Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/20/15

[Rob]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:10pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/20/2015 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.

Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.

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Up for the week by attendance was: DAMES AT SEA (10.5%), LES MISÉRABLES (9.5%), THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE ON BROADWAY (8.3%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (7.8%), MATILDA (7.5%), SPRING AWAKENING (6.1%), FINDING NEVERLAND (3.4%), CHICAGO (2.7%), LORD OF THE DANCE: DANGEROUS GAMES (2.1%), WICKED (1.9%), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (0.7%), ALADDIN (0.6%), KING CHARLES III (0.5%), THE KING AND I (0.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance was: CHINA DOLL (-20.1%), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (-11.4%), BEAUTIFUL (-10.9%), HAND TO GOD (-10.2%), THE GIN GAME (-9.8%), MISERY (-7.5%), A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (-7.2%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-6.7%), KINKY BOOTS (-5.7%), ON YOUR FEET! (-5.1%), ALLEGIANCE (-4.8%), JERSEY BOYS (-4.8%), SYLVIA (-3.5%), THÉRÈSE RAQUIN (-3.4%), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (-2.6%), THE COLOR PURPLE (-2.3%), THE LION KING (-1.6%), SOMETHING ROTTEN! (-1.5%), A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (-1.2%), FUN HOME (-0.5%),

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[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:27pm

Poor Dames at Sea. I saw it again. Eloise was less annoying though her singing was still... interesting. There are definite highlights to that production, it just doesn't seem to strike the necessary tone to be as funny as it could be. Though I'm not sure that would help sell any more tickets. 

 

Why doesn't Lord of the Dance just close already?

 

I thought numbers were supposed to pick up around the holidays. What is with all of these drops?

[ethan231h]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:30pm

Nice bump in both capacity and gross for Spring Awakening, was there yesterday, seemed pretty full!

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:32pm

Looks like the horrific reviews are finally catching up to China Doll. We also have to expect an Allegiance closing notice coming at some point soon. 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:37pm

RE Allegiance: I was thinking the same thing, but then it occurred to me that they're probably going to try to hold out for the Tonys.

 

happy to see a nice bump for Matilda! 

[little_sally]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:41pm

I don't really see the point of Allegiance holding on another six months for the Tonys. It's not like they've really got a shot at anything.

 

How much longer does Jersey Boys have left?

[levinb]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:56pm

At this point it looks like the logical choice for Allegiance is to close on January 4th. They must be loosing so much money every week which is unfortunate because I actually liked the show. 

Also, I agree the reviews must really be getting to China Doll, but it is still doing pretty well considering its exorbitant average ticket price. I know they must be paying Pacino a lot, but you would think they would still be making plenty of money even with the decrease. 

Updated On: 12/21/15 at 03:56 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:57pm

How is AAIP grossing over a million dollars while only having a capacity of 65%?

[Sunny11]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:57pm

I thought numbers were supposed to pick up around the holidays. What is with all of these drops?"

 

While most schools and colleges have probably closed for the holidays by now I think that a lot of working people  still have job comitments until Christmas Eve ( if their companies take this time of year off at all)  so the full holiday bump may not be seen until the next two weeks. 

Updated On: 12/21/15 at 03:57 PM

[levinb]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 3:59pm

Call_me_jorge said: "How is AAIP grossing over a million dollars while only having a capacity of 65%?

 

Because the theater is large, and it has one of the highest average ticket prices. 

 

[Pootie2]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 4:03pm

levinb said: "At this point it looks like the logical choice for Allegiance is to close on January 4th. They must be loosing so much money every week which is unfortunate because I actually liked the show. "

 

I don't think it's possible for them to hang on until Tony season either. And there's no way the show can pull a GGTLM given the universal panning of key artistic elements (book, lyrics) from both critics and audience members, even those who enjoyed it. The only universal positive reaction I remember is for the actor who plays Frankie (and the cast in general), but I really wonder if Telly Leung/Lea Salonga are in the running for Tonys at all. Unfortunate, but tourist fans that Takei had brought in had best see it sooner than later. I kind of wonder if they'll hang on for political reasons instead of awards, though clearly poking at Trump hasn't helped their (financial) case much.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 4:06pm

I agree that it would make sense for Allegiance to close in early January, but I feel like they would have (not necessarily, but probably) announced it by now. 

 

Also, we know they are very passionate about this work, and they might not realize/acknowledge that their odds of the Tonys are very small. I doubt they will stay open until the Tonys themselves, but I can see the producers digging deeper into their pockets to hold out until nominations. Not saying that is absolutely what will happen, but I think it's a real possibility. We've seen similar tactics before.

[woeisme3]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 4:14pm

Noises Off, a production that played five previews in a subscriber house, made more money than Dames at Sea and Hand to God, and a comparable amount to Sylvia, Gin Game, and Alleigance. I see why all of these shows aren't extending/are closing soon!

Speaking of closing, I understand why Gentleman's Guide is now, because it's numbers are pretty pathetic lately. Curious Incident isn't looking too hot either, considering they've already recouped, how long til they call it quits?

 

[Sauja]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 4:15pm

The grosses for Charles III and A View from the Bridge are really depressing. Both hovering around 50% of their potential gross with lots of empty seats in spite of nearly universal acclaim for both. They're also two of my favorites shows of the year, so I wish they were doing better. 

[levinb]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 4:21pm

Sauja said: "The grosses for Charles III and A View from the Bridge are really depressing. Both hovering around 50% of their potential gross with lots of empty seats in spite of nearly universal acclaim for both. They're also two of my favorites shows of the year, so I wish they were doing better. 

 

I agree completely, I just saw Charles III in part because of its universal praise. But I guess not as many look towards the critics/best of 2015 as I might have thought

 

[evic]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 4:53pm

It must be a huge blow to the egos of Willis and Pacino knowing that they are in flops.  It wouldn't surprise me if Misery packs up its bags early.  China will recoup- barely.  Hopefully this will mean the end of Irish dancing on Broadway FOREVER.  Dames At Sea- LOLOL- way to go Ken.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 5:23pm

evic said: "It must be a huge blow to the egos of Willis and Pacino knowing that they are in flops.  It wouldn't surprise me if Misery packs up its bags early.  China will recoup- barely.  Hopefully this will mean the end of Irish dancing on Broadway FOREVER.  Dames At Sea- LOLOL- way to go Ken."

Willis couldn't care less. China Doll is not remotely a flop, the Flatley thing is astounding in its weakness, Dames has been ridiculous from the get-go but what does " way to go Ken" have to do with it?

Updated On: 12/21/15 at 05:23 PM

[evic]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 6:23pm

Ken Davenport gives advice on how to produce shows on Broadway.......considering this misguided attempt, I was mocking him.  China Doll is an artistic flop- the show, the director and it's star received scathing reviews.  It is not a financial flop if it recoups, but the suckers who shelled out a lot of money to see a fading star in a dud are probably wishing they spent their money on something else.  And Willis has to care.....what actor, after receiving the worst reviews imaginable, wouldn't care?- He has to appear 8 times a week in a show where audiences are dwindling every week.  Not easy to perform for 600 people a night in a 1200 seat theater.   And he has 7 weeks to go, unless, as I said before, they close it early.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 9:37pm

evic said: "Ken Davenport gives advice on how to produce shows on Broadway.......considering this misguided attempt, I was mocking him.  China Doll is an artistic flop- the show, the director and it's star received scathing reviews.  It is not a financial flop if it recoups, but the suckers who shelled out a lot of money to see a fading star in a dud are probably wishing they spent their money on something else.  And Willis has to care.....what actor, after receiving the worst reviews imaginable, wouldn't care?- He has to appear 8 times a week in a show where audiences are dwindling every week.  Not easy to perform for 600 people a night in a 1200 seat theater.   And he has 7 weeks to go, unless, as I said before, they close it early."

Davenport has nothing to do with the misguided Dames; his show is Spring Awakening.

The term " flop" in normal parlance refers to financial. If you want to say artistic flop, then I of course agree. And Pacino has certainly been humiliated by his performance issue but I actually think the cause of your artistic flop is Mamet not Pacino.

Most of the people who have heard of Willis in this world will never know he was even in this show. He may be disappointed but I kinda doubt his ego will not leave intact.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 10:05pm

with MISERY's continued dip in grosses, I wonder if their grosses would be much affected if Willis or Metcalf were out of the show one night.

 

I'm also curious if KINKY BOOTS's dip might be due to Brady being out this past Friday & Saturday? I believe those were his first two dates he was missing.

[evic]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 10:39pm

I beg your pardon...I was mistaken about him producing Dames......

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 10:41pm

evic said: "I beg your pardon...I was mistaken about him producing Dames......"

feel free to bash him re Spring Awakening

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 11:02pm

The grosses for Charles III and A View from the Bridge are really depressing. Both hovering around 50% of their potential gross with lots of empty seats in spite of nearly universal acclaim for both.

 

Unfortunately, we now live in a world where critics can no longer make or break a show.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 12/22/15 at 10:50am

"Unfortunately, we now live in a world where critics can no longer make or break a show."

 

I fail to see why that's a bad thing.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/22/15 at 11:21am

VintageSnarker said: ""Unfortunately, we now live in a world where critics can no longer make or break a show."

I fail to see why that's a bad thing."

i agree plus it is not universally true in any event. shows that overcome/fail to live up to the reviews are a part of the history of theatre, going back as far as we have a record of their being critics qua critics.