Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/17/16 — Page 4

Sure, although it can be a bit more complicated than that depending on contractual arrangements and other information the public isn't privy to; especially if someone (or something) is being given a percentage/cut of the net profit. In that case, the percentage/cut wouldn't be factored into the weekly running costs but would obviously reduce the profits that can be returned to investors. That only further delays a possible recoupment. Most are a percentage/cut of the gross box office receipts, such as royalties pools, but there are exceptions to this. HAMILTON comes to mind almost immediately.



Edited for clarity: when I refer to "profit," I'm speaking to the production's funds leftover after all weekly expenses have been paid -- not an individual investor's "profit" or ROI (return on investment). The capitalization costs would have to be paid back with those profits/funds first. That is a recoupment. Beyond the recoupment, everything is purely profit for the production and its associated investors.

Updated On: 7/21/16 at 12:27 PM

...usually by a lot?

buhbuhbilly said: "for shows that close and do not recoup, I would be curious to know by how much they miss their marks. "

there is no answer to that. Some shows lose everything, some lose more than everything (where priority loans are made), and some practically recoup but don't. Others hit at every intervening point along the continuum between them.

This may be a dumb question, but I was recently looking at Wicked's weekly vs potential grosses on Playbill Vault, and for some weeks it looked like their weekly gross was higher than their potential gross. How is that possible?

245601 said: "This may be a dumb question, but I was recently looking at Wicked's weekly vs potential grosses on Playbill Vault, and for some weeks it looked like their weekly gross was higher than their potential gross. How is that possible?



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They sell standing room tickets.

^ I think you're right. But that is true for Hamilton and Book of Mormon. I don't know about wicked. It could have to do with wicked selling more premium tickets.