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Broadway Grosses w/e 12/8/2019: Ain’t Too Proud Heats Up the Box Office

Most shows saw six-figure drops last weeks as the overall box office dipped by 8%. Bucking the trend, however, was Ain’t Too Proud who managed a $113k increase which was a box office record at the Imperial.

Several shows heading into final weeks managed to stay steady and Tootsie capitalized on its closing weeks by jumping $217k.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League (Updated 12/10/2019):

Show Name	GrossGross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A CHRISTMAS CAROL	$757,702.00	6,164	90.86%	$122.92
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,710,068.13	11,089	97.34%	$154.21
ALADDIN	$1,498,387.90	13,423	97.16%	$111.63
AMERICAN UTOPIA	$1,027,468.00	5,736	99.48%	$179.13
BEETLEJUICE	$1,076,499.80	10,923	91.45%	$98.55
BETRAYAL	$826,146.96	7,563	91.25%	$109.24
CHICAGO	$681,200.45	7,520	87.04%	$90.59
COME FROM AWAY	$1,072,443.00	8,464	101.15%	$126.71
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$1,037,684.74	7,791	98.97%	$133.19
DERREN BROWN: SECRET	$447,257.00	4,589	64.52%	$97.46
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME	$695,296.50	5,229	85.44%	$132.97
FROZEN	$1,196,465.50	13,354	99.12%	$89.60
HADESTOWN	$1,404,856.75	7,419	101.02%	$189.36
HAMILTON	$3,060,685.00	10,757	101.56%	$284.53
HARRY CONNICK, JR. – A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER	$441,241.00	2,262	94.25%	$195.07
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$1,059,050.00	12,976	100.00%	$81.62
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$998,474.90	8,793	97.70%	$113.55
MEAN GIRLS	$1,039,046.00	9,197	93.85%	$112.98
MOULIN ROUGE!	$2,335,549.50	10,482	100.63%	$222.82
OKLAHOMA!	$505,272.30	4,724	90.71%	$106.96
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW	$449,561.50	5,541	65.65%	$81.13
SLAVE PLAY	$402,862.00	5,119	80.69%	$78.70
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$1,196,792.00	8,426	100.60%	$142.04
THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS	$753,648.90	8,734	79.34%	$86.29
THE INHERITANCE	$623,654.00	5,463	65.16%	$114.16
THE LIGHTNING THIEF	$296,008.64	4,923	57.35%	$60.13
THE LION KING	$2,180,133.00	12,635	93.12%	$172.55
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$959,340.34	10,216	79.56%	$93.91
THE ROSE TATTOO	$547,689.90	5,499	95.34%	$99.60
THE SOUND INSIDE	$537,392.50	5,665	70.95%	$94.86
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,654,353.00	11,917	100.79%	$138.82
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,937,216.00	11,567	100.76%	$167.48
TOOTSIE	$1,094,774.80	10,223	79.77%	$107.09
WAITRESS	$884,132.20	7,580	90.67%	$116.64
WICKED	$1,929,278.00	14,522	97.25%	$132.85
TOTALS	$38,317,632.21	296,485	89.73%	$126.84
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-$1,831,938.07
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-4.56%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

December 10, 2019 Broadway, Broadway Grosses, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 12/1/2019: The Whole “Breaking Records” Thing

Thanksgiving week gave a big goose to Broadway grosses. A 30% increase from the previous week resulted in a $41.6M box office haul. Most notably, Beetlejuice and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical broke house records at the Winter Garden and Lunt-Fontanne perhaps due to two energetic performances on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Most shows enjoyed large six-figure boosts week-over-week. Hamilton, Moulin Rouge!, and Hadestown each had average tickets over $200.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name	Gross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A CHRISTMAS CAROL	$734,745.14	5,988	78.46%	$122.70
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,596,418.12	10,870	95.42%	$146.86
ALADDIN	$1,737,231.80	13,389	96.91%	$129.75
AMERICAN UTOPIA	$1,013,988.25	5,705	98.94%	$177.74
BEETLEJUICE	$1,589,838.90	12,102	101.32%	$131.37
BETRAYAL	$623,430.86	6,339	76.48%	$98.35
CHICAGO	$707,572.56	7,904	91.48%	$89.52
COME FROM AWAY	$1,202,520.04	8,521	101.83%	$141.12
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$1,352,409.05	7,990	101.50%	$169.26
DERREN BROWN: SECRET	$573,810.70	5,060	71.15%	$113.40
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME	$772,944.78	5,211	85.15%	$148.33
FROZEN	$1,638,530.40	13,306	98.77%	$123.14
HADESTOWN	$1,623,019.50	7,438	101.28%	$218.21
HAMILTON	$3,379,716.00	10,756	101.55%	$314.22
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$1,457,094.50	12,976	100.00%	$112.29
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$935,865.40	8,652	96.13%	$108.17
MEAN GIRLS	$1,228,894.60	8,178	83.45%	$150.27
MOULIN ROUGE!	$2,354,190.00	10,487	100.68%	$224.49
OKLAHOMA!	$509,839.62	4,382	84.14%	$116.35
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW	$532,718.10	6,152	72.89%	$86.59
SLAVE PLAY	$395,364.64	4,606	72.60%	$85.84
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$1,266,042.50	8,186	97.73%	$154.66
THE GREAT SOCIETY	$330,992.50	5,252	61.93%	$63.02
THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS	$775,795.80	6,624	68.77%	$117.12
THE INHERITANCE	$510,836.44	5,099	60.82%	$100.18
THE LIGHTNING THIEF	$390,328.99	5,125	59.70%	$76.16
THE LION KING	$2,451,315.00	12,759	94.04%	$192.12
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$1,281,179.36	10,885	84.77%	$117.70
THE ROSE TATTOO	$508,849.30	5,478	94.97%	$92.89
THE SOUND INSIDE	$395,880.50	4,678	66.96%	$84.63
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,834,636.00	11,909	100.72%	$154.05
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$2,018,899.36	11,553	100.64%	$174.75
TOOTSIE	$877,007.50	7,636	59.58%	$114.85
WAITRESS	$884,650.00	7,361	88.05%	$120.18
WICKED	$2,200,777.00	14,383	99.50%	$153.01
TOTALS	$41,687,333.21	292,940	87.09%	$134.95
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	$3,881,547.87
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	10.27%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

December 3, 2019 Broadway, Broadway Grosses, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 11/24/2019: Plenty to be Thankful For

Last week, grosses were down just slightly with a 2% dip. Family favorites fared best last week with Wicked, The Lion King, and Frozen showing the biggest increases. Coming off recent openings, both Tina – The Tina Turner Musical and The Inheritance showed six-figure increases.

Thanksgiving week usually brings large audiences willing to pay premium prices for shows, but this season is tracking nearly two weeks behind (down about $70M). Will that affect the peak week as well?

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name	Gross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A CHRISTMAS CAROL	$384,492.75	5,590	82.40%	$68.78
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,416,921.46	10,642	93.42%	$133.14
ALADDIN	$1,215,541.90	13,087	94.72%	$92.88
AMERICAN UTOPIA	$932,780.50	5,703	98.91%	$163.56
BEETLEJUICE	$965,559.60	9,753	81.66%	$99.00
BETRAYAL	$549,436.12	5,663	68.33%	$97.02
CHICAGO	$477,167.25	5,748	66.53%	$83.01
COME FROM AWAY	$932,942.88	8,481	101.35%	$110.00
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$969,296.52	7,541	95.80%	$128.54
DERREN BROWN: SECRET	$363,599.80	4,340	61.02%	$83.78
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME	$765,589.00	5,487	89.66%	$139.53
FROZEN	$1,099,887.00	12,370	91.82%	$88.92
HADESTOWN	$1,236,163.75	7,309	99.52%	$169.13
HAMILTON	$2,654,389.00	10,737	101.37%	$247.22
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$930,990.00	12,976	100.00%	$71.75
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$902,143.60	8,276	91.96%	$109.01
MEAN GIRLS	$863,464.80	8,201	83.68%	$105.29
MOULIN ROUGE!	$2,058,469.00	10,465	100.47%	$196.70
OKLAHOMA!	$346,426.20	4,024	77.27%	$86.09
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW	$388,814.00	5,771	68.38%	$67.37
SLAVE PLAY	$388,710.00	5,144	81.08%	$75.57
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$988,888.20	8,282	98.88%	$119.40
THE GREAT SOCIETY	$355,449.00	5,263	62.06%	$67.54
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM	$191,162.00	3,682	71.58%	$51.92
THE INHERITANCE	$649,237.00	6,038	72.02%	$107.53
THE LIGHTNING THIEF	$241,163.67	4,210	49.04%	$57.28
THE LION KING	$1,846,819.00	12,477	91.96%	$148.02
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$716,752.50	8,171	63.64%	$87.72
THE ROSE TATTOO	$481,549.10	5,407	93.74%	$89.06
THE SOUND INSIDE	$472,832.50	5,062	63.40%	$93.41
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,607,079.00	11,911	100.74%	$134.92
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,666,008.00	11,497	100.15%	$144.91
TOOTSIE	$720,714.50	8,168	63.73%	$88.24
WAITRESS	$650,074.00	7,030	84.09%	$92.47
WICKED	$1,585,415.00	13,550	93.73%	$117.00
TOTALS	$32,015,928.60	278,056	83.95%	$109.02
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-$11,027,337.53
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-3.90%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

November 26, 2019 Broadway Grosses, Broadway, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 11/17/2019: Big wheel keep on turnin’. . .

Overall grosses were down 7% last week with most shows showing a drop in total box office coming off last week’s Veteran’s Day holiday. Enjoying a post-opening glow was Tina – The Tina Turner Musical which brought in an all-time high of $1.5M. Kristin Chenoweth’s, For The Girls was SRO at The Nederlander and took in $970k.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name	GrossGross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A CHRISTMAS CAROL	$257,525.00	4,194	61.82%	$61.40
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,440,027.56	10,572	92.80%	$136.21
ALADDIN	$1,114,006.70	12,769	92.42%	$87.24
AMERICAN UTOPIA	$951,411.25	5,726	99.31%	$166.16
BEETLEJUICE	$965,164.30	9,996	83.69%	$96.56
BETRAYAL	$624,575.48	6,243	75.33%	$100.04
CHICAGO	$508,808.00	6,068	70.23%	$83.85
COME FROM AWAY	$952,192.76	8,489	101.45%	$112.17
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$1,016,920.48	7,628	96.90%	$133.31
DERREN BROWN: SECRET	$401,112.70	4,750	66.79%	$84.44
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME	$720,234.50	5,396	88.17%	$133.48
FROZEN	$958,448.80	11,956	88.75%	$80.16
HADESTOWN	$1,313,225.00	7,332	99.84%	$179.11
HAMILTON	$2,765,850.00	10,732	101.32%	$257.72
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$941,249.00	12,976	100.00%	$72.54
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$1,000,046.10	8,839	98.21%	$113.14
KRISTIN CHENOWETH: FOR THE GIRLS	$969,894.00	9,584	100.00%	$101.20
MEAN GIRLS	$782,779.10	8,283	84.52%	$94.50
MOULIN ROUGE!	$2,155,181.50	10,464	100.46%	$205.96
OKLAHOMA!	$379,069.10	4,070	78.15%	$93.14
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW	$279,547.00	6,810	80.69%	$41.05
SLAVE PLAY	$404,901.00	5,283	83.28%	$76.64
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$1,033,721.15	8,233	98.29%	$125.56
THE GREAT SOCIETY	$380,018.50	5,059	59.66%	$75.12
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM	$251,375.50	3,700	71.93%	$67.94
THE INHERITANCE	$510,025.50	7,130	85.04%	$71.53
THE LIGHTNING THIEF	$255,063.58	4,038	47.04%	$63.17
THE LION KING	$1,655,921.00	12,511	92.21%	$132.36
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$768,232.90	9,023	70.27%	$85.14
THE ROSE TATTOO	$507,190.40	5,387	93.39%	$94.15
THE SOUND INSIDE	$524,606.50	5,231	65.52%	$100.29
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,497,521.00	11,901	100.65%	$125.83
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,824,941.30	11,509	100.25%	$158.57
TOOTSIE	$726,701.70	8,705	67.92%	$83.48
WAITRESS	$657,773.70	7,216	86.32%	$91.15
WICKED	$1,324,358.50	11,999	83.00%	$110.37
TOTALS	$32,819,620.56	289,802	85.16%	$108.19
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-$3,682,267.72
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-10.09%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

November 19, 2019 Broadway Grosses, Broadway, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet

Broadway Grosses w/e 11/10/2019: Another Op’nin’, Another Show

Overall grosses buoyed with a 14% increase to just over $35M last week. Many shows recovered to pre-Halloween levels while Beetlejuice continued to own the fall holiday season pulling in an impressive $1.2M and continuing a streak where its last five weeks have been their best to-date.

Jagged Little Pill also landed firmly in its first full week of performances grossing $1.1M for eight previews.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name	GrossGross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A CHRISTMAS CAROL	$106,450.00	1,651	64.90%	$64.48
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,519,667.88	10,822	95.00%	$140.42
ALADDIN	$1,245,179.50	13,297	96.24%	$93.64
AMERICAN UTOPIA	$965,418.00	5,745	99.64%	$168.04
BEETLEJUICE	$1,212,734.50	11,569	96.86%	$104.83
BETRAYAL	$697,428.70	6,857	82.73%	$101.71
CHICAGO	$661,265.80	7,786	90.12%	$84.93
COME FROM AWAY	$1,065,019.00	8,545	102.12%	$124.64
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$1,088,986.55	7,982	101.40%	$136.43
DERREN BROWN: SECRET	$394,295.00	5,018	70.56%	$78.58
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME	$701,601.50	5,569	91.00%	$125.98
FROZEN	$1,082,645.40	12,875	95.57%	$84.09
HADESTOWN	$1,461,216.00	7,448	101.42%	$196.19
HAMILTON	$3,088,806.00	10,760	101.59%	$287.06
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$1,149,130.50	12,976	100.00%	$88.56
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$1,107,845.30	8,570	95.22%	$129.27
LINDA VISTA	$308,367.86	3,981	85.06%	$77.46
MEAN GIRLS	$974,091.95	9,441	96.34%	$103.18
MOULIN ROUGE!	$2,218,313.50	10,501	100.82%	$211.25
OKLAHOMA!	$498,466.00	4,797	92.11%	$103.91
SLAVE PLAY	$467,721.00	5,676	89.47%	$82.40
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$1,097,545.70	8,499	101.47%	$129.14
THE GREAT SOCIETY	$375,184.00	4,948	58.35%	$75.83
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM	$292,977.00	3,817	74.20%	$76.76
THE INHERITANCE	$738,917.50	6,743	80.43%	$109.58
THE LIGHTNING THIEF	$336,181.00	4,979	58.00%	$67.52
THE LION KING	$1,921,309.00	13,151	96.93%	$146.10
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$952,524.04	10,731	83.57%	$88.76
THE ROSE TATTOO	$509,255.00	5,384	93.34%	$94.59
THE SOUND INSIDE	$589,439.10	5,840	73.15%	$100.93
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,332,425.00	11,860	100.30%	$112.35
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,926,476.26	11,600	101.05%	$166.08
TOOTSIE	$943,764.80	10,022	78.20%	$94.17
WAITRESS	$756,698.50	7,884	94.31%	$95.98
WICKED	$1,612,019.50	14,095	97.50%	$114.37
TOTALS	$35,399,366.34	291,419	89.68%	$115.98
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-$1,831,034.99
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-4.92%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

November 12, 2019 Broadway, Broadway Grosses, Producing, On The Blog No comments yet

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