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Broadway Grosses 7/2: With no Bette, ’Dolly’ sinks by $1.36 million; ‘Indecent’ drops to half of prior week
Last Edit: jesse21 04:32 pm EDT 07/05/17
Posted by: jesse21 04:23 pm EDT 07/05/17
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  • Last week, ended July 2, grosses totaled $31,965,811 for 32 shows.

    In the prior week, ended June 25, Broadway grosses totaled $35,273,883 for 34 shows.

    In the comparable week last year, Broadway grosses totaled $26,033,651 for 29 shows.




  • In a week that included the long weekend leading up to Independence Day on Tuesday, Broadway grosses were down in all respects from the prior week but way ahead of a year ago. Last week, there were two less shows on the boards than the prior week and three more than the same week last year.

    — Without the vacationing Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly! dropped its gross by $-1,368,878 from the prior week with Ms.Midler in the lead.

    — Josh Groban’s final week in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 was the show’s highest gross to date at $1,409,877 with the highest average ticket price to date at $155.48. That gross was $55,884 more than the prior week, but it is also about the same amount that Dear Evan Hansen went up from the prior week. With the always sold-out Hansen, that increase was due to additional premium ticket sales.

    — Indecent, grossing an impressive $606,137 in the prior week which was its originally-announced final week, was down last week by almost half to $313,029 in its hastily-announced first “extended” week. It is scheduled to close August 6.

    -- In the week following the prior opening-night week, 1984 was up by a significant $83,861.

    -- Both The Lion King and Wicked played 9 performances last week, instead of the usual 8, and each musical grossed over $2 million.




  • The revival of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, starring Kevin Kline in a Tony-winning lead role, ended its limited engagement on Sunday at the St. James Theatre after 28 previews and 101 regular performances. Cumulative gross: $12,412,645 or 59% of its potential gross. The average ticket price over the run was $90 and 77% of the seats were occupied, paid and comped. The final week’s gross was its best at $910,174.




  • The Little Foxes ended its limited engagement on Sunday at the Friedman Theatre after 22 previews and 87 regular performances. In this Manhattan Theatre Club revival of the Lillian Hellman play, Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon alternated in the roles of Regina and Birdie. Ms. Nixon won a featured actress Tony for Birdie. This was a not-for-profit production offering considerable discounts to MTC members. Cumulative gross: $6,213,082. On average, 96% of the seats were occupied, paid and comped. The final week’s gross was its best at $609,488 with sold-out houses and an average ticket price of $117.44.












  • Grosses for last week ended 7/02/2017:

    Total grosses: $31,965,811
    Percentage of potential gross: 74.29%
    Average price per ticket: $113.25
    Attendance: 282,247 or 88.96% seat occupancy
    Number of shows: 32
    Opening: Marvin’s Room (June 29)
    Closing: Present Laughter (July 2); The Little Foxes (July 2)
    Starting previews: none





  • Grosses for the prior week ended 6/25/2017:

    Total grosses: $35,273,883
    Percentage of potential gross: 77.61%
    Average price per ticket: $117.14
    Attendance: 301,124 or 90.69% seat occupancy
    Number of shows: 34
    Opening: 1984 (June 22)
    Closing: Sunset Boulevard (June 25); Sweat (June 25)
    Starting previews: none





  • Grosses for the comparable week last year, ended 7/03/2016:

    Total grosses: $26,033,651
    Percentage of potential gross: 68.12%
    Average price per ticket: $102.51
    Attendance: 253,969 or 86.51% seat occupancy
    Number of shows: 29








  • Top Ten Shows by Gross (7/02/2017)

    1. Hamilton, $3,053,850
    2. The Lion King, $2,423,941 (9 performances)
    3. Wicked, $2,000,408 (9 performances)
    4. Aladdin, $1,573,470
    5. Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, $1,409,877
    6. Dear Evan Hansen, $1,342,157
    7. Kinky Boots, $1,283,364
    8. Come From Away, $1,249,634
    9. The Book of Mormon, $1,238,719
    10. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, $1,178,785







  • Top Ten Shows by Average Paid Per Ticket (7/02/2017):

    1. Hamilton, $284.00
    2. Dear Evan Hansen, $167.98
    3. The Lion King, $158.94
    4. Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, $155.48
    5. Come From Away, $146.46
    6. The Book of Mormon, $141.62
    7. Wicked, $126.16
    8. Anastasia, $121.84
    9. The Little Foxes, $117.44
    10. Aladdin, $117.02








    • Click here for a table of Broadway Grosses for the week ended July 2, 2017.







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    re: Broadway Grosses 7/2: With no Bette, ’Dolly’ sinks by $1.36 million; ‘Indecent’ drops to half of prior week
    Posted by: kafritz 05:23 pm EDT 07/05/17
    In reply to: Broadway Grosses 7/2: With no Bette, ’Dolly’ sinks by $1.36 million; ‘Indecent’ drops to half of prior week - jesse21 04:23 pm EDT 07/05/17
    >— Indecent, grossing an impressive $606,137 in the prior week which was its originally-announced final week, was down last week by almost half to $313,029 in its hastily-announced first “extended” week. It is scheduled to close August 6.<


    Don't forget that Indecent was off sale for performances after the original announced closing on 6/25. So until the closing notice came down on 6/22, it had no sales going into the week ending 7/2 or future weeks, and had to build from scratch.
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    re: Broadway Grosses 7/2: With no Bette, ’Dolly’ sinks by $1.36 million; ‘Indecent’ drops to half of prior week
    Posted by: mikem 05:37 pm EDT 07/05/17
    In reply to: re: Broadway Grosses 7/2: With no Bette, ’Dolly’ sinks by $1.36 million; ‘Indecent’ drops to half of prior week - kafritz 05:23 pm EDT 07/05/17
    What I find striking is that, even with the big drop and the short window for ticket availability, the gross for Indecent this week still beats any pre-Tony week. So the show has some momentum.
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    Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping
    Posted by: dramedy 04:44 pm EDT 07/05/17
    In reply to: Broadway Grosses 7/2: With no Bette, ’Dolly’ sinks by $1.36 million; ‘Indecent’ drops to half of prior week - jesse21 04:23 pm EDT 07/05/17
    At $12m gross, it probably did, but i dont remember seeing a notice.
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    re: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping
    Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 11:19 am EDT 07/06/17
    In reply to: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping - dramedy 04:44 pm EDT 07/05/17
    I've been checking everywhere I could think of for the last several weeks but there has not been an announcement.
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    re: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping
    Posted by: ryhog 12:15 pm EDT 07/06/17
    In reply to: re: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping - BroadwayTonyJ 11:19 am EDT 07/06/17
    just a reminder that announcing recoupment is not required. And I believe this is the first show that Jujamcyn lead produced so it may not have occurred to them that blasting that info over the internet is de rigueur.
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    re: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping
    Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:46 pm EDT 07/06/17
    In reply to: re: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping - ryhog 12:15 pm EDT 07/06/17
    I understand although more often than there will be a statement in Playbill.com that the production did recoup. When there is no statement, there's a lot of speculation on message boards that the show was a failure, although that may not be important to Jujamcyn.
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    re: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping
    Posted by: NewtonUK 10:30 am EDT 07/06/17
    In reply to: Was there an announcement of present laughter recouping - dramedy 04:44 pm EDT 07/05/17
    Keep in mind that the Gross Gross was $12,400,000. That means the actual adjusted gross that trickles back to the production is 10% less than that - so $11,160,00 over 17 weeks. Thats an average adjusted gross of $646,500 per week. With stars and a largish cast I would guesstimate their weekly breakeven at about $400,000, including royalties. (it could be higher) That would mean in 17 weeks they would have earned back $4.18 million. I would think they are at or just above recoupment.
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