Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#0
Posted: 7/31/06 at 4:33pmClick below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 7/30/2006 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#1
Posted: 7/31/06 at 4:50pmYay 12.5% Keep going Sweeney keep going!! We're going to finish strong!
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#2
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:11pm
Sweeney's picking up. 
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#3
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:36pm
and that 12.5% jump was BEFORE the closing was announced
perhaps they will extend
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#4
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:42pmJust wanted to point out that although the attendance went up, the actual grosses only increased by around $5,000. This probably has to do with the $50 tickets during Judy Kaye's run.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#5
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:48pmEverything looks a bit healthier this week - DRS is up too.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#6
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:48pmOkay; reality check. SWEENEY's attendance rose slightly but the show is still at 66% and its gross barely up. It's not much reason for extending...
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#7
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:50pmno I wasn't saying it was gonna extend...I just want it to finish with gusto!
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#8
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:52pmjust wishful thinking on my part
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#9
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:53pmit's all good The8re! Lord knows how much I wish it would.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#10
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:54pm
And DRS is only up $1500 and they're running either at or slightly below their break even. Another bad week -- same for Wedding Singer.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#11
Posted: 7/31/06 at 5:55pmI think we're all hoping that sales pick up for Sweeney enough to keep the show open. I doubt it'll happen, but we can always hope.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#12
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:04pm
I hope that the closing annoucement for SWEENEY TODD will draw people to it. It MAY extend if it continues.
And the news for DRS is not bad- just not what we'd like to see. So I still say that it is doing well enough to remain open for the forseeable future.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#13
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:08pmI see what you're saying Margo, but surely a rise has got to be better for DRS than second week in the 70s? That could be a blip rather than a trend?
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#14
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:10pm
Not sure about that. DRS has had a LOT of weeks barely at break even or at a loss. The new cast is not drawing. We'll see what happens come September when business drops again.
And Sweeney is NOT extending.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#15
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:10pm
Look at the average ticket price and the net gross, instead of percentage of capacity. If you are filling the house, but with huge discounts, it's not healthy. Shows have to still be selling a certain amount of full priced tickets to remain solvent.
Average ticket price for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was $58.71, the lowest of any musical on Broadway, besides Sweeney Todd. A $58 average ticket price means that the show is selling almost all of its tickets at 50% off.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#16
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:12pmIgnore percentages completely -- they mean nothing if the percentage only increased because of heavy discounting (look how low their average ticket price is). Only grosses matter and DRS is barely breaking even week after week (and is very likely losing money because of added expenditures in marketing to promote the new cast).
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#17
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:13pm
Smaxie beat me to it 
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#18
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:13pm
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#19
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:15pmOKies... I'll bear that in mind in future - I'm an instant gratification girl - I go straight to the percentages! And as I'm a Brit, I have no concept of the running costs for them either, so i tend to go on how near full they are.. my bad.
Leading Actor Joined: 7/31/06
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#20
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:19pmIt would be much more informative if they showed the cumulative grosses in real terms. The phantom of the opera has probably earned a billion dollars in real terms instead of 600 million.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#21
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:19pmThe O'Neill theatre is booked with another show. SWEENEY can't extend even if ticket sales somehow went through the roof.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#22
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:34pmMay I aks what show is going into the Eugene O'Neil?? I looked on playbill.com for their upcoming shows and didn't see that any of them were going into the O'Neil.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#23
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:36pmHigh Fidelity or Spring Awakening.
re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/30/2006#24
Posted: 7/31/06 at 6:36pmI've only heard that SPRING AWAKENING was hoping to go into the theatre, but that's just a rumor. I've yet to see it confirmed.
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