Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:22pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 7/20/2008 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

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:26pm

August Osage County: Very nice, an $83 average...

In the Heights: Yay!

Spring Awakening: Might last a year more, but not much longer (if that)

[title of show]: Yipes...

"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:29pm

VERY impressed with Mama Mia!

I'm scared for [title of show].

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:33pm

Well, keep in mind, [title of show] did open this week, and generally shows have a lower gross the week they open.

It should be interesting to see how [title of show] fares with the mostly positive reviews.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:36pm

Yes, grosses are always down on Opening Week, but the Average Ticket Price doesn't look pretty either.

"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:58pm

Way to go Blonde

Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:58pm

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 05:58 PM

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 6:27pm

I think if [tos] gets a really aggressive ad campaign going, with LOADS of quotable quotes, it might survive the tepid first weeks. It definitely has its audience and certainly enough good reviews to make something going out of it. As I recall, the same sort of thing happened with Spring Awakening -- it took a bit for it to start cleaning up. Ditto Jersey Boys. And whoever was in charge of the PR campaign for Passing Strange should be shot -- like the show or not, the reviews (particularly the Times) were mostly VERY positive.

BroadwayEd

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 6:40pm

I hope [tos] at least recoups it's investment and then some. I think they have a very aggressive web campaign. I see the add and widgets everywhere; I didn't see any signage around New York, (outside the Schubert alley). I hope they don't rely on the pamphleteers outside of TKTS as their primary marketing strategy.

Aside from that, a very good week!

#10

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 6:44pm

The Little Mermaid finally surpassed Grease as the highest grossing show of the 07-08 season!

#11

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 7:12pm

That Passing Strange gross makes me so happy and sad at the same time. Decent week all around though. [title of show] really cannot cost all that much to run, so I doubt it's losing that much money at this point. It's too early for the reviews to have had an effect yet.

#12

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 9:23pm

Mermaid surpasses Grease. And isn't that a sad comment on the state of things?

BroadwayEd

#13

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 9:28pm

I have the feeling that a lot of people, including myself, have either used or are planning to use the $47.50 discount tickets for TOS...that can't be helping the bottom line and the code is good for quite a while.

#14

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/21/08 at 9:36pm

If it's in your affordable budget, use the code and get the ticket. It's a worthy piece that doesn't deserve to go the way of Passing Strange (not comparing the shows at all). But now is the time to show support or it will die (undeservedly) in the wake of splashy shows not worth the time of anyone's day.

BroadwayEd

#15

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:04am

Does A Chorus Line have to close?? It's had strong numbers 6 weeks in a row.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

#16

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:06am

Yes. Has to close. Katie Holmes said so.

Kidding. I love ACL and think it should run forever. Sad to see it go.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

#17

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:14am

I wish it didn't have to close either, even though I have no interest in seeing it again. I feel like it's such a mess of a show now with the recent stunt casting and tweaks. They should recast everyone and start from square one.

#18

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/22/08 at 11:20pm

they just need to get rid of Mario Lopez. I'm still hoping that somehow his understudy goes on for the final performance.

#19

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/22/08 at 11:27pm

MungoGypsy8232: Little Mermaid is in a much bigger theater than Grease. BA has 8,576, LF has 12,144. It should gross more every week, just because of the number of seats.

I am happy to see Grease continue to do well.

Live long and prosper. Marriage equity now!

#20

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/23/08 at 2:52am

agree acl2006. i'm really scared to go see the show with mario.. but closing night.. it will be a sobfest. where are your seats?

I think all the bww'ers should introduce themselves to each other :)

anything you do let it come from you and it will be new.

#21

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/23/08 at 11:21am

mezz. row A. BTW, I'm also seeing Xanadu at 3pm that day.

#22

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/23/08 at 1:42pm

Well i'm in row A 103-104.

And for Xanadu at 3 i'm onstage. So don't be a stranger :)

anything you do let it come from you and it will be new.

#23

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/23/08 at 1:56pm

Ouch! [tos] has the least numbers when it comes to ALL the shows!

When I saw the show, the orchestra was not filled up. There are a lot of empty seats on the sides. My TDF ticket is ORCHESTRA last row, but I was able to move around.I have noticed that they close the BALCONY for this show. Its a 3 tier theater~The orchestra & Mezzanine are the only ones that's open for tickets! Sad! bec. its a good show!

J*

Updated On: 7/23/08 at 01:56 PM

#24

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/23/08 at 2:27pm

I bet Legally Blonde gets the $1 million this week

Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna

#25

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/20

Posted: 7/23/08 at 2:35pm

I saw [tos] on Monday night and the mezz was full. I believe the orchestra was as well. That's a good sign for fans of the show. (I personally didn't like it very much so that means nothing to me.)

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

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