Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 3:54pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 9/17/2017 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: BANDSTAND (22.2%), GROUNDHOG DAY (13.6%), WAITRESS (11.5%), MISS SAIGON (11.1%), HELLO, DOLLY! (11.1%), KINKY BOOTS (9.4%), WAR PAINT (9.3%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (9.2%), A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (8.3%), THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER (6.9%), CATS (6.8%), A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 (6.8%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (6.8%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (6.6%), 1984 (6.2%), ANASTASIA (5.5%), BEAUTIFUL (4.7%), CHICAGO (4.4%), PRINCE OF BROADWAY (3.2%), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1.0%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (0.6%), ALADDIN (0.4%),
Down for the week by attendance was: WICKED (-0.5%), THE LION KING (-0.3%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (-0.2%),
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 3:56pm
Looks like the advance for CHARLIE may have finally run dry and we're starting to see the reviews/word of mouth impact grosses.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 3:58pm
I'm starting to worry about School of Rock. I know it's already recouped, and it's bound to do well over the holidays but it can't have much longer if it's only pulling in $600k+.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
Cfried
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/16
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 4:02pm
Look at A Bronx Tale go! Flying under the radar.
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 4:03pm
A nice bump for War Paint. Any reason for it?
SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 4:05pm
Looks like last week was the final week of BroadwayWeek so some of these shows must have sold a LOT of tickets at 2-for-1 prices.
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 4:12pm
Good for Bandstand, Waitress, Dolly, and GHD.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 4:29pm
Beautiful, Kinky Boots and Chicago are doing pretty much what they did last year. To those predicting doom and gloom, I am betting that the three of them will be open a year from now, which may be a good thing, providing a safe haven from Margarittaville and Spongebob. (I am biased, I admit it. Even though I already have tickets for Frozen, I am really sick of jukebox shows and shows targeted to a family audience). Other than The Band's Visit and MFL, not too excited about anything announced thus far.
Back to the three above, Chicago and Kinky are way ahead of where they were at this point last year (even before Urie, Kinky was doing much better in 2017 than 2016, if not as 'out of the ball park' as during his run); Beautiful is at about 95% of 2016's grosses. Unless there is a big announcement coming as rumored re the next Jenna, I would stick with War Paint and Waitress as the next to close.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 4:34pm
Is the "bloom" off the rose for Anastasia?
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 5:28pm
CurtainPullDowner said: "Is the "bloom" off the rose for Anastasia?"
Its in the 90s....
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
BroadwayRox3588
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 7:57pm
The nut on Anastasia is over 700,000. So when it falls under a mil, they are actually making not much money.
It fell out of the millionaire's club rather quickly.
wicked4l
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/06
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 7:57pm
Kinky Boots is here to stay as well. They have stars lined up after Stark and Billy leave.
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 8:00pm
wicked4l said: "Kinky Boots is here to stay as well. They have stars lined up after Stark and Billy leave."
Like who?
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 8:01pm
It's obviously going to be Oak and Mandy as Lola and Charlie.
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 8:03pm
"Bandstand" going out with 101% capacity, even with allowances for 2-for-1, is a nice note, if a sad one. And I still cannot believe "Groundhog..." couldn't make it til Christmas, with this fall's musical opening less than high profile. Are tourists left with "Anastasia" and ...?
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 8:43pm
Well sadly that's what the tourists want. At almost $200 people don't want to see something new they might hate - like "Bandstand" - or a movie that doesn't really scream musical - like "Groundhog Day." I've seen GHD twice, albeit at lottery prices, but surprised word of mouth wasn't better. I think it's poor producing. They won the Oliver, why aren't they open in London!
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 8:46pm
If that's all Groundhog Day could manage on its final week, the closing is no surprise. (Not that we didn't know that already but )
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 8:53pm
It's so weird to me that Come from Away's numbers are consistently so high, and yet it's super easy to get tickets and doesn't seem to sell much too far in advance. It's like everyone wants to see it, but, unlike DEH or Hamilton, they're not in any hurry.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 9:10pm
That's because it doesn't have the same mainstream "buzz"
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 9:14pm
hork said: "It's so weird to me that Come from Away's numbers are consistently so high, and yet it's super easy to get tickets and doesn't seem to sell much too far in advance. It's like everyone wants to see it, but, unlike DEH or Hamilton, they're not in any hurry."
CFA is the new bridge-and-tunnel musical. It's found a steady audience and I don't think that's likely to change anytime soon. I'm just surprised it hasn't recouped yet. I can't imagine the weekly nut being that high, and it's been making over 1mil per week for awhile now.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 9:28pm
Auggie27 wrote: "And I still cannot believe "Groundhog..." couldn't make it til Christmas,"
Why not? It was terrible.
"Are tourists left with "Anastasia" and ...?"
Anastasia was a hell of a lot more enjoyable than not only Groundhog Day, but all the other nominees for the best musical Tony this year.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 9:31pm
Ripped Man wrote: "I've seen GHD twice, albeit at lottery prices, but surprised word of mouth wasn't better.
I'm not in the slightest bit surprised.
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/17/17
Posted: 9/18/17 at 9:45pm
If there's one thing that doesn't surprise me, it is the commercial failure of Groundhog Day. The show's target audience would be middle-aged men who remember and like the film. What was my first reaction? 'They're making Groundhog Day into a musical? Why?' I almost saw it on a Monday in April, mostly because I heard good things about Andy Karl, but we opted for another show. (It didn't help matters that my wife and daughter didn't like Matilda.)
I can't comment on the quality of the show, but it never had a chance.
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