderella' have also been stronger than the ones for the last two original musicals that played at the Broadway Theatre, 'Shrek the Musical' and 'Sister Act'.

'Annie' is really going to need Jane Lynch to boost its grosses soon.

Updated On: 4/29/13 at 03:26 PM

[Musical Master]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:36pm

^Oh yeah, that's right. Thanks :)

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:36pm

I'm hearing whispers that once TONY nominations are out, that Cinderella is going to have one hell of a campaign. They've apparently lined up quite a few talk shows and other appearances.

[evic]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:41pm

Jane will make a splash in Annie, then the Palace will be available for the fall.

[TheatreKid3]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 3:56pm

I know this show won't be coming in for at least another season or two, but I think HUNCHBACK would be a great fit for the Palace.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:02pm

Always thought Kinky Boots would do well, it is a subject matter that appeals to theatre goers.

You know how theatre goers love musicals about struggling shoe factories and drag queens...

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:10pm

LOL, In fairness before you try and slay me dead, with your poisoned barbed arrows, I always though Kinky Boots would appeal to theatre goer as you point out...... 'struggling shoe factory' bang on for the average Broadway theatre goer, no would go because of 'drag queens' surely, that must be a big turn off for Broadway?

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:12pm

I don't even know what you're saying with all your commas instead of periods and multiple ellipses.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:13pm

Surely people loved BILLY ELLIOT and THE FULL MONTY for their working-class-industrial-town-settings and not anything else, right?

Also, I'm assuming the running costs for ANN and MARY are lower, but would anyone else consider them in danger of closing up shop early if the Tony's let them down tomorrow? JEKYLL looks like the only other show that'll struggle to stay open for the summer.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:18pm

"Jane will make a splash in Annie, then the Palace will be available for the fall."

Or 'Annie' might play through the holidays and close in January. It did very over Christmas and New Year's. During one of those weeks, it made $2 million. It's also great show for the holiday season. However, there's a chance, and probably a good one, that it won't stay open much longer after Lynch leaves unless they get another big name to play Miss Hannigan.

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:18pm

JEKYLL is only aaround until June 30...It simply just won't extend

[Princeton Returns]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:20pm

If it goes down well in London maybe Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will move into the Palace after Annie. Id imagine they will want a large theatre

[jnb9872]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:27pm

And MARY's only until the following week, 7/7. ANN goes on another two months to 9/1.

I'm just wondering, if the numbers are bad enough (or if they get even worse), those three seem like the only ones left in danger of pulling the plug. Now that we've lost HARDBODY and TIFFANY'S, it looks like everything else is in good shape and that's good news.

[Sauja]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:35pm

"JEKYLL is only aaround until June 30...It simply just won't extend"

"Only" two months can seem like a mighty long time if you're hemorrhaging money week by week. Same is true of ANN and MARY. I wouldn't be surprised by any of those limited runs getting even more limited for better or worse.

Of the three, I'm certainly rooting for MARY to find an audience most of all.

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:38pm

I am not sure how much “Jekyll” will benefit by summer tourism season starting, either (the little of it that it will be open for). After having toured already, that automatically cuts down the amount of tourists who might have seen it in NYC had they not already in their hometowns.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 4:47pm

KINKY is kickin' butts. better numbers than MATILDA.
PIPPIN'S number went down(slightly) after reviews, maybe Daphne Rubin was correct.

[massofmen]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 5:08pm

kinky wont' last. CIndy Lauper has been on every talk show trumping her show..that will die off as will the show. When wives ask their husbands "what would you rather see, a show about drag queens and boots or anything else.." they will pick anything else. Ask Priscilla.

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 7:29pm

Yes, because heterosexual married men comprise such a huge portion of the Broadway audience anyway. I don't know what crystal ball you're looking into regarding Kinky Boots, but you might want to check to see if it is cracked. The grosses speak for themselves.