Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:05pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 6/21/2015 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: GIGI (15.1%), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (5.8%), ON THE TOWN (5.0%), LES MISÉRABLES (3.5%), HAND TO GOD (3.3%), AN ACT OF GOD (3.3%), HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (2.4%), THE KING AND I (1.8%), CHICAGO (1.7%), BEAUTIFUL (1.5%), THE LION KING (0.7%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (0.4%), THE AUDIENCE (0.4%), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (0.3%), FUN HOME (0.2%), ALADDIN (0.1%),
Down for the week by attendance was: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU (-9.9%), WOLF HALL PARTS ONE & TWO (-9.5%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-1.9%), FINDING NEVERLAND (-1.8%), ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (-1.7%), MAMMA MIA! (-1.6%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (-1.2%), JERSEY BOYS (-0.9%), MATILDA (-0.6%), KINKY BOOTS (-0.1%), FISH IN THE DARK (-0.1%),
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:14pm
Ouch, for "It Shoulda Been You", and "Wolf Hall".
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:16pm
congrats to On the Town for hangin in there.
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:17pm
Thank god Wolf Hall is a limited run...it must be BLEEDING money.
Also, Skylight seems to have gone out on one hell of the high note.
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:18pm
I'm surprised OTTC is doing so poorly, I thought KC was star enough to bring it up a little bit. Not a whole ton of surprises. I wonder how much longer ISBY and Hedwig can stay open with numbers like those. I'm sure those are pretty low cost shows (especially Hedwig with such a small cast. ISBY will most likely shutter before Labor Day.
Updated On: 6/22/15 at 03:18 PM#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:24pm
"I'm surprised OTTC is doing so poorly, I thought KC was star enough to bring it up a little bit. Not a whole ton of surprises. I wonder how much longer ISBY and Hedwig can stay open with numbers like those. I'm sure those are pretty low cost shows (especially Hedwig with such a small cast. ISBY will most likely shutter before Labor Day."
It's packing the house almost to the hilt every week, I'd be wary to say that it's doing poorly. The only reason it's not a million-dollar blockbuster is that it's in a 650-seat subscriber house. (Also, Chenoweth has been out intermittently and that could have had an impact as well)
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:29pm
To my eyes, OTTC is doing fine, considering it's not a classic show with a substantial following beyond musical theater devotees. It was never a colossal hit before, and though Chenoweth has a loyal fan base, she's appeared regularly enough that she is not an event beyond it. That's not to disparage her star power or commitment to B'way, but she returns often enough that she alone won't sell tickets. Just my opinion, but the title doesn't conjure up a show that people can readily get inside. It has no famous hit song around which a TV commercial can be built, and its semi-operatic style doesn't necessarily appeal to a wider audience. So to me, these are respectable numbers, with 97% of the seats filled. It just isn't CABARET.
Actriz2
Stand-by Joined: 3/5/15
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 4:01pm
How is OTTC not doing well? It's average ticket price is over $100 and it's a near sell-out. Not to mention it has no huge-name movie stars, no well-known source material and is a subscriber-based house. It's doing fine.
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 4:35pm
OTT is not hanging in there; it is losing well over $100k a week and it has flatlined even after some of the other losers have been withdrawn from the market.
OTTC is, as others have said, doing fine.
rdsport323
Understudy Joined: 5/10/15
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 6:00pm
I guess King and I still did very well considering all the refunds given for Kelli O'Hara's missed performances.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 6:51pm
"I guess King and I still did very well considering all the refunds given for Kelli O'Hara's missed performances."
With those numbers I would guess that the number of actual refunds given was much lower than people assume it would be. Or else they had a huge wait list of people ready to buy them right back up in the cancellation line.
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/22/15 at 9:58pm
Skylight is the ****. I loved that play.
Vespertine1228
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/30/05
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 11:33am
I've never understood why they thought Wolf Hall in such a gigantic theater would make money. British transfers need a recognizable title, a big star, or a very high concept to be successful. I just don't think "6 hours of British history on stage!" qualifies.
I anticipate similar problems with King Charles III. Obviously they're very different plays, but the core audience for the subject matter is largely British.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 11:35am
^ Agreed re: Wolf Hall. It seems like at this point they won't recoup. Maybe that will get the message across.
I never had any interest in Wolf Hall, and neither did many of my friends who are in the industry and/or are big theater fans. No interest at all.
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 11:39am
I was kind of interested in WOLF HALL only because I'm such a completist. My issue was the price and also the commitment of having to see 2 shows.
I think KING CHARLES III is a different ball game entirely because it's not historical.
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 12:02pm
still debating whether i should see Bring up the Bodies lol. People saw War Horse, and Curious Incident all without big stars. The thing about Wolf Hall is that it is very historical and has 2 parts. People don't want to spend double the price on a long show
Im sooo looking forward to King Charles III. It sounds awesome!!
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 12:06pm
War Horse & Curious Incident fall under the "very high concept."
Updated On: 6/23/15 at 12:06 PM
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 12:11pm
I think going to the Winter Garden was a mistake, it was never going sell out a theatre that size and in such a competitive season against The Audience, Fish in the Dark and Skylight.
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 12:25pm
"War Horse & Curious Incident fall under the "very high concept.""
since when was having a "very high concept" a sure thing to sell a show? Look at Peter and the Starcatcher.
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 1:00pm
I am convinced PhillyPinto is the Andy Kaufman of this board and is secretly a genius here to F*$& with everyone's brains.
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 1:06pm
lmaooo I'm just here to have conversations about theatre and broadway!!
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 1:15pm
since when was having a "very high concept" a sure thing to sell a show? Look at Peter and the Starcatcher.
Lord.
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 1:17pm
is there a problem Bilbo3?
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/23/15 at 10:33pm
"Thank god Wolf Hall is a limited run...it must be BLEEDING money."
Do you think Wolf Hall would be doing well in a smaller theatre or are they heavily discounting tickets to fill the seats they are selling? I'm hoping to go for rush before it closes... and if it ever stops raining.
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/21/15
Posted: 6/24/15 at 4:52pm
The real story is here is Chicago... 98.8%? Wasn't it under 70% three months ago? The power of Brandy!!
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