Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:02pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 6/26/2022 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: THE MUSIC MAN (27.5%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (10%), TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL (8.8%), COMPANY (8.6%), COME FROM AWAY (5.5%), MACBETH (4.1%), ALADDIN (3.3%), BEETLEJUICE (1.9%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (1.8%), THE MINUTES (1.5%), THE LION KING (1.4%), HAMILTON (1.3%), WICKED (1.1%), SIX (0.8%), MJ THE MUSICAL (0.6%), POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM AL (0.4%), FUNNY GIRL (0.4%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (0.3%),
Down for the week by attendance was: CHICAGO (-9.6%), PARADISE SQUARE (-6.6%), MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (-3.6%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-2%), AMERICAN BUFFALO (-1.7%), HADESTOWN (-0.4%), A STRANGE LOOP (-0.3%), PLAZA SUITE (-0.2%),
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#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:05pm
I will never understand why POTUS is doing so poorly.
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:18pm
Macbeth took a nasty hit. As I mentioned in last week’s thread, I’m really curious to know whether it will recoup; if so, it would be one of the few plays this season that makes it, and it’s an interesting case study of mega-star casting in an otherwise inaccessible and poorly-received production (Funny Girl is in a similar boat, and I’m similarly curious about it, but it’s not on as tight of a time frame as Macbeth).
It seems like it’s probably gonna be a photo finish either way, but this week’s gross really makes me wonder if they’re stumbling at the finish line after a really strong “head start.”
Also, happy to see Company getting a nice bump, even if it was (at least partially) for an unfortunate reason.
And Beetlejuice continues to prove, as least for now, that they didn’t midjudge the demand for a return engagement.
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:20pm
Jordan Catalano said: "I will never understand why POTUS is doing so poorly."
I feel like it's a combination of a poor choice of theatre, the assumed content of the play at face value, and the fact that it was a VERY late entry into the season with little fanfare beforehand.
I also don't see any advertising for it on the major stations in NYC - probably because the the title is a little problematic (although that could be abridged like they did with The Motherf***** with the Hat a decade ago).
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OhHiii
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/16
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:25pm
Not particularly surprising at all why POTUS is struggling. As mentioned, its title is an immediate "no" for a not insignificant swath of people. And a line up of b-list actors does not a star-driven hit make. We all love each of the women in the show, but they all add up to a lot of not much by way of box office draw. As for lack of advertising, well when the money dries up, that's the first thing to go. And TV is especially costly for any show, much less a play.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:33pm
Was Hugh back in MM? (I'm assuming that's the reason for the bump back to "normal".
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:38pm
dramamama611 said: "Was Hugh back in MM? (I'm assuming that's the reason for the bump back to "normal"."
I believe he returned on Wednesday, and now it will be interesting to see the impact when just Sutton is out
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#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:39pm
dramamama611 said: "Was Hugh back in MM? (I'm assuming that's the reason for the bump back to "normal"."
Hugh came back from the Wednesday matinee on. So 7 shows for him and 1 for Max (Tuesday).
Presumably, the box office figures will likely go back to pre-covid levels ( around $ 3.4 M + per week) by next week. To-date, the show has registered $79,486,584.26 at the box office (per Playbill). The show opened for previews on Dec 20, 2021 but had to close for 10 days when Hugh was first infected with covid-19.
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:42pm
It's curtains for Paradise Square, The Minutes and POTUS.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 1:51pm
They were already back to 3.2 in the current grosses.
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Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 2:09pm
I feel like it's a combination of a poor choice of theatre, the assumed content of the play at face value, and the fact that it was a VERY late entry into the season with little fanfare beforehand.
People will see good theater anywhere so I don't think the theater has anything to do with it. People want to escape and not be reminded of the horrors of our political climate these last 6 years. And the other half of the country would never see theater anyways. It's wild that anyone wouldn't understand that and thinks everyone is just like them and would LOVE this. Nope.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 3:35pm
The POTUS problems:
1) These are not bankable stars, as many of us have said from the beginning. They rushed this to Broadway with whoever was available. Even with Lucy Liu in Suzy N's part (as initially planned) it wouldn't have made a dollar more than it is now. This is a bigger problem than the limited lead-time before previews.
2) It's an awful title. People expect something preachy or historically relevant, when the play really isn't that. Even titling it something along the lines of "Seven Women Trying to Keep One Dumbass Alive" might have been better. It's on the producers for not exerting their control and having the title changed.
3) It's just not a very good play. It's funny and well-performed, but it's complete fluff, and that's not enough to sell tickets these days.
There's been no shortage of press coverage and mixed-to-favorable reviews about the play. The general public simply does not care to spend proper money on this title and these actors.
BroadwayNewbie2
Swing Joined: 6/28/22
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 3:41pm
Macbeth is alternating between eight shows one week and seven the next, which makes week-to-week comparisons weird. Their capacity percentage went up and is the highest in four weeks but the average ticket price has dropped. They're back to eight shows next week.
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 3:43pmDrMonicaDeMoneco said: "It's curtains for Paradise Square, The Minutes and POTUS."
I mean, people have been saying that for weeks and here we are. I can't imagine The Minutes and POTUS won't finish out their runs with only a few weeks left (especially POTUS, as I'm sure the Shuberts don't want their flagship empty during the hot tourist months).
Paradise Square seems to have defied all prognostication and financial common sense - so it seems like a fruitless effort to actually bet they will close any time soon since we've been doing that since late April/early May when the 10 Tony Award nominations did diddly-squat for the show itself.
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#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:00pm
There's rumors going around that Come From Away may extend it's closing by a few weeks. They appear to be doing well now since they announced it. Anyone know if it might be true?
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#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:03pm
ACL2006 said: "There's rumors going around that Come From Away may extend it's closing by a few weeks. They appear to be doing well now since they announced it. Anyone know if it might be true?"
I’ve heard producers have been considering pushing back closing based on 1) popular demand, and 2) the fact that they want to end up with a longer run than Dear Evan Hansen.
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Updated On: 6/28/22 at 04:03 PM
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:07pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "The POTUS problems:
1) These are not bankable stars, as many of us have said from the beginning.
2) It's an awful title."
This. The only person I would have cared to see is Vanessa Williams. I was also hella confused by the title
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PeterC6482
Understudy Joined: 12/10/19
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:09pm
I thought Paradise Square was asked to give up the Ethel Barrymore to make way for Amost Famous.
Did Almost famous change its booking to another Shubert house?
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:11pm
PeterC6482 said: "I thought Paradise Square was asked to give up the Ethel Barrymore to make way for Amost Famous.
Did Almost famous change its booking to another Shubert house?"
Troynow says the Jacobs, following Company.
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ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:17pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "I’ve heard producers have been considering pushing back closing based on 1) popular demand, and 2) the fact that they want to end up with a longer run thanDear Evan Hansen."
LIVING for the pettiness. Would love to see it outrun DEH simply for the chuckle factor.
Hairspray0901
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:26pm
I saw POTUS on Saturday (2nd time) for my birthday; went with two friends. They both enjoyed it and said at intermission that they have never heard of the show outside me talking about it; they live in north Jersey right outside the city. The theatre was definitely not full. It’s a shame because it truly is one of the funniest shows with a cast who is giving it their all. Funnily enough, we overheard the girls sitting next to us say “I heard her brother is on Dancing With The Stars” (about Julianne Hough) - how they could know who Derek is but not Julianne was sort of mind blowing but it just goes to show - the cast doesn’t seem to be too well known!
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:37pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I’ve heard producers have been considering pushing back closing based on 1) popular demand, and 2) the fact that they want to end up with a longer run thanDear Evan Hansen."
LIVING for the pettiness. Would love to see it outrun DEH simply for the chuckle factor."
Except they don't need to extend in order to outrun DEH. According to IBDB, as of June 19, 2022 Come From Away has played 25 previews and 1,550 performances to Dear Evan Hansen's 21 previews and 1,466 performances. And with Come From Away currently scheduled to close two weeks after Dear Evan Hansen, a longer run is pretty much an inevitability (barring any COVID cancellations and/or any other unforeseen circumstances).
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:40pm
I'm sure there was a deciding factor in having Potus go to the Shubert. No one with a right mind would put a play in the same size theater as Bette Midler in Dolly.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/26/22
Posted: 6/28/22 at 5:00pm
Except they don't need to extend in order to outrun DEH. According to IBDB, as of June 19, 2022Come From Awayhas played 25 previews and 1,550 performances toDear Evan Hansen's 21 previews and 1,466 performances. And with Come From Awaycurrently scheduled to close two weeks afterDear Evan Hansen, a longer run is pretty much an inevitability (barring any COVID cancellations and/or any other unforeseen circumstances)."
Correct. Shockingly, real adults don't open or close shows based on "pettiness".
