Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007- Page 2

[wonderfulwizard11]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#25

Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:55pm

'Curtains' for CURTAINS? Are you serious? It made over 700 thousand dollars.

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.

[jordangirl]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#26

Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:56pm

^ That's what I'm saying. It's got a higher percentage than Legally Blonde. WTF?

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[BroadwayDoc]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#27

Posted: 7/9/07 at 6:13pm

You have to remember, it's not really the percentages that count. It's the gross. They need to make X amount over their weekly nut to make a profit. Plus, with LEGALLY BLONDE they have product placement. So, they are getting paid just to run the show weekly.

[TapTapTapioca]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#28

Posted: 7/9/07 at 7:10pm

Clearly BroadwayBen doesn't know what he is talking about.

I shave me Xanadu every morning!

[RentBoy86]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#29

Posted: 7/9/07 at 8:08pm

Really, doc? I never thought they actually got paid royalties for using such product placement. I'm suprised some of that stuff isn't sold there in the lobby.

[dramarama2]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#30

Posted: 7/9/07 at 8:09pm

Legally Blonde, with all it's product placement and all(as broadway doc), is going to survive at least another year, and will most probably get all it's money back. C'mon! Hal Luftig is producer...

A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.

[americanboy99]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#31

Posted: 7/9/07 at 8:12pm

Oh, no. Poor GREY GARDENS.

[ben1986]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#32

Posted: 7/9/07 at 10:07pm

Look at Deuce! How low can you go?

[songanddanceman2]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#33

Posted: 7/9/07 at 10:33pm

Blonde is doing fine and will be a huge hit over the summer season

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

[katie22]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#34

Posted: 7/9/07 at 10:35pm

They only did seven shows. That is the difference.

[srgr8]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#35

Posted: 7/9/07 at 10:44pm

Congratulations to BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for having a strong closing month (and hitting the million mark!). It's good to see that although the show went astray, they're finishing out strong :)

"What does not kill us makes us HOTTER!" --Legally Blonde: The Musical

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[dancingthrulife04]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#36

Posted: 7/9/07 at 11:05pm

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...


Please tell me you're serious...

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[massofmen]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#37

Posted: 7/10/07 at 1:02am

wasn't hal luftig the producer of Millie as well? that tony award winner that never recouped on the broadway?

[BroadwayDoc]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#38

Posted: 7/10/07 at 8:43am

Rentboy86, that is what product placement is. Do you think BroadwayWorld just randomly puts up ads for MediaFast Weight Loss or Wal-Mart? This companies buy ad space, just as they do in a Motion Picture, TV Show and now it seems, a Broadway Show to get extra money from corporate companies.

If you do a search, someone gives a ball park figure on how much LEGALLY BLONDE brings in each week in just the product placement deals alone.

I thought massofmen wasn't going to post anymore?

[dramarama2]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#39

Posted: 7/10/07 at 8:57am

Legally Blonde is probably making MORE money from advertising than it is from ticket sales. Lol...

A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.

[joe5]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#40

Posted: 7/10/07 at 9:46am

Again, Happy to see. Disney had another great week. Three top-grossing shows.................

[ACL2006]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#41

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:47am

Love the steady numbers for A Chorus Line. Three straight weeks of $600K+ in grosses & 90%+ in attendance. Even though the average ticket for ACL keeps dropping, they keep packing them in for every show.

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.

[yankees1253]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#42

Posted: 7/10/07 at 12:03pm

i agree legally blonde will start bringing in the big bucks at the box office since its tourist season and all. I am happy for disney but tarzan was only getting loads of people into the theatre since it closed on sunday.

Legally Blonde is one of the best shows on broadway.

[NDR]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#43

Posted: 7/10/07 at 3:52pm

Is there hope for Drowsy? I have yet to see it and I was hoping to.
Nice to see a lot of the show up for the week.
Tourists are flocking into seats to beat the heat!

[postergirl]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#44

Posted: 7/10/07 at 4:10pm

Of course there's hope for Drowsy - especially if people who hope to see it actually do so - (nudge, nudge, hint hint). I think it will continue to pick up as other shows close - GG, 110, Tarzan etc.

[Tkt2Ride]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#45

Posted: 7/10/07 at 4:20pm

I think Drowsy will pick up when Mari takes on the role. I wish I liked the Poster better and the slogan but Mari looks stunning and it seems like she has rep. on Broadway?

It needs a little more PR but you really must see it. It is such a charming angle and very close to home. Just to see Beth Leavel, Troy Britton, Danny Burstein, it is just a stunning Cast of Characters. So much fun. I hope the enthusiasm has held up.

How is the show with Glover?

On another note, is Broadway always this slow in the Summer? It seems only a few shows are really drawing a crowd and I thought it would bring up the numbers more?
Updated On: 7/10/07 at 04:20 PM

[Smaxie]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#46

Posted: 7/10/07 at 4:27pm

Oh yes. Mara Davi will have the tourist crowd flocking to get in to see Drowsy.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[postergirl]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#47

Posted: 7/10/07 at 5:26pm

Glad you think so too! It's so nice when we all agree around here.

[massofmen]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/8/2007#48

Posted: 7/11/07 at 11:54am

only going to post when illogical statements are made, like the one about hal luftig.
thanks for looking out for me though. its kinda sweet you keeping tabs on me.