Broadway Grosses w/e 11/19/2017: Give Thanks that Thanksgiving is coming.
Second, the week before, grosses will go down.
I think of it like jumping on a trampoline. In order to get up in the air, the tramp takes you down a few feet first.
And this past week, before the tourists started rolling into town for Thanksgiving was no exception. Sales dropped 4% from the week before (a holiday weekend unto itself), and attendance went right along with it . . . despite some help from the final week of performances for Ben Platt at Dear Evan Hansen and The Band’s Visit joining the million dollar club with a $1.01mm tally.
But considering where we are, a 4% tally doesn’t bother me that much. Most of the shows are making money at these levels, and I don’t see any surprise closings coming in the next few weeks (anyone remember how many shows disappeared in January of 2009 as a result of the recession?).
And besides, the Thanksgiving trampoline is going to send these shows skyrocketing this week. Expect multiple shows with grosses well over $3mm.
And yep, $4mm is in a show’s sights, for sure.
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | AvgPdAdm |
| A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL | $769,783.12 | 7,622 | 91.26% | $100.99 |
| ALADDIN | $1,366,527.50 | 13,515 | 97.82% | $101.11 |
| ANASTASIA | $867,210.50 | 7,924 | 86.66% | $109.44 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $837,611.12 | 7,254 | 88.38% | $115.47 |
| CATS | $753,433.50 | 8,520 | 77.45% | $88.43 |
| CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY | $844,466.00 | 9,355 | 78.17% | $90.27 |
| CHICAGO | $551,305.15 | 6,584 | 76.20% | $83.73 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $1,329,098.00 | 8,534 | 101.98% | $155.74 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,677,280.90 | 7,902 | 100.38% | $212.26 |
| HAMILTON | $2,826,330.00 | 10,734 | 101.57% | $263.31 |
| HELLO, DOLLY! | $2,318,210.00 | 11,201 | 96.83% | $206.96 |
| HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS | $51,299.60 | 3,487 | 56.79% | $14.71 |
| JUNK | $547,552.00 | 6,242 | 73.68% | $87.72 |
| KINKY BOOTS | $770,386.80 | 8,328 | 73.10% | $92.51 |
| LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS | $466,990.00 | 5,671 | 80.69% | $82.35 |
| M. BUTTERFLY | $564,702.06 | 6,195 | 72.71% | $91.15 |
| METEOR SHOWER | $1,003,055.10 | 6,157 | 99.43% | $162.91 |
| MISS SAIGON | $596,738.35 | 7,282 | 61.71% | $81.95 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | $431,860.70 | 5,450 | 97.88% | $79.24 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK | $788,656.82 | 8,437 | 69.25% | $93.48 |
| SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS | $575,204.30 | 9,394 | 83.35% | $61.23 |
| SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY | $2,401,552.50 | 4,740 | 100.00% | $506.66 |
| THE BAND’S VISIT | $1,010,161.00 | 8,312 | 100.00% | $121.53 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,212,160.00 | 8,624 | 101.13% | $140.56 |
| THE LION KING | $1,758,185.00 | 11,876 | 100.03% | $148.05 |
| THE PARISIAN WOMAN | $832,844.00 | 7,224 | 92.43% | $115.29 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $851,509.14 | 9,709 | 75.62% | $87.70 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | $376,404.00 | 5,111 | 74.81% | $73.65 |
| TIME AND THE CONWAYS | $294,747.43 | 4,908 | 83.58% | $60.05 |
| WAITRESS | $1,007,910.00 | 7,909 | 94.61% | $127.44 |
| WICKED | $1,464,141.00 | 13,443 | 92.99% | $108.91 |
| TOTALS | $31,147,315.59 | 247,644 | 86.47% | $124.67 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +$4,384,861.39 | |||
| PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | +16.38% |
*Broadway Grosses courtesy of The Broadway League.
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