Love is what we do! - THE WEDDING SINGER appreciation thread. — Page 151

I really REALLY hope they let Saldivar come back for the final performance.

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It's in his contract that he comes back for the last show.

Ughh I must find someone who will go see it with me for a second (and last) time asap.

The time has come.

Too bad.

And thought it was interesting....the show earned $15 million in its run, but never recouped the $8 million capitalization cost. Just goes to show how high the running costs are.

Wow....this show only cost $8 million?

This is so surreal. I can't believe it. This was such an awesome show. I thought that they would get back on track. They seemed to be doing better. Everyone come out and see The Wedding Singer. Show your support

And they'll play you some Careless Whisper
Make you wish you had Jessy's Girl Instead
Bring the room down with Endless Love
And blast Bang Your Head

BANG YOUR HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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And they'll play you some Careless Whisper
Make you wish you had Jessy's Girl Instead
Bring the room down with Endless Love
And blast Bang Your Head

BANG YOUR HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just picturing this scene made me laugh.

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im just listening to my cd through right now...



"okay, ill try...*falls back in*"
"so, you're back in the dumpster..."

"but to fight it makes you stronger
and next time you might stand!"

oh, i just turned off the music and watched the broadway.com videos- i love those!

and yankee, how did the show make 15 million and not make back its investment? sorry, i get what you mean, but not really...

aight!

"waiting here underneath your window
hoping for some kind of sign..."

"I could write you a thousand love songs"

A thing about Broadway investments, which, at very least, is 95% true, as I know it.

A show costs X amount of money to put up and running, initially. This money is put up by the producers (who get it from their investors). This is just the capitalization cost, alone.

Don't forget that the show still costs Y dollars to run. If a show earns more than Y weekly, whatever is left over goes to paying off the investors. If there isn't enough money taken in weekly, the producers have to put in whatever's left to keep it running, with nothing going to the investors.

The capitalization cost comes 2nd to the weekly running costs.

Wedding Singer is obviously the best example to use. The show cost roughly $8 million alone to mount. Weekly running costs, given the large cast, sets, lighting, stage crew, musicians, costumers, dressers, make-up people, and unions, were, roughly, over $600,000 a week. Most of the time, Wedding Singer didn't even crack $550,000. The producers had to put in whatever was left over. The weeks that it did go over the weekly-nut (break even point), the investors were paid off.

If anyone wants to chat, I'm in the chat room.

Updated On: 10/25/06 at 09:00 PM

btw, thanks yankee for the info! :)

So not happy. Last thing I needed to hear tonight, seriously. I hate this. I ordered my tix, premium seats because since I can't do rush because people are going to be lining up the night before. I'm sitting row D seats 107 and 108 so I'm happy with my seats but seriously BOO!!! And now I need to find time between now and then to do rush some more...