Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:25pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 5/3/2009 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.
#2re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:30pmBig drop for EXIT THE KING. I wonder what that was about.
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PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#3re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:31pm
Oof. Bad week.
9 to 5 better pray for Tonys.
#4re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:31pm
9 to 5 will survive on bad reviews.
And I'm worried about In The Heights.
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#5re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:34pmI truly do not see how The 39 Steps is hanging on.
LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
tking001
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/3/09
#6re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:36pm
Ouch
Pretty bad week
Ouch for Irena's Vow, Desire, August, Joe Turner
And
WHEN IS REASONS GOING TO CLOSE? I'm not saying that b/c I think it's a bad show but I truely don't see how with these low numbers it is still open.
Also August
I'm hoping all of these will hold out untill the Tony's
#8re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:40pm
What is the weekly cut for In The Heights?
This is a bad time of the year, spring break is over and it's not the summer yet. Numbers will pick up soon.
#9re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:41pm
Yowza...
Times is hard.
Times is haaarrrd.
While it's probably not what the box offices prefer to sell, just a heads-up to students: When grosses plummet (like this) it's almost a sure-fire-way to grab a student discount ticket and be placed in the orchestra. Just ask for the "best that they got" and chances are, they'll fill you into prime seats.
Updated On: 5/4/09 at 03:41 PM
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#10re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:43pmAre you joking, CS? In the Hieghts has been doing better than most shows on Broadway. One bad week won't kill it.
BS
Understudy Joined: 6/2/05
#12re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:45pm
Wow, I'm surprised at Exit the King. Tough week for a lot of shows.
People were saying that Next to Normal had full houses (either sold out/close to sold out) Thurs-Sat. I got my hopes up thinking the attendance would be much better. 
9 to 5 has had amazing attendance, but perhaps because of comps for opening night and for previews, their ticket prices and grosses aren't that high.
#13re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:54pmBIG drop for Joe Turner. Gosh, with all the great revivals opening up lately, it seems a few of them are getting overlooked, despite the quality.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#14re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:56pm
What a terrible week.
It's looking like we all thought it would...N2N is going to have to win Best Musical to make any kind of profit back...and that's just not gonna happen.
#15re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 3:56pmI don't think 9 to 5 is doing that bad. It had good attendance, and the gross did go up, not by a lot though. I think it will do very well in the summer.
#16re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:09pm
how is August & Avenue Q still staying open?? They haven't had a good week in a long time.
Keep up those great numbers, Hair!!
#17re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:12pm
Wasn't there a school break recently that might account for a drop since classes returned or am I mistaken? There is lots to choose from too, especially for plays, and people are cutting back so shows are gonna hurt.
Regarding 9 to 5, I try to stay positive by remembering there were positive aspects to the reviews, which were genuinely mixed, rather than painting them with a broad brush. Of course, it's not what would be hoped for in this or any economy, but it's something. The reader reviews on the NY Times page are in large disagreement with Brantley... I think the word of mouth will definitely be beneficial, though it's anybody's guess if it'll be enough or how long it may take to get stronger.
#18re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:16pm
"They haven't had a good week in a long time."
Avenue Q had a great week a couple weeks ago.
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#19re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:32pm
Irena's Vow will probably announce it's closing soon... it won't get nominated for Best Play and if the precursors are any indication, Feldshuh may get overlooked as well. Those numbers are awful.
And I also don't understand how The 39 Steps is hanging on... it's not even filling half of the smallest Broadway theatre.
9 to 5 will be fine. It managed to increase in both gross and attendance during its opening week, when most shows see a decline. It doesn't need raves to be popular.
Updated On: 5/4/09 at 04:32 PM
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#20re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:45pmThe 39 Steps just two weeks ago was in the $225,000-$250,000 range at 80-90% capacity. Which means it rises and falls depending upon when tourists are in town, like any other long-running show. When it has a soft week, as it did last week, its losses are minimal. So a show like that will just keep expenses down in a time like this and then benefit from Memorial Day to Labor Day, when tourists return. It's a show that I think is in for the long haul and I think its fortunes will be back on the rise again in about 2-3 weeks.
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#21re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:48pm
It's looking like we all thought it would...N2N is going to have to win Best Musical to make any kind of profit back...and that's just not gonna happen.
Come oooon Tony people, do the right thing! Billy Elliot doesn't NEED it. Next to Normal does. Help out the little guy!
heo1128
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/08
#22re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 5:11pm
Does anyone else find the N2N numbers encouraging? At least the numbers went up!
"Always look on the bright side of life" (cue whistle)
#23re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 5:20pmIf you think about it, N2N isn't a very expensive show to run AT ALL compared to shows like wicked or the lion king. The nut for N2N can't be all that large considering the orchestra can't have any more than 6 people and there are only 6 actors, a few understudies and minimal crew members. Also grosses are deceiving, the real number to look at is capacity. The Booth is one of the smallest on Bway.
Sondheim_Geek
Broadway Star Joined: 2/20/07
#24re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3
Posted: 5/4/09 at 8:01pmI honeslty wouldn't be surprised if N2N is breaking even at this point...
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