Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:21pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 8/20/2017 in BroadwayWorld'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: WICKED (3.6%), ON YOUR FEET! (2.0%), MARVIN'S ROOM (1.4%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (0.6%), WAR PAINT (0.2%), HELLO, DOLLY! (0.1%), THE LION KING (0.1%),
Down for the week by attendance was: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (-18.7%), WAITRESS (-11.2%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-10.1%), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (-8.8%), THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER (-8.4%), 1984 (-8.3%), CATS (-7.9%), KINKY BOOTS (-7.8%), BANDSTAND (-6.6%), GROUNDHOG DAY (-6.2%), MISS SAIGON (-6.1%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-4.5%), ANASTASIA (-4.1%), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (-3.9%), NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (-3.7%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (-3.0%), CHICAGO (-2.0%), ALADDIN (-1.4%), PRINCE OF BROADWAY (-0.5%), BEAUTIFUL (-0.4%), COME FROM AWAY (-0.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.2%),
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:24pm
Welcome to the beginning of the Fall season.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:26pm
I wonder if the Brooks will be OPENING UP anytime soon...
Updated On: 8/21/17 at 03:26 PM
SharksVsJets
Stand-by Joined: 4/22/17
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:26pm
Wow, brutal week for almost everyone.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:27pm
Brutal week. Even Hamilton dipped below $3 mil for the first time in two months.
Very happy for On Your Feet!, though. What an awesome way to head out.
Doll's House and War Paint are hanging on by a thin, thin thread.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:28pm
Also, before the sarcastic and unfunny comments about Wicked's big drop start rolling in, note that they performed 8 shows this week versus 9 the previous week.
Updated On: 8/21/17 at 03:28 PM
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:32pm
I wonder how strong Charlie & the Choc Factory's advance sales are. They were flying high in spite of the reviews and word of mouth, but it seems possible that could all dry up relatively quickly from here on out. Or am I underestimating how strong holiday sales might already be?
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:32pm
I wonder how much longer Beautiful has. I was there Saturday night and the mezz was fairly empty.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:34pm
haterobics said: "Ouch, Wicked! 
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KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:38pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "haterobics said: "Ouch, Wicked! "
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You did try BC...unfortunately not everyone reads the previous posts.
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:41pm
Sauja said: "I wonder how strong Charlie & the Choc Factory's advance sales are. They were flying high in spite of the reviews and word of mouth, but it seems possible that could all dry up relatively quickly from here on out. Or am I underestimating how strong holiday sales might already be?
They did just start a lotto. Not that that means anything necessarily but it could mean sales are softening.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:44pm
GreenGables said: "I wonder if the Brooks will be OPENING UP anytime soon...
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They just announced a rush policy. So unless they have a big star lined up after Betsy, it doesn't look too good.
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neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 3:48pm
Waitress has already recouped, remember.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 4:30pm
Can I just say....I saw Waitress when it first opened and I liked it, thought Jessie was good and the cast was talented, then I saw the show with Betsy and was blown. away. She is absolutely phenomenal in the role as is Charity as Becky and Caitlin as Dawn. they elevate the material SO well. I can also say that Chris and Drew have shown growth in their performances! I really hate to see these numbers for the show (even though they have recouped!) Betsy is perfection in this please go see her and the show!!!
mar6411
Broadway Star Joined: 9/19/09
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 4:33pm
KathyNYC2 said: You did try BC...unfortunately not everyone reads the previous posts.
Haterobics was joking - the smiley face was the giveaway.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 5:03pm
Call_me_jorge said: "GreenGables said: "I wonder if the Brooks will be OPENING UP anytime soon...
They just announced a rush policy. So unless they have a big star lined up after Betsy, it doesn't look too good.
I don't know what Sara's schedule is like with other projects or tours but if sales were really dire I can't see her not stepping back into the show to boost the box office again. Maybe that's just wishful thinking so I can see her again.
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 5:16pm
ethan231h said: "Can I just say....I saw Waitress when it first opened and I liked it, thought Jessie was good and the cast was talented, then I saw the show with Betsy and was blown. away. She is absolutely phenomenal in the role as is Charity as Becky and Caitlin as Dawn. they elevate the material SO well. I can also say that Chris and Drew have shown growth in their performances! I really hate to see these numbers for the show (even though they have recouped!) Betsy is perfection in this please go see her and the show!!!"
I hope it keeps playing for awhile longer. I have a front row center aisle seat to see it on November12th. It'll be my last of 6 shows.
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 5:20pm
VintageSnarker said: "Call_me_jorge said: "GreenGables said: "I wonder if the Brooks will be OPENING UP anytime soon...
They just announced a rush policy. So unless they have a big star lined up after Betsy, it doesn't look too good.
I don't know what Sara's schedule is like with other projects or tours but if sales were really dire I can't see her not stepping back into the show to boost the box office again. Maybe that's just wishful thinking so I can see her again.
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I agree with you - I think if she was free she would come back (and they would welcome her!)
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 5:51pm
if I didn't know better I would surmise that plays on Broadway are in un-air-conditioned houses.
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 5:54pm
One thought is it is back to school time. A lot of vacations are over. Just a thought.
Just give the world Love.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 6:17pm
HogansHero said: "if I didn't know better I would surmise that plays on Broadway are in un-air-conditioned houses. "
Good one. I wasn't even aware there were any plays running at the moment
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 6:40pm
You know looking at the numbers for Great Comet (nearly 900k) one wonders why this show HAS to shutter in two weeks. Its pulling in very respectable numbers. Is it that much to run? Was there major financial mismanagement? Obviously there is still an audience for it, with or without Josh. The hurry to shutter the show just seems very odd because on the surface you wouldn't think they were in such dire straits.
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 6:49pm
While many schools still don't start until after Labor Day, a lot started last week. Summer is over for a significant percentage of the country. Goodbye, tourists with children of any age.
I was struck by some of the declines, though. Waitress seems to suffering what Great Comet did after its pop star left. And everyone who wants to see Waitress without a recognizable star can just wait for the tour.
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/17
Posted: 8/21/17 at 6:59pm
poisonivy2 said: "You know looking at the numbers for Great Comet (nearly 900k) one wonders why this show HAS to shutter in two weeks. Its pulling in very respectable numbers. Is it that much to run? Was there major financial mismanagement? Obviously there is still an audience for it, with or without Josh. The hurry to shutter the show just seems very odd because on the surface you wouldn't think they were in such dire straits.
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Apparently their advance ticket sells post-September were pretty bad. As a poster somewhere else said: it wasn't the controversy that killed this show (as evidenced by this last week's good box office). It was that they had no plan for how to keep advance sales high once Josh left. Even Mandy's limited-run would've been a possible (if Patti can't pull in crowds for War Paint, I don't know if MP could've) bandaid. I also heard (not sure if it's true) that they never recouped from any of the off-Broadway productions so that debt was added to the debt from this production. So the amount of the gross that could go toward recouping was even lower. I mean a show like OYF which would appear to have much less debt didn't recoup after playing for 2 years! I'm glad I got to see the show in it's last off-Broadway iteration in 2013 as I didn't get to NYC to see the Broadway production (I was going to see it when I'm in NYC in November).
