NYT: "Spider-Man" grossed $58 more than "Wicked" last week

[SallyF]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 10:23pm

Link

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 10:24pm

We know. We have our own grosses report here...

[bundy5000]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 10:28pm

So many links to the NYT, wonder why....

[dragonlp86]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 10:33pm

Who cares? It's one week and Spiderman is a new, shiny spectacle with lots of press coverage. We'll see if it can hold up and keep these numbers.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 10:54pm

WOW! Now Spiderman only has to run as long as WICKED has currently, selling out each performance to break even. Way to go!!!

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 11:08pm

BFD

They are still in the hole about 60 million dollars.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 11:30pm

And it's totally meaningless when you consider two factors:

1) Spiderman has almost 1000 additional seats to sell every week.

2) Spiderman has a top (non-premium) ticket price that is significantly higher than Wicked's.

When you consider both of those things, they should be out-grossing Wicked by a lot more than a mere $58.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/10/11 at 11:37pm

Plus, Spiderman has been offering many a discount. WICKED has yet to offer one if Im not mistaken.

[lull89]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 12:00am

The Foxwoods didn't have more seats than the Gershwin when it was the Hilton, yes? That's new since the renovation? I'm surprised they didn't make a bigger deal about it.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 12:06am

I doubt the number is still $64 million but somewhere closer to $80. It was $64 million before the two week delayed first premiere( I am sure that delay cost them quite a few more million!), before the various injuries, before all the changes that are occurring to try to fix this piece of horsemeat.

[rphilguy203]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 1:13am

last time I checked the Gershwin had 1933 seats the article says it only has 1809. So unless the theaters website was wrong the the writer of the article was wrong. The Hilton had 1829 so even if they did gain more seats (the article says there are 1930) the Gershwin still has more

[theatreguy]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 1:25am

The Times is correct - the Gershwin in its current configuration has 1809 seats. The Foxwoods has 1930, up from 1813.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 7:49am

Yes, the Foxwoods is currently larger than the Gershwin.

[rphilguy203]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 8:37am

im surprised they didnt make a big deal about that since the Gershwin has been known as broadways largest theater.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 8:46am

It's $58... I doubt The Green Girl and her friends are shaking in their boots ... And yes, as it has been pointed out, the Foxwood is bigger than the Gershwin and the press Spider-Man has generated, not much of it good, is drawing people to it.

[dented146]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 10:49am

Let's see. Wicked has sold out about 3000 times give or take. Let's talk in eight years.

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 12:02pm

Well Wicked hasn't played 3,000 performances yet, so that's not true. But I'd say they could be in the 2,000 sellout range.

[watchmesoar]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 2:20pm

Well, Wicked HAS played 3000 performances yet, 3007 to be precise!

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 3:04pm

Is that counting previews??

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 3:26pm

Does it really matter?

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 3:51pm

Ohhh...I hope this means it's as good as Wicked!!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 4:00pm

It doesn't, but if people want to see it, then they'll go. If not, then they won't. That's the biz. More than likely, Spider-Man will sell well for a while. But if it doesn't recoup, it will be the fault of the producers for such a heavily leveraged production. People can point fingers at Taymor all they want, but in the end, she doesn't sign the checks.

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 4:19pm

Spider-Man is going to top the charts for a while. As everyone said, the show is gaining tons of press (mainly negative) but people wanna see a train wreck so their flocking to the show.
Pretty soon, word of mouth is going to sink in, and the high ticket prices are going to be one of the many nails in the coffin.

How much has Spider-Man discounted tickets? I thought they have not started that yet?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 4:45pm

It can't be discounted that much because the average ticket price was $102. Wicked was $109. The only higher average ticket prices than those were Merchant of Venice, Lion King and Jersey Boys.

Wicked prices are $56.25-$131.25. Spider-Man is $67.50-$140. I don't think an $8.75 difference is enough to get fussy about the show's top price point.

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 1/11/11 at 5:03pm

I am in rehearsal right now (break time) and we are all buzzing about this (not sure why) there is actually a kid here (who has yet to see Spider-Man) who is POSITIVE that Spider-Man is going to dominate the box office for 20+ years because of this one gross...oy...where to begin