Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:32pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 11/27/2022 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 (% of capacity) was: CHICAGO (21.3%), BEETLEJUICE (13.9%), ALADDIN (6.7%), WICKED (6.3%), ALMOST FAMOUS (5.3%), HAMILTON (3.3%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (3.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (3.3%), HADESTOWN (2.8%), SIX (2.3%), MJ THE MUSICAL (1.8%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (1.8%), THE MUSIC MAN (0.9%), 1776 (0.6%), & JULIET (0.4%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (0.1%),
Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (-26.9%), A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (-18.6%), KPOP (-12.6%), THE PIANO LESSON (-10.7%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (-8.9%), TOPDOG / UNDERDOG (-8.9%), LEOPOLDSTADT (-8.6%), OHIO STATE MURDERS (-6.1%), TAKE ME OUT (-5.8%), FUNNY GIRL (-5.4%), A STRANGE LOOP (-5%), THE LION KING (-5%), AIN'T NO MO' (-4%), MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN & THE POOL (-3%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (-2.2%), DEATH OF A SALESMAN (-1%),
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JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:37pm
The numbers for MJ continue to astonish.
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:38pm
I guess people are finally getting word A Beautiful Noise is actually a beautiful mess of a show.
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Updated On: 11/29/22 at 02:38 PM
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:38pm
As expected, most shows received a bump for Thanksgiving week… but interesting that Leopoldstadt and A Beautiful Noise both lost money, when they’ve impressed otherwise thus far.
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ElephantLoveMedley
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/21
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:39pm
Wow, what a great boost the Thanksgiving holiday brought!
I remain blown away by Funny Girl. $1.89 million after the dire straits it was in around mid-summer is absolutely mind-blowing.
Also thrilled that & Juliet is crushing it out of the gate.
Interesting that despite so many shows in the $1M+ club, there are many several shows well below $300k. Ain't No Mo' especially... oof.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:39pm
What is going on with Some Like It Hot? Ouch.
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:52pm
My guess is that seeing a lot of different shows' demographics playing out here.
Shows that appeal to a wealthier bridge-and-tunnel crowd (Leopoldstadt, Neil Diamond, Piano lesson) dropped because that crew either isn't interested in seeing shows Thanksgiving week, is out of town themselves, or maybe has family or friends in town who would rather see something more touristy if they're seeing something (last one a bit more of a stretch, but I'm pretty confident in the first two).
Meanwhile, there is a huge tourist surge, so shows like Lion King, Aladdin, Hamilton, Funny Girl, Harry Potter, and MJ surge. MJ and Funny Girl continue to amaze me. I think both are likely (MJ more) to hit $2 Million Christmas and/or New Year's Weeks.
Shows like Hadestown and Into the Woods could also be considered a sub-category of that, Theatre Tourists. The locals have seen them already, but I think they're probably top-of-the-list for theatre fans visiting the city, so they saw surges as well (although not as big as the touristy shows).
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:53pm
Always happy to see Kimberly Akimbo do better. I always remain hopeful that it's a sign of it turning into a little show that could.
pethian
Leading Actor Joined: 5/23/22
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:08pm
Call_me_jorge said: "I guess people are finally getting word A Beautiful Noise is actually a beautiful mess of a show."
Or is it because of the all the comp'd press seats in the lead-up to this week's opening?
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:14pm
Odd numbers for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE. Their availability for most of December is limited, just bizarre they dropped so much on a holiday weekend.
Kimberly Akimbo seems to be gaining steam. Small cast, orchestra & set, those grosses should have them about breaking even now.
Kudos to Music Man for almost grossing $3 million despite Jackman missing 3 shows. YEAH MAX CLAYTON!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:22pm
Nice bump for Almost Famous and Kimberly Akimbo. 
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:27pm
The Phantom numbers are just incredible. Happy to see a nice bounce back week for Hadestown.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:30pm
Does anyone know how they handled Lea's unscheduled absence? Do they refund people the difference between Lea ticket prices and Julie's? I would understand a understudy.. things happen. But I would be upset if I had paid $400.00 as opposed to the $90.00 that is typical for Julie Thursdays.
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Bill Snibson
Broadway Star Joined: 9/1/19
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:31pm
ucjrdude902 said: "What is going on with Some Like It Hot? Ouch."
Agreed. Word of mouth on this is so strong I was really expecting it to be in the $800k realm at this point. Surprised to see Almost Famous out grossing it tbh
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:36pm
DAME said: "Does anyone know how they handled Lea's unscheduled absence? Do they refund people the difference between Lea ticket prices and Julie's? I would understand a understudy.. things happen. But I would be upset if I had paid $400.00 as opposed to the $90.00 that is typical for Julie Thursdays."
If you purchased directly from the show the box office will work with you. Unfortunately most tourists don't know to ask.
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:03pm
How can AINT NO MO even afford to turn the lights on at the theater?
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:05pm
Phantom enters the $2mil+ club for only the fourth time ever - the previous three times have each been the final week of the year in 2017, 2018, and 2019 respectively.
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:09pm
Jordan Catalano said: "How can AINT NO MO even afford to turn the lights on at the theater?"
Them and KPOP.
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#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:14pm
jkcohen626 said: "Always happy to see Kimberly Akimbo do better. I always remain hopeful that it's a sign of it turning into a little show that could."
100% agree. I really wonder what its weekly operating budget is. As if its in the $400K-$450K range, its truly the little show that could, but if its actually $450K-$500K+ the show is like its someone dyeing of dehydration being given a thimble of water in the spirit of Thanksgiving.
Knowing David Stone's track record with producing little shows that could, I am guessing/hoping its nut is in the $400K-$450K range, but in the post covid protocols world that number could easily balloon. Note I am using David Stone's last musical at the Booth Next to Normal as a reference point, as its nut was under $250K a week, but then again that was 10 years ago, and was slightly smaller.
Another positive sign in term of Kimberly Akimbo building positive word of mouth is since last week that despite capacity being down 2% average prices are up 20% meaning audiences are arguably willing to pay more to see it. While yes last week was a Holiday, Kimberly Akimbo is not the type of musical that would get the massive bump from that. How much its grosses fall this week will truly tell how word of mouth is for the show.
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:29pm
Jordan Catalano said: "How can AINT NO MO even afford to turn the lights on at the theater?"
Lee Daniels, Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade, and RuPaul have some money to burn.
It’s a pity because it’s a fantastic show and deserves more than to be paid dust by the general theatregoing public
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Broadway Star Joined: 12/29/13
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:32pm
'Some Like It Hot' is in big trouble.
Mariah Carey might need to go into it to save the show.
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:50pm
Bill Snibson said: "ucjrdude902 said: "What is going on with Some Like It Hot? Ouch."
Agreed. Word of mouth on this is so strong I was really expecting it to be in the $800k realm at this point. Surprised to see Almost Famous out grossing it tbh"
I agree. I hate this for the show because I thoroughly enjoyed it and think it’s a splashy and effervescent musical that wasn’t necessarily pop or rock infused. My first guess was because maybe the source material has a not as strong draw for the younger crowd? When I was there the week before Thanksgiving, it was a predominantly older audience. Not that that’s a bad thing. Keeping my fingers crossed for Sugar, Josephine, and Daphne!
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 5:26pm
Whew that top price for Hamilton...goodness.
So thrilled Leopoldstadt continues to do so well!
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 5:28pm
Also so happy for Beetlejuice-I think it will do really well during their last few months and with the tour coming up
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Stand-by Joined: 4/22/18
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22
Posted: 11/29/22 at 5:37pm
I'm going to offer a glass-half-full perspective on KPOP; I think it's encouraging that revenues have gone up, especially given that the production likely gave away a ton of tickets for press week. Attendance is an issue, of course, but it looks like the marketing team is making more of an effort to be visible.
