Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
slimandslam
Broadway Star Joined: 9/26/05
#0Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 3:04pm
So, I was wondering if anyone had the answers to these two questions:
1. For how many consecutive weeks has Wicked been the box-office champ? [I guess I could figure this out by slogging through the week-by-week numbers, but it's quicker if someone else already knows. 
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2. If not Wicked, what show has the record for most consecutive weeks as champ? [If the all-time champ started prior to the mid-1980s, I'm not sure where I'd be able to look this up.]
Many thanks!
Luckydave14
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#1re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 3:07pmI think the only way would be doing what you said. Updated On: 5/7/06 at 03:07 PM
slimandslam
Broadway Star Joined: 9/26/05
#2re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 3:15pm
No, that's plan B. Plan A is to find someone who's already done it, and ask him/her. Hence this thread.
#3re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 3:31pmWell its been selling out since it opened so it has been on the top the chart for that many weeks.
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#4re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 3:35pmSeeing that until WICKED opened, LION KING had a solid 4-5 years as reigning champ, WICKED has a while to catch up...
#5re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 3:39pmBWW only has grosses from 2006
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#6re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 3:49pmNot true. BWW grosses go back to 1984. Use the "Jump to week" function.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#7re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 5:12pmDon't you all remember that one week when WiCKED dropped to 99% and BWW had a huge meltdown?
#8re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 5:30pm
I don't think the figures for Raggedy Ann have been updated.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/grossesshow.cfm?show=RAGGEDY%20ANN
It only shows the "This Week's Gross" and "Last Week's Gross" column. I'd love to see average ticket price and percentage of tickets sold. I wonder if these will ever be updated...
Katt
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/22/06
#9re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 5:37pmActually, Wicked hasn't been on top every week. It doesn't have SRO, so there are a lot of shows over 100 percent, and Wicked is at full capacity at 100.
#10re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 5:38pmWicked has been on top as far as DOLLAR FIGURES go, I believe.
Katt
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/22/06
#11re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/7/06 at 5:41pmOh, I was just thinking in terms of percentage, because that's what I usually look at. Well, just ignore me then. :)
slimandslam
Broadway Star Joined: 9/26/05
#12re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/9/06 at 3:32pm
So, I'm going through Plan B right now, slogging through the weekly grosses, and I can answer the first part of my question:
As measured by dollars taken in the box office, Wicked has been the #1 show on Broadway for 70 consecutive weeks. The last show to top it was The Lion King, which had a two-week run at the top during the 2004 holiday season (weeks ending 26 Dec 2004 and 02 Jan 2005).
In case you were wondering: among non-musical plays, Three Days of Rain has been on top for the past six weeks. Prior to that, The Odd Couple had a 25-week run at the top.
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#13re: Questions re Wicked $$$ grosses
Posted: 5/9/06 at 3:46pm
Remember, it is all about dollars. As they said during Watergate, "Follow the money." Always go with the money.
Any ticket sold for any amount of money counts toward the percentage so in theory a show could reach 100+% and yet not sell one ticket at full price.
Also, would you like 102% of an 1100 seat theatre or 100% of a 1900 seat theatre? I myself, prefer the latter.
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