Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/18/25 — Page 2

MadsonMelo said: "DBH cost 30M, right? It really needs that Tony…"

Can you just point as to where your getting this from? Thanks.

Jordan Catalano said: "They might both be performing at the Tony Awards and hoping for a bump from that?"

I doubt either one is performing. There isn't room for all the non-nominated shows to perform and if any of them do get a slot, I'm guessing it will be Just in Time.

Call_me_jorge said: "SmokeyLady said: "MadsonMelo said: "DBH cost 30M, right? It really needs that Tony…"

Can you just point as to where your getting this from? Thanks."

The SEC filing for the show has its minimum capitalization at $29,000,000."

Wow. But that is Universal Pics? I’m not worried about DBH. But DANG!

witchoftheeast2 said: "Is the James Earl Jones cursed? When was the last time it had a show that ran more than a few months?"

Gutenberg! was the only show in recent memory that was financially successful and recouped. Although it was a limited run.

BOOP needs to double their grosses just to break even. It's very surprising they haven't announced a closing.

Harry Potter also seems certain to have a long runway from announcement to closing to juice the last several months of ticket sales from a long running show. So i feel like even if there was an announcement tomorrow, it probably wouldn't close until January at the earliest. There's also probably not a line of shows wanting the barn that is the Lyric.

Papi2013 said: "MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Also adding that Dead Outlaw is toast. They have a very low average ticket cost and are still using discounts post-Tony nominations. And even with those lower cost tickets, they aren't selling out the house. Word of mouth is fairly poor. The Tony race was supposed to be Maybe Happy Ending vs. Dead Outlaw...but MHE has firmly pulled ahead. So no Best Musical win to boost the box office. Maybe a surprise win in book or an upset in featured actress. Neither would make a dent in sales. It's a small show, so it can ride these numbers for a bit, but when new shows arrive in the fall it's going to be drowned out.

Which A-List movie stars are going to make their Broadway debuts next season? With these astronomical grosses for star-driven plays, expect them to dominate Broadway through this incoming recession. New musicals, not so much."

Actually; the race is now between MHE and DBH. With DBH showing to be a favorite in last weeks road convention.. so as far as the Tonys.. anything can still happen. I suspect financially DBH will eventually be the financial winner regardless."

If DBH cost 31.5 Million to produce they have a very long way to go before they are a financial winner regardless.

BroadwayNYC2 said: "I know theLyric renovations essentially made an auditorium within an auditorium to make it more intimate. I would assume ATG would want to keep that setup instead of reverting to the previous barn, no?"

the auditorium within an auditorium is specifically designed for the show itself. It's tricked out to accomplish certain magic in the show and is literally a part of the set design. Even if they keep the shell as built, there will still be massive costs to scrub it of the Harry Potter brand.

JSquared2 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Strangers Things grosses continue to tumble.Boop, Smash, and RWHC need to pull the plug.

Cabaret and Harry Potter also seem very close to deaths door."

You've been saying that every week. CABARET isn't going anywhere anytime soon -- sorry to disappoint.

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Cabaret is not close to hitting its weekly costs right now and its current cast is in for another 2 months. Both Orville and Eva are great but they're not commanding the higher ticket prices it needs. Even if they were to have major A listers signed and confirmed to step in after they leave, they're still in a hole.

Did DBH do the thing where they produced the out of town independently and that was looped into the overall capitalization? I believe they make more in the long term this way. The tour will be huge and the stock and amateur rights will be alive forever. It’s been over a million a week since previews and bumped to 1.3m a week since nominations and tiktok. I imagine it will do well when all is said and done.

inlovewithjerryherman said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Aren’t the Curran in San Francisco and the Mirvish in Toronto still in their Harry Potter configurations? Not sure how much of the Harry Potter “brand” was inflicted onto each respective space, but the precedent of retaining the seating and aisle arrangements is already there."

No.The Mirvish is currently occupied by THE LION KING, which tells me the spacewas not given the same immersive atmosphere the Lyric currently has.

The Curran I cannot speak to, I didn't see CURSED CHILD there. Has it been occupied since?"

Yes, not often enough in my opinion, because it’s the best of the larger San Francisco theaters. Stereophonic will be there this fall.

Updated On: 5/20/25 at 11:15 PM

The Curran has 1,667 capacity. A lot larger than its Broadway house but smaller than most of the places it will play.

bear88 said: "The Curran has 1,667 capacity. A lot larger than its Broadway house but smaller than most of the places it will play."

I don't know that 45 more seats would be considered "a lot larger."