Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/8/16

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Up for the week by attendance was: DISASTER! (12.0%), ECLIPSED (10.3%), BRIGHT STAR (6.3%), CHICAGO (2.1%), THE FATHER (2.1%), LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (1.8%), ON YOUR FEET! (1.7%), SHUFFLE ALONG, OR, THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT (1.6%), THE COLOR PURPLE (1.0%),

Down for the week by attendance was: SOMETHING ROTTEN! (-13.7%), TUCK EVERLASTING (-12.8%), AMERICAN PSYCHO (-11.0%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (-10.9%), PARAMOUR (-10.9%), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (-10.0%), THE KING AND I (-9.2%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-8.9%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-8.6%), FULLY COMMITTED (-8.4%), WICKED (-7.3%), BEAUTIFUL (-6.5%), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (-6.3%), KINKY BOOTS (-4.4%), FINDING NEVERLAND (-4.3%), JERSEY BOYS (-4.1%), BLACKBIRD (-3.6%), THE CRUCIBLE (-3.3%), LES MISÉRABLES (-3.2%), MATILDA (-2.9%), THE HUMANS (-2.9%), FUN HOME (-2.7%), SHE LOVES ME (-1.8%), ALADDIN (-1.6%), THE LION KING (-0.6%), WAITRESS (-0.6%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.3%),

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Really rough week for Tuck, and now the Neverland announcement makes more sense.

JB and KB? No, they're fine as long as they aren't losing money week to week, and they don't seem to be.

Yay Bright Star!

Updated On: 5/9/16 at 03:27 PM

The Humans is doing great. A continued upward trajectory I hope!

Sad to see Tuck doing so poorly. I saw it yesterday and actually quite enjoyed it.

There were quite a few families there yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if sales pick up a bit once summer vacation begins. Though it certainly won't magically transform into a hit just because of that.

Updated On: 5/9/16 at 03:36 PM

It is very sad to see Tuck doing poorly. I do think it's a beautiful looking production and mostly charming with some weaker songs. It's gotten a lot of vitriol that it doesn't deserve. Like JBroadway, I'm not betting on it becoming a hit but I think it has the potential to find an audience. Here's hoping it does.

Also, I'm not a student. Eclipsed isn't filling the theatre that well or bringing in that big of a gross. Are there discounts somewhere that I am not aware of or are they just sticking to their guns?

There's an Eclipsed discount on BroadwayBox- I've been meaning to use it at some point.

Updated On: 5/9/16 at 04:30 PM

I agree that if Tuck can hang on until summer vacation it might be ok for a while. I do think that the producers are suddenly ramping up the promotion of the show, which I feel was sorely lacking before it opened. There was no presence in NYC for it (no billboard in Times Square, the theater looked kind of empty from the outside, no tv commercials). When I was at TKTS a few weeks ago, people we're saying they had never even heard of it. But the parents and kids I saw at the show did really seem to like it, so it may have a chance once school is out.

Call_me_jorge said: "Happy bright star got a pick up from its noms."

It's a de minimis pickup. It is losing in the vicinity of $200k weekly, a lot to make up and not much to look forward to at the Tonys.

@Mike66-there might be some truth in that but I'm not so sure there is cause and effect. Bright Star is actually getting quite a bit of attention, in print and on TV. If it is not getting traction, I don't think it is necessarily Hamilton's fault.