Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending January 16, 2011
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on the Great White Way. Last week's results were delayed until today because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday.
Some people live for the latest sports stats. I love poring over each week's box office totals on Broadway. So, for your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
January 16, 2011:
1:00 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Broadway box office plunges 11.2% last week to just $14,896,892 in grosses
1:01 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Broadway capacity down 5.72% last week to 79.36% or 170,093 seats sold out of 214,092 possible
1:02 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Broadway's average ticket price last week was down slightly to $84.61 from $85.17 week before
1:03 p.m. January 18, 2011 - At 100.1% capacity SPIDER-MAN was only sold-out Broadway show last week. Gross: $1,258,330. Avg ticket price: $108.57
1:04 p.m. January 18, 2011 - WICKED back on top as Broadway's #1 show, grossing $1,540,868 on 98.3% capacity. Average ticket price: $108.30
1:05 p.m. January 18, 2011 - THE LION KING only other Broadway show to gross over $1million last week: $1,334,354 on 83.6% capacity
1:07 p.m. January 18, 2011 - THE LION KING had Broadway's highest average ticket price last week: $118.99
1:08 p.m. January 18, 2011 - COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT had Broadway's lowest gross last week: $187,617 on 69.6% capacity. Avg tix priced $57.3
1:10 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Broadway's lowest capacity: TIME STANDS STILL at 59.4%. Gross: $363,619. Average ticket price: $70.89
1:11 p.m. January 18, 2011 - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST had week's lowest average ticket price: $50.43. Gross: $282,607 on 94.7% capacity
1:12 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Shows below 70% capacity: TIME STANDS STILL, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, AMERICAN IDIOT & COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT
1:13 p.m. January 18, 2011 - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET still grossing $456,566 on 62.8% capacity. Average ticket price at $74.85
1:14 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Only Broadway shows to increase capacity last week: IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, LOMBARDI and SPIDER-MAN
1:15 p.m. January 18, 2011 - IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST posted week's top capacity increase of 5.3% to 94.7%
1:16 p.m. January 18, 2011 - RAIN posts week's largest capacity decline of 24.3% to 71.2%. Grosses $681,640. Average ticket price is $82.64
1:20 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Finally, NEXT TO NORMAL closes with gross of $552,653 on 96.4% capacity. $92.82 average ticket price
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Do you have any other observations about last week's box office totals? If so, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post. Labels: average ticket price, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Ticket Prices
Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending January 9, 2011
Spider-Man Edges Out Wicked As Number One Show
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on the Great White Way.
This week is particularly noteworthy for two reasons. Not only did Broadway's box office not fall-off as dramatically as expected for this time of year, but
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has officially replaced longtime champ
Wicked as the top-grossing show, yet only by web-thin margin.
Here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
January 9, 2011:
January 10, 2011 4:22 pm - Broadway box office down 30.13% (over $6 million) last week, but grosses still at respectable $20,750,910
January 10, 2011 4:23 pm - SPIDER-MAN is Broadway's #1 show edging WICKED by just $58! SPIDER-MAN gross $1,588,514 vs. WICKED gross of $1,588,456
January 10, 2011 4:24 pm - Broadway capacity down by just .93% to 85.9% or 232,314seats sold out of 267,513 possible
January 10, 2011 4:25 pm - Broadway's average ticket price down to $85.17 from last week high of $100.22
January 10, 2011 4:26 pm - Broadway shows grossings $1 million+ : SPIDER-MAN, WICKED, LION KING, MERCHANT OF VENICE, JERSEY BOYS, IN THE HEIGHTS
January 10, 2011 4:27 pm - Broadways shows at 100% or more capacity: MERCHANT OF VENICE, NEXT TO NORMAL, IN THE HEIGHTS, SPIDER-MAN, WICKED
January 10, 2011 4:28 pm - SPIDER-MAN became Broadway's top grossing show last week w/ $1,588,514 on 100% capacity. Average ticket price: $102.86
January 10, 2011 4:29 pm - #2 WICKED grosses $1,588,456 on 100% capacity. Average ticket price: $109.76
January 10, 2011 4:30 pm - #3 LION KING close behind with $1,550,640 gross on 95.4% capacity. Average ticket price: $121.21
January 10, 2011 4:31 pm - #4 MERCHANT OF VENICE had Broadway's highest capacity (102.5%) & avg ticket price ($134.79). Gross: $1,114,050
January 10, 2011 4:32 pm - Grosses for IN THE HEIGHTS ($1,083,254) and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC ($737,852) help shows close with bang
January 10, 2011 4:33 pm - Billie Joe Armstrong boosts AMERICAN IDIOT. Grosses $952,123 on 80.2% capacity. Average ticket price: $86.79
January 10, 2011 4:34 pm - Broadway's lowest grossing show: COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT at $217,312 on 75.9% capacity. Avg ticket price: $60.99
January 10, 2011 4:35 pm - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET had week's lowest capacity of 65.5% (not bad) with $423,658 gross. Avg ticket price of $66.59.
January10, 2011 4:36 pm - Last week's lowest average ticket price was $50.95 for IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Gross: $269,557 on 89.4% capacity
January 10, 2011 4:37 pm - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST posted last week's biggest capacity increase of 19.3% to 89.4%
January 10, 2011 4:38 pm - PHANTOM OF THE OPERA posts week's top capacity decline of 19.7% to 78.9%. Grosses $808,761
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Do you have any other observations about last week's box office totals? If so, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post. Labels: average ticket price, Box Office, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Ticket Prices
Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending January 2, 2011
Wicked Soars To New Heights
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on the Great White Way and this week marks a banner week, not only for all of Broadway, but for a show that has just broken its own Rialto record:
Wicked.
Some people live for the latest sports stats. I love poring over each week's box office totals on Broadway. So, for your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
January 2, 2011:
6:42 pm January 3, 2011 -
Banner week on Broadway as grosses up over $10 million (28.58%) last week over Christmas week to whopping $34,997,576
6:43 pm January 3, 2011 - Broadway capacity soared 14.3% to 87.85% or 329,604 seats sold out of 368,210 with many shows in final performances
6:44 pm January 3, 2011 - Broadway got expensive last week as average ticket price shot up to $100.22 from $91.63 week before.
6:45 pm January 3, 2011 - Sold-out WICKED sets new Broadway box office record grossing $2,228,235. Also had top average ticket price: $153.97
6:46 pm January 3, 2011 - Broadway's #2 show, sold-out LION KING came close to grossing $2 million at $1,992,270. Average ticket price: $148.49
6:47 pm January 3, 2011 - Sold-out #3 show SPIDER-MAN played 1st complete 8-show week, grossing $1,880,833 w/ avg ticket price of $121.79
6:48 pm January 3, 2011 - Only other Broadway show grossing over $1.5 million:BILLY ELLIOT at $1,518,486. 99.1% capacity.Avg ticket price $119.79
6:49 pm January 3, 2011 - All totaled, an astounding 17 Broadway shows enjoyed grosses of more than $1 million last week.
6:50 pm January 3, 2011 - Broadway's top play MERCHANT OF VENICE had week's highest capacity: 102.5%. Grosses $1,175,750. Avg tix priced $142.24
6:51 pm January 3, 2011 - Show drawing 100% or more capacity: MERCHANT, FELA, JERSEY BOYS, WICKED, LION KING, SPIDER-MAN, BLOODYx2 ANDREW JACKSON
6:53 pm January 3, 2011 - The average ticket price for an amazing 20 Broadway shows was more than $100 each
6:54 pm January 3, 2011 - Only two Broadway shows saw declines in capacity last week: MERCHANT OF VENICE (-.1%) and TIME STANDS STILL (-5.8%)
6:55 pm January 3, 2011 - ELF (-$227,843) and DONNY & MARIE (-$49,826) were only 2 Broadway shows grossing less last week than week before
6:56 pm January 3, 2011 - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST had Broadway's lowest gross last week: $235,694 on 70.1% capacity.Avg tix priced $56.83
6:57 pm January 3, 2011 - A FREE MAN OF COLOR had Broadway's lowest avg ticket price of $53.05. Gross: $236,459 on 53.5% capacity.
6:58 pm January 3, 2011 - LA BÊTE had Broadway's lowest capacity last week of 49.5%. Grosses $308,549 with average ticket price of $68.83
7:00 pm January 3, 2011 - As truly stratospheric as past week's Broadway box office was 9 shows closed because January marks the start of annual doldrums.
7:01 pm January 3, 2011 - Plus even more shows will close throughout the rest of the month.
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Do you have any other observations about last week's box office totals? If so, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post. Labels: average ticket price, Box Office, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Records, Ticket Prices, Wicked
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| George Gershwin Theatre Box Office (Home to Wicked) |
Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending December 26, 2010
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on the Great White Way. Because of last weekend's blizzards over Broadway, the weekly box office report was not released until today.
Some people live for the latest sports stats. I love poring over each week's box office totals on Broadway. So, for your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
December 26, 2010.
11:38 am December 28, 2010 -
Despite snow, Broadway grosses up $1,142,016 or 4.57% to $24,993,795 last week
11:39 am December 28, 2010 - But no doubt because of blizzard, Broadway capacity up only .3% to 73.55% or 250,134 seats sold out of 330,025
11:40 am December 28, 2010 - Broadway grosses up because average ticket price up sharply last week to $91.63 from $86.28 week earlier
11:41 am December 28, 2010 - Sold-out WICKED breaks its previous box office record for Broadway show, grossing $2,153,110 last week.
11:42 am December 28, 2010 - As Broadway's toughest ticket last week, WICKED's average ticket price was a whopping $148.78 - highest among all shows
11:43 am December 28, 2010 - Broadway shows grossing $1.5 million-$2 million last week: The LION KING ($1,823,766) and ELF ($1,572,836)
11:45 am December 28, 2010 - Shows grossing $1-1.5 million last week: JERSEY BOYS, MARY POPPINS, ADDAMS FAMILY, MERCHANT, PHANTOM, BILLY ELLIOT
11:47 am December 28, 2010 - Broadway shows with 100% or more capacity: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (102.6%), SPIDER-MAN & WICKED (100% each)
11:48 am December 28, 2010 - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE remains Broadway's top grossing play: $1,099,420 on 102.6% capacity. Avg ticket price: $132.89
11:49 am December 28, 2010 - Broadway shows drawing 90-99% capacity: LION KING, FELA! JERSEY BOYS, ELF and BILLY ELLIOT
11:51 am December 28, 2010 - Despite just 4 performances (one nearly fatal), sold-out SPIDER-MAN grosses $944,138 with avg ticket price of $122.30
11:52 am December 28, 2010 - ELF proves to be major holiday fare, grossing $1,572,836 on 91.6% capacity. Average ticket price: $134.02
11:54 am December 28, 2010 - TIME STANDS STILL was last week's lowest grossing show at $117,962 on 73.4% capacity. Avg ticket price: $74.42
11:57 am December 28, 2010 - Clarification on TIME STANDS STILL: Its $117,962 gross was based on just two performances last week
11:55 am December 28, 2010 - LA BÊTE drew Broadway's lowest capacity last week. Just 40.8%. Gross: $184,011. Average ticket price: $63.91
11:56 am December 28, 2010 - Practically free? A FREE MAN OF COLOR had week's cheapest ticket averaging $39.52. Gross: $143,850 on 43.6% capacity
11:58 am December 28, 2010 - Among shows with 8 performances, A FREE MAN OF COLOR had week's lowest gross of $143,850
11:59 am December 28, 2010 - Among shows with 8 performances, ADDAMS FAMILY had week's top capacity increase of 15.8% to 86.4%. Gross: $1,100,286
12:00 noon December 28, 2010 - Among shows with 8 performances, ADDAMS FAMILY had week's top capacity increase of 15.8% to 86.4%. Gross: $1,100,286
12:01 pm December 28, 2010 - DONNY & MARIE: A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS saw 17.8% decline in capacity for 5 shows to 60.3%. Gross: $481,812.
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Is you favorite show teetering on the brink of breakaway success or failure? Either way, or if you have any other observations worth sharing, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post. Labels: average ticket price, Box Office, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Ticket Prices
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| George Gershwin Theatre Box Office (Home to Wicked) |
Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending December 19, 2010
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on Broadway.
Some people live for the latest sports stats. I love poring over each week's box office totals on the Great White Way. So, for your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
December 19, 2010.
3:45 pm December 20, 2010 -
Broadway box office drops 4.84% last week or $1,153,842 to $23,851,779 in gross grosses
3:46 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway capacity down last week by 2.8% to 73.16% or 259,268 seats sold out of 349,408 possible
3:47 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway's average ticket price last week was $86.28 down from $87.41 week before
3:48 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway's WICKED, LION KING, ELF, JERSEY BOYS, PROMISESx2, DONNY & MARIE, SPIDER-MAN each gross over $1 million
3:49 pm December 20, 2010 - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE only grosses $645,015 last week, but that's because it only played 4 performances
3:50 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway shows grossing between $900,000 and $1 million last week: BILLY ELLIOT, MARY POPPINS & THE ADDAMS FAMILY
3:51 pm December 20, 2010 - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE only show to sell-out last week with capacity of 102.6% (but only 4 performances)
3:52 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway shows attracting 90-99% capacity last week: SPIDER-MAN, ELF, WICKED, JERSEY BOYS, LION KING
3:53 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway's top grossing show last week: WICKED with $1,631,743 on 97.9% capacity. Avg ticket price: $115.12 97.9%
3:54 pm December 20, 2010 - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE was Broadway's toughest ticket w/4 performances, 102.6% capacity and $136.48 avg. ticket price
3:55 pm December 20, 2010 - Should have added in FELA! to shows with over 90% capacity. In final weeks FELA! at 93.6% capacity, grosses $613,717
3:56 pm December 20, 2010 - ELF is another tough ticket on Broadway, grossing $1,464,913 on 96.3% capacity. Avg. ticket price: $133.53!
3:57 pm December 20, 2010 - Another tough ticket is SPIDER-MAN at $1,036,133 on 98.9% capacity. Avg ticket price $90.45. High for show in previews!
3:58 pm December 20, 2010 - Plus, SPIDER-MAN only had 6 performances last week so gross would've been much higher than $1,036,133 w/8 performances
3:59 pm December 20, 2010 - DONNY & MARIE may have only attracted 78.1% capacity, but they grossed $1,047,740 with avg tickets priced $117.20
4:00 pm December 20, 2010 - With only 4 performances, IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST bottom gross $71,928 & avg ticket price $34.76. 69.9% capacity
4:01 pm December 20, 2010 - Among shows w/8 performances COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT lowest grosser $147,620. 48.5% capacity. Av tix priced $64.77
4:02 pm December 20, 2010 - Among shows w/8 performances FREE MAN OF COLOR had lowest avg ticket price of $50.42. Gross of $214,439 on 51% capacity
4:03 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway's lowest capacity last week: LA BÊTE at 42.5%. Grosses $232,383. Average ticket price: $67.95
4:04 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway shows attracting less than 50% capacity last week? LA BÊTE, COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT and AMERICAN IDIOT
4:05 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway's biggest week-over-week capacity increase? BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON up 12.4% to 79.6%. Gross: $419,303
4:06 pm December 20, 2010 - Broadway's biggest week-over-week capacity decline? MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET down 16.2% to 53%. Gross: $445,007
4:07 pm December 20, 2010 - Expect huge spike at Broadway box office this week, next for Christmas & New Year's holidays. Maybe 1 or 2 shows can gross over $2 million
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Is you favorite show teetering on the brink of breakaway success or failure? Either way, or if you have any other observations worth sharing, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post. Labels: average ticket price, Box Office, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Ticket Prices
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| George Gershwin Theatre Box Office (Home to Wicked) |
Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending December 12, 2010
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on Broadway.
Some people live for the latest sports stats. I love poring over each week's box office totals on the Great White Way. So, for your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
December 12, 2010.
3:30 pm December 13, 2010 -
Broadway box office up 8.53% week over week. Up nearly $2.2 million last week to $25,632,217
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Is you favorite show teetering on the brink of breakaway success or failure? Either way, or if you have any other observations worth sharing, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post. Labels: average ticket price, Box Office, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Ticket Prices, Tickets
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| George Gershwin Theatre Box Office (Home to Wicked) |
Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending December 5, 2010
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on Broadway.
Some people live for the latest sports stats, while I love poring over each week's box office totals on the Great White Way. So, for your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
December 5, 2010.
3:30 pm December 6, 2010 -
After Thanksgiving box office blowout, Broadway comes back down to earth with grosses down by 9.67%
3:31 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway grosses totaled $23,445,874 last week or an average of $651,274 per show
3:32 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway capacity down 2.03% last week to 71.62%, or 253,436 seats sold out of 348,912 possible
3:33 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway's average ticket price last week was $86.73, down from $89.14 during Thanksgiving week.
3:34 pm December 6, 2010 - 7 Broadway shows grossed over $1 million each: WICKED, LION KING, JERSEY BOYS, PROMISESx2, ELF, MERCHANT, BILLY ELLIOT
3:35 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway's highest capacity (102.5%) & top grossing play ($1,085,310): MERCHANT OF VENICE's avg tix priced: $131.30
3:36 pm December 6, 2010 - MERCHANT OF VENICE could easily earn more but it's regularly had 7 or less performances each week. Last week a "full" 7
3:37 pm December 6, 2010 - Who reigns atop all Broadway shows? WICKED ($1,566,919) by just $37,900 over LION KING ($1,529,019)
3:38 pm December 6, 2010 - WICKED remains Broadway's top grossing show with $1,566,919 on 94.5% capacity. Average ticket price is $114.62
3:39 pm December 6, 2010 - JERSEY BOYS has Broadway's highest average ticket price at $132.06 narrowly edging out MERCHANT OF VENICE's $131.30
3:40 pm December 6, 2010 - THE LION KING still going strong grossing $1,529,019 on 95.6% capacity. Average ticket price: $119.17
3:41 pm December 6, 2010 - JERSEY BOYS also remains strong grossing $1,237,955 on 95.4% capacity.
3:42 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway shows over 90% capacity: MERCHANT OF VENICE, SPIDER-MAN, LION KING, JERSEY BOYS, WICKED, BILLY ELLIOT
3:43 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway shows w/avg tix price over $100: JERSEY BOYS, MERCHANT, DRIVING MISS DAISY, ELF, LION KING, WICKED, ADDAMS FAMILY, PROMISESx2
3:44 pm December 6, 2010 - Playing just 5 performances last week, SPIDER-MAN grosses $919,457 on 98.2% capacity. Average ticket price at $97.11
3:46 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway's lowest grossing show: COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT. Gross: $128,644. 47.1% capacity. Avg ticket price $58.10
3:47 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway's lowest capacity: LA BÊTE at 40.4%. Gross: $216,038 Average ticket price still at $66.41
3:48 pm December 6, 2010 - Broadway's cheapest ticket? THE PITMEN PAINTERS at $45.62 average. Gross: $154,367 on 65.1% capacity
3:49 pm December 6, 2010 - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, closing this Sunday, was at 77.8% capacity. Gross: $282,465 with $50.43 avg ticket price
3:51 pm December 6, 2010 - BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON which posted closing notice grossed $315,796 on 58.8% capacity. $65.18 avg ticket price
3:52 pm December 6, 2010 - Billie Joe Armstrong can't come back soon enough. AMERICAN IDIOT grossed $424,812 on 43.3% capacity. $71.73 Avg tix
3:54 pm December 6, 2010 - Last week's closing notice for SCOTTSBORO BOYS helped it earn Broadway's highest capacity gain of week. Up 18% to 77.8%
3:55 pm December 6, 2010 - Week's biggest capacity decline? PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, dropping 25.8% to 65.3%. Grosses $690,663, down over $333,000
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Is you favorite show teetering on the brink of breakaway success or failure? Either way, or if you have any other observations worth sharing, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post. Labels: average ticket price, Box Office, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Ticket Prices
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| George Gershwin Theatre Box Office (Home to Wicked) |
Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending November 28, 2010
If you follow me on
Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on Broadway.
As this week's analysis makes extraordinarily clear, it's holiday season yet again, meaning that family-fare shows pull in the biggest audiences.
For your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending
November 28, 2010.
3:30 pm November 29 -
Thankful Broadway box office way up 19.06% last week, grossing $26,365,126. That's $5 million+ week over week increase
So, dear readers, do any of these results surprise you? Is you favorite show teetering on the brink of breakaway success or failure? Either way, feel free to comment below.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
In keeping with the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations that unfairly discriminate against bloggers, who are now required by law to disclose when they have received anything of value they might write about, please note that I have received nothing of value in exchange for this post.
Labels: average ticket price, Box Office, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Holiday Box Office, Ticket Prices
