Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:43pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 11/4/2018 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: ANASTASIA (11.9%), AMERICAN SON (10.0%), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (7.1%), TORCH SONG (7.0%), KING KONG (2.2%), THE NAP (2.2%), THE PROM (1.4%), KINKY BOOTS (1.2%), WICKED (0.3%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (0.2%), THE LION KING (0.2%),
Down for the week by attendance was: THE WAVERLY GALLERY (-12.8%), THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (-11.5%), THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT (-9.5%), THE BAND'S VISIT (-7.1%), WAITRESS (-6.7%), HEAD OVER HEELS (-6.1%), CHICAGO (-4.7%), MY FAIR LADY (-4.7%), FROZEN (-3.9%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-3.2%), SUMMER (-3.2%), PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (-3.1%), SCHOOL OF ROCK (-2.5%), THE NEW ONE (-2.5%), THE FERRYMAN (-2.4%), BEAUTIFUL (-1.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-0.8%), COME FROM AWAY (-0.5%), BERNHARDT/HAMLET (-0.3%), ALADDIN (-0.1%),
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:45pm
Considering the size of the Shubert, the To Kill a Mockingbird gross isn't bad for 3 performances.
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:48pm
Not looking good for The Prom and King Kong, The Cher Show on the other hand...
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:50pmWhy did Frozen drop so much?
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#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:53pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Why did Frozen drop so much?"
Because Halloween fell on a Wednesday so 2 of its performances were impacted by the Holiday.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:58pm
Huge numbers for THE CHER SHOW and MOCKINGBIRD.
I'd say THE PROM isn't off to a great start, but it did make more than HEAD OVER HEELS.
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#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:58pm
bdn223 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Why did Frozen drop so much?"
Because Halloween fell on a Wednesday so 2 of its performances were impacted by the Holiday."
Wouldn’t that also be true of The Lion King and Aladdin which also appeal to children yet didn’t see significant drops?
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:00pmI imagine Frozen attracts more American tourist kids than the other two, and they'd want to trick-or-treat that night instead of seeing a show.
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#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:03pm
Frozen's TDF Autism performance was also yesterday
Bwayfan292
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:07pm
Not a good week for Kong, but they also cancelled a performance.
Yay for The cher show!
Why is OOTI still running? They just seem to be bleeding money at this point.
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Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:08pm
Thrilled that Mockingbird, Ferryman and Lifespan are doing such great business and that Waverly Gallery is doing increased business, although I am doubtful it will return its investment, which is a shame. Those grosses should help keep producers thinking about plays, although I do think that Mockingbird's business is about the love the book has, which can not be said of many other books (any other?). I also think that Ferryman is a bit of an event, between the sheer size of the production and the great reviews, so it may not be representative. Lifespan is proving that names are important and I think Waverly is proving it to a lesser degree; how many people would be seeing it, despite the great reviews, if not cast with well known actors?
I am very disappointed by Torch Song's grosses. I would be interesting to see its grosses if Arnold were being played by Daniel Radcliffe or Jesse Eisenberg, for example.
l0l
Chorus Member Joined: 10/14/18
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:27pm
Geez, Head Over Heels has its first sub-40% week at 38% attendance. Making barely 21% of potential grosses. Would someone please put it out of its misery!
Updated On: 11/5/18 at 04:27 PM
SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:50pm
Great start for The Cher Show and The Bartlett Sher Show (TKAMB)!
Halloween being on a two-show Wednesday killed some of these grosses. I'm surprised some shows didn't change the schedule and add a Sunday night show instead of Weds night. My Fair Lady sold a lot of cheap tickets for its two fan performances on Wednesday, so it will be interesting to see if the grosses bounce back in the coming weeks.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 4:51pm
Well, they're keeping people getting paid, so that's something good.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 5:09pm
When I saw Waverly Gallery last Tuesday, there were alot of empty seats in the rear mezzanine. They actually allowed us to move down to the empty seats about 5 minutes before curtain. I ended up second row center, so I was happy.
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 5:11pm
seems to me there are only really two shows interesting enough to discuss at this point (Torch and Kong) and perhaps a couple of others that warrant keeping an eye on. Peculiar, what's up with the Bartlett Sher shade?? (and also, the Mockingbird abbreviation seems silly.
SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 5:26pm
HogansHero said: "Peculiar, what's up with the Bartlett Sher shade??"
No shade intended at all!
MadsonMelo
Broadway Star Joined: 3/24/14
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 6:14pm
Will Summer be open by end of Winter?
The ticket for Mockingbird will be a hot one, as will be Ferryman’s.
Sooooo happy for The Cher Show!
And poor Waitress 
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 8:13pm
Bwayfan292 said: "Not a good week for Kong, but they also cancelled a performance.
Yay for The cher show!
Why is OOTI still running? They just seem to be bleeding money at this point."
It might just be rumor/conjecture, but I heard that there isn't a lot of interest in Circle-in-the-Square for next season, so as long as Davenport is happy to keep pouring money into it to keep it afloat, the theatre won't stop-clause them.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 8:19pm
MadsonMelo said: "Will Summer be open by end of Winter?
The ticket for Mockingbird will be a hot one, as will be Ferryman’s.
Sooooo happy for The Cher Show!
And poor Waitress "
I think the producers of Waitress are incredibly lucky that the show has already run 2 1/2 years. I enjoyed the show because of the book and performances, but actually didn't love the score...I couldn't get through the cast recording once. It has run as long as it has due to its having the ability to bring in Sara Bareilles periodically, coupled with the hit it got from Katherine McPhee.
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 10:05pm
Jarethan said: "MadsonMelo said: "Will Summer be open by end of Winter?
The ticket for Mockingbird will be a hot one, as will be Ferryman’s.
Sooooo happy for The Cher Show!
And poor Waitress "
I think the producers of Waitress are incredibly lucky that the show has already run 2 1/2 years. I enjoyed the show because of the book and performances, but actually didn't love the score...I couldn't get through the cast recording once. It has run as long as it has due to its having the ability to bring in Sara Bareilles periodically, coupled with the hit it got from Katherine McPhee."
I strongly disagree. I think Waitress has one of the strongest scores of musicals in recent years but it is saddled to a book that is just okay. And I think years from now She Used to Be Mine will be considered one of the best 11 o'clock numbers ever composed for musical theater. Sara Bareilles' gift as a songwriter I think transcends a weak and somewhat predictable book.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/5/18 at 10:07pmI’ve long found Waitress’ score to be overrated and the book to be slow and boring. I hope they open up the Atkinson in the new year.
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/6/18 at 12:29am
I find the Waitress score to be top notch and underrated.
The real overrated score from that season can be found over at The Richard Rodgers.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/6/18 at 12:38am
BobbyBubby said: "Ifind the Waitress score to be top notch and underrated.
The real overrated score from that season can be found over at The Richard Rodgers."
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/4/18
Posted: 11/6/18 at 12:45amOh I forgot, people aren’t allowed opinions around here anymore that aren’t with the “majority”.
