Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/31

[Rob]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:06pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 5/31/2009 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.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

[jordangirl]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:09pm

Yay! next to normal's slow but steady climb continues! In attendance AND average ticket price!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:21pm

Hair #7 overall in grosses!!! They really need to extend God of Carnage. Even if it's with different actors. Great numbers. Really sad that August saw a decrease in grosses with Rashad in the cast. It really can't last much longer.

[little_sally]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 4:30pm

Good for Next to Normal!

Looks like a lot of other shows went down though.

[Sondheim_Geek]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:10pm

Rough week. Surprised about the increases of N2N and Godot.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:20pm

Yay Next to Normal! The steady increase continues!

[tking001]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:29pm

OUCH for August, & I still don't understand this, I went to the box office at 12:05 on Sunday and checked about rush and the lady said it was in the REAR MEZZ. I then said to her "Why in the rear mezz the show is NOT selling out, Can I get a rush ticket in the Orc or Front Mezz" She replied "That's where the student tickets are".

I don't get this, Can anyone tell me why they do this?

I mean like if they're selling 100% and offer rush in the rear mezz I'd be fine with it but it's NOT selling at all.

Anyone know how much longer it'll be around? I want to see it but want to sit in decent rush seats

[snowskittle]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:37pm

Uh oh...this looks like the worst week yet.

[little_sally]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:42pm

tking001, why can't you just be happy with the fact the show offers rush? Besides, the Music Box isn't that big.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 5:45pm

Because they are selling the tickets to you at a HUGE discount. They have the right to make you sit in the back.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:13pm

I dont think anyone should be surprised at the steady climb for
"N2N"- The word-of-mouth is very good, and it IS Tony time, and people are curious.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:31pm

What the heck happened to HAIR?

It's been on TKTS a lot lately.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:40pm

tking, if it's so empty take the rush seat and move up at intermission if there are open seats.

Updated On: 6/1/09 at 06:40 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:49pm

HAIR has nothing to worry about. In a week, it'll be the Tony Award-winner for Best Revival and ticket sales will go through the roof.

What made 9 TO 5 have such a decline this week?

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:52pm

I have nothing against HAIR at all. I am absolutely dying to see it. But usually the Best Revival Tony doesn't have much effect on the box office. And it's a shame that the production may only win 1 tony.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:53pm

Well, not sure if it's a sign but I by chanced looked for a ticket using the HAIR discount code which supposedly expires the 14th and got a discounted seat for the 25th.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:57pm

I agree, it is a shame it'll win only one award. But word of mouth is VERY strong and after it wins the Tony and performs on the telecast, I'm sure word of mouth will only get stronger. It deserves to take Lighting, Revival, Direction, and Featured Actor.

Go see it ASAP, ljay! It's the best show on Broadway.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 6:59pm

Remember, these grosses are according to the new "gross gross" reporting methods, so a comparison to last week isn't really helpful.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 7:00pm

I am really dying to see it! I am hoping to very soon. I am kind of embarrassed I haven't seen it yet, lol.

[little_sally]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 7:28pm

I definitely think the Tony will have an effect on Hair's box office.

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 7:32pm

9 to 5 : (

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 8:52pm

Im so happy for N2N

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 9:03pm

Guys and Dolls keeps surprising me with not great but not awful numbers so far...

[massofmen]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 11:13pm

hmm. now do you understand about 9-5 and advance tix sales.
How is ROA doing? :) my my that average tix price keeps going up and up as do the grosses.

here we go...and just wait for the TONY performance. I bet it will blow people away.

[george95]

Posted: 6/1/09 at 11:36pm

When I stood in line Thursday night to buy tickets to Avenue Q, I couldn't believe the huge crowds of people who were trying to buy tickets. It was chaotic, confusing and pushy. Then... I realized I was in line for the God of Carnage box office. Went one theater over to the John Golden, and it was totally deserted. However, the theater was fairly full (except for the last 5 rows of the rear mezz) and the audience was very receptive, moreso than it was the last few times I saw Q. It was interesting though that this was the first time that the George Bush line fell flat. Normally it brings down the house, but on Thursday night, people more or less didnt' respond to the line at all.