DEAR EVAN HANSEN Recoups! — Page 2

Wick3 said: "So happy for Dear Evan Hansen! I always wondered why it took so long to recoup!

From looking at the Broadway grosses, the show just completed its 35th week and has a total gross of $41,099,017 (roughly $41 million). So each week the average gross is roughly $1.17 million.

Since the initial capitalization is $9.5 million and it took 35 weeks to recoup, that means on average each week $270,000 went towards that $9.5 million. Does that mean DEH's weekly operating cost is roughly $1,170,000 - $270,000 = $900,000? Doesn't $900k seem high to be the weekly nut?

It's a bit late for me so my math may be wrong.

Very late and very wrong. The nut for DEH doesn't come close to approaching $900K, which is close to 100% of the show's gross weekly potential.





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I love it when any show recoups especially ones that are original works. (not from famous movie/ TV show). The more these type of shows are successful I hope it encourages investors to take a chance on original shows.

Wick3 said: "Ok so how do you calculate the weekly nut given you have the weekly grosses at hand ($41 million total over 35 weeks) and the initial capitalization ($9.5 million)?

I don't know how to calculate the nut from the information available, but what I believe to be true is that the show's weekly expenses before royalties are a bit under $500,000

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When we think about the successful musicals of recent years: Fun Home, Hamilton, Comet, Hansen, Come From Away etc. it really seems like the trend is edging away from the movie adaptations, aside from those suitable for a younger audience which almost always do well.