#1
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:14am
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 9/25/2005 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/25/2005
#2
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:17am
Poor Chitty...it just keeps dropping...and dropping...
Good news Wicked heads, Wicked's at 100.1% again.
The rest of the shows look like they're doing pretty good, though.
Good news Wicked heads, Wicked's at 100.1% again.
The rest of the shows look like they're doing pretty good, though.
What the puck?!
#3
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:22am
Rosie has done wonders for Fiddler's ticket sales...I'm seeing it tomorrow night!
#6
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:25am
Alll concerned at Chitty knew well in advance that September, with kids giong back to school, was going to be an exceptionally hard month...don't worry! The future most definitely looks brighter!
#7
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:31am
I have to agree with the others here that Chitty seems on shaky ground. Not sure how bright the future could be. Beauty and the Beast, also dependent upon kids, has more than 10 years on Chitty, but is outgrossing it in a smaller theatre.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
#8
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:38am
Really? BATB sold only 137 more seats last week than Chitty and no one is sounding the alarm for it! That's only a difference of 17 seats sold per performance...The Hilton is huge and the percentages can be deceiving, but the raw numbers are more accurate...
#10
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:39am
Wonder why Latinologues isn't papering doing only 16% business? They desperately need word of mouth.
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#11
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:47am
True, but Chitty's average ticket price was also more than $4.00 lower than Beauty's, which is another not encouraging sign. If a new show has to discount more than a very old show, the future is not especially rosy.
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#12
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:17pm
Margo, I thought Latinologues was papering. I was waiting to meet a friend at Sardis the other day and I overheard people standing outside with clipboards talking about comps.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#13
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:26pm
Popcultureboy,
OK, I haven't seen it listed on any of the main papering sites, so I wondered. Maybe they're doing radio sponsored giveaways or something? I mean, only 16% at the teeny, tiny Helen Hayes Theatre? They only sold a total of 780 seats to 8 shows, for chrissakes -- that's fewer than 100 people per show (Suzanne Somers did better).
They'd have gotten better numbers booking Carolines for a week.
OK, I haven't seen it listed on any of the main papering sites, so I wondered. Maybe they're doing radio sponsored giveaways or something? I mean, only 16% at the teeny, tiny Helen Hayes Theatre? They only sold a total of 780 seats to 8 shows, for chrissakes -- that's fewer than 100 people per show (Suzanne Somers did better).
They'd have gotten better numbers booking Carolines for a week.
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#14
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:26pm
I would have thought that closing of Lennon would have raised it's numbers up! I mean, there sure were a lot of people at closing!
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#15
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:35pm
Margo, maybe that's it or maybe it's industry comps I heard them talking about. But there has been no press or publicity for this show that I can see and they're not putting themselves out there on papering sites to get word of mouth? I wonder why they're even bothering.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#16
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:47pm
Well, this is a tour, so maybe it's a case of the producers wanting to be able to say "Direct from Broadway" in their advertising after they leave New York, and they really don't care about losing money here (and don't want to spend a penny more than they have to).
Still, it's stupid not to try to paper the house. It's stand-up comedy and I feel bad for those comedians trying to work an empty house.
Still, it's stupid not to try to paper the house. It's stand-up comedy and I feel bad for those comedians trying to work an empty house.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
#17
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:49pm
ChittyChittyChittyyyy. Come on!
Granted, it is September. That show WILL last through March. Or I'll hit someone with my bamboo stick. I remember a Raul interview where he was so thrilled that the show was near-sold out every night. Guess he hadn't been used to that. And couldn't be for long.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
Granted, it is September. That show WILL last through March. Or I'll hit someone with my bamboo stick. I remember a Raul interview where he was so thrilled that the show was near-sold out every night. Guess he hadn't been used to that. And couldn't be for long.
#18
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:50pm
yaay for DRS climbing back into the 90s.
Chances are will go back under this week, w/ Norbie missing a couple of performances. Ah well, glad it's pretty much doing very well.
Chances are will go back under this week, w/ Norbie missing a couple of performances. Ah well, glad it's pretty much doing very well.
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#19
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:50pm
SAVE CHITTY!
*prays*
*prays*
What the puck?!
#20
Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:23pm
Looks like Ill have to get my act together and see Chitty sooner then I thought. I hope it does better.
Yay for Fiddler! Amazing numbers for that show! Another show I have to see:)
Yay for Fiddler! Amazing numbers for that show! Another show I have to see:)
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#21
Posted: 9/27/05 at 3:06pm
Enough about Chitty.
Look at those jumps Chicago and Charity made! Hell yeah, Charity's getting better each week, take that, haters.
Look at those jumps Chicago and Charity made! Hell yeah, Charity's getting better each week, take that, haters.
#22
Posted: 9/27/05 at 3:22pm
Well, Chitty's in danger! We need to hellllllp it.
What the puck?!
#23
Posted: 9/27/05 at 3:34pm
The word is that Chitty sales for Nov. and Dec. are quite strong plus it had a huge advance sale. I doubt it will close in the immediate future but it does need to get through Oct and into the Thanksgiving/Christmas period.
#24
Posted: 9/27/05 at 5:01pm
I think they'll weather the storm through September and October. With the holidays in November and December, business will surely pick up (and I'm sure they have a large advance for those months). Whether or not they can make it through the long three month winter (Jan., Feb., and March) is another story entirely. I hope they do...
Please Chitty, please!
Please Chitty, please!
#25
Posted: 9/27/05 at 5:02pm
Right you are! I can assure you that there is plenty of money still in the till to keep Chitty up and running...the holiday season advance is great! And the new schedule (essentially 5 weekend performances) will also begin to have a positive effect!
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