Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:10pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/15/2019 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: SLAVE PLAY (11.8%), WAITRESS (6.4%), BEETLEJUICE (6.2%), FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME (2.9%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (2.2%), MEAN GIRLS (2.1%), THE LION KING (1.4%), TOOTSIE (1.4%), JAGGED LITTLE PILL (1.3%), THE LIGHTNING THIEF (1.1%), AIN'T TOO PROUD (1%), WICKED (0.8%), COME FROM AWAY (0.5%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (0.5%), AMERICAN UTOPIA (0.3%), HADESTOWN (0.1%),
Down for the week by attendance was: THE INHERITANCE (-4.2%), CHICAGO (-3.6%), THE SOUND INSIDE (-3.3%), ALADDIN (-3%), FROZEN (-3%), SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW (-1.4%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-1.4%), HARRY CONNICK, JR. - A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER (-0.6%), DERREN BROWN: SECRET (-0.5%), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (-0.4%), HAMILTON (-0.3%), OKLAHOMA! (-0.2%), TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL (-0.1%),
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Bobmortton
Swing Joined: 3/18/19
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:14pm
Happy for WSS. That boycott on West Side must really be effective... *eye-roll*.
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:15pm
Harry Connick Jr. outgrossing the terrible Lightning Thief delights me.
Can Inheritance even make it to Tony noms with their grosses?
Fordham2015
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/17
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Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:16pm
A Christmas Carol's "record-breaking" gross isn't listed
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Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:33pm
BEETLEJUICE!!
And Tina's numbers are insane. Didn't expect the show to be such a big hit.
Lightning Thief just going to limp on through the holidays until it closes.
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JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:33pm
Bobmortton said: "Happy for WSS. That boycott on West Side must really be effective... *eye-roll*."
The boycotters aren't terribly bright -- they're buying tickets so they can protest INSIDE the theatre! 
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:37pm
Fordham2015 said: "A Christmas Carol's "record-breaking" gross isn't listed"
Yep. It was included in the report from the broadway league, so this is a mistake on broadwayworlds end.
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ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:41pm
4 Shows grossed over 2M. I don't know if that's a record - but impressive nonetheless.
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:49pm
laurensambrose said: "Harry Connick Jr. outgrossing the terrible Lightning Thief delights me."
Seems like a low bar for delight. Shouldn't he do better than that?
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 3:54pm
HAMILTON dropped $290K -- how long until they post a closing notice?
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 4:04pm
I'm happy to see West Side Story have such a great first week, but I'm skeptical as to whether they'll be able to maintain it.
There's been so much discussion in the theatre community surrounding this show, that I imagine a huge portion of NYC's theatre-going community will be seeing it in these first few weeks, and/or the first few weeks after opening - so they could be some of the first audiences in the room. I know that was my thinking when I attended the 1st preview, and I got the sense that the house was largely filled with theatre people. But once all the theatre people have seen it, I predict that the show will have a hard time filling that barn of a theatre. Especially as word spreads about the partial view seating.
I disagree with many of the negative things people have been saying about this production for the past few months, but one thing I do agree with is that this production might have trouble finding an audience. Because tourists will likely be turned off by it, and the pool of serious NYC theatre-goers (the main audience for this show) is only so large.
But I'll be very happy to be proven wrong.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
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Posted: 12/16/19 at 5:13pm
JBroadway said: "I'm happy to see West Side Story have such a great first week, but I'm skeptical as to whether they'll be able to maintain it.
There's been so much discussion in the theatre community surrounding this show, that I imagine a huge portion of NYC's theatre-going community will be seeing it in these first few weeks, and/or the first few weeks after opening - so they could be some of the first audiences in the room. I know that was my thinking when I attended the 1st preview, and I got the sense that the house was largely filled with theatre people. But once all the theatre people have seen it, I predict that the show will have a hard time filling that barn of a theatre. Especially as word spreads about the partial view seating.
I disagree with many of the negative things people have been saying about this production for the past few months, but one thing I do agree with is that this productionmight have trouble finding an audience. Because tourists will likely be turned off by it, and the pool of serious NYC theatre-goers (the main audience for this show) is only so large.
But I'll be very happy to be proven wrong."
If the reviews are incredibly spectacular, all is up for grabs vis-a-vis my following points; when I purchased seats a couple of days ago, I was pleasantly surprised that there were a good number of decently priced tickets. Admittedly in the rear mezzanine for a Broadway barn, there are a couple hundred seats at $49. (Note: having seen shows from several humungous touring barns, those rear mezzanine seats would be considered good to very good seats in many of them (St. Louis Fox, LA Pantages, Kennedy Center Main theatre, Boston Wang (whatever it is called now) and Opera House, Tampa Straz, and etc.
Further, there are 200 - 300 orchestra seats that are $119 to $79. Again not the best seats, but still affordable. I assume they are going to try to target a younger audience that includes a lot of people whenever go to the theatre. Very reasonable prices for as many as 500 seats could be effective. (PS -- I purchased the first two seats in my row (14th) that cost $79. The seats right next to us are $159, and there are still four seats further to the sides, so I am cautiously optimistic. I know choreography looks best from center and near-sides, but for that saving, I bought them.
Based the word-of-mouth so far, I am guessing that this has the potential to be an event.
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Posted: 12/16/19 at 6:31pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Fordham2015 said: "A Christmas Carol's "record-breaking" gross isn't listed"
Yep. It was included in the report from the broadway league, so this is a mistake on broadwayworldsend."
The grosses are easier to view on Playbill. They have A Christmas Carol listed.
http://www.playbill.com/grosses?week=2019-12-15
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#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 8:39pm
haterobics said: "laurensambrose said: "Harry Connick Jr. outgrossing the terrible Lightning Thief delights me."
Seems like a low bar for delight. Shouldn't he do better than that?"
Agree, that seems like a very odd choice of two shows to sort of pit against each other. Lots of shows outgrossed The Lightning Thief, and Harry Connick Jr outgrossed a lot of those shows as well. Did The Lightning Thief insult Mr. Connick Jr. in some way that his outgrossing them makes you happy?
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/16/19 at 10:36pm
It appears that "A Christmas Carol" has been inadvertently omitted from the Grosses Listings. I hope we can see the full untruncated results soon.
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Posted: 12/16/19 at 11:53pm
senorvoce2 said: "It appears that "A Christmas Carol" has been inadvertently omitted from the Grosses Listings. I hope we can see the full untruncated results soon."
ACC:$822,983, 97.44% gross potential, ATP of $124.34
SouthernCakes
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/19
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/17/19 at 2:07amHappy to see Christmas Carol doing well!
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
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Posted: 12/17/19 at 9:39am
JSquared2 said: "HAMILTON dropped $290K -- how long until they post a closing notice?"
Hilarious every time!
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:03am
JSquared2 said: "HAMILTON dropped $290K -- how long until they post a closing notice?"
I have January 5, 2031 in the pool.
romain2
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/10
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:09am
Regarding The Inheritance. We attended both parts on Sunday, December 15. Very strong production. I was amazed though at the confusion of some of the theater goers around me. At Part 1 the straight couple behind me didn’t know it was going to be a Howard’s End adaptation with gay characters and AIDS as a major topic. They were trying to give away their tickets for Part 2 during the act breaks. At Part 2 I sat next to a couple who hadn’t seen Part 1 and didn’t know you needed to. Before the start of Part 2 I did my best to explain what happened in Part 1. They left at the end of the first act saying they were still thoroughly confused.
This is not the play’s fault.
But it might explain the low grosses. Still in this day and age of the Internet when it’s easy to learn about the shows you’re about to shell out money for, such confusion strikes me as odd.
I do want to add that the audience who stayed with it gave it a rousing ovation at curtain call. And the talented cast deserved the sustained applause.
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:21am
romain2 said: "Regarding The Inheritance... was amazed though at the confusion of some of the theater goers around me. At Part 1 the straight couple behind me didn’t know it was going to be a Howard’s End adaptation with gay characters and AIDS as a major topic. They were trying to give away their tickets for Part 2 during the act breaks. At Part 2 I sat next to a couple who hadn’t seen Part 1 and didn’t know you needed to. Before the start of Part 2 I did my best to explain what happened in Part 1. They left at the end of the first act saying they were still thoroughly confused.
This is not the play’s fault."
Sounds like the woman who claimed to be completely blindsided by Slave Play. How can people fork over hundreds of dollars on tickets for a show and not know what it's about?
Interestingly, The Inheritance has Released a New Block Of Tickets Through June 7, 2020
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#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/19
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:29am
itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "senorvoce2 said: "It appears that "A Christmas Carol" has been inadvertently omitted from the Grosses Listings. I hope we can see the full untruncated results soon."
ACC:$822,983, 97.44% gross potential, ATP of $124.34"
Very happy for Christmas Carol! The BWW article on its record is here: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/A-CHRISTMAS-CAROL-Sets-New-House-Box-Office-Record-at-the-Lyceum-Theatre-20191216
I recall earlier this year a good number of us thought that perhaps Be More Chill would break the Lyceum record but it didn't. I have a feeling that Christmas Carol may very well break that record again this coming week and the week after for obvious reasons. 
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Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:32am
Two part plays are a tough sell, period, and I don't think The Inheritance has successfully made a case for itself as an "event."
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Updated On: 12/17/19 at 10:32 AM
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Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:38am
Kad said: "Two part plays are a tough sell, period, and I don't think The Inheritance has successfully made a case for itself as a "event.""
I see your point. Even Harry Potter nowadays is a tough sell, given how its average ticket price is the third lowest this past week (after Lightning Thief and Slave Play.)
