Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 7:54pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 1/1/2023 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: 1776 (35.3%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (32.5%), ALMOST FAMOUS (27.3%), A STRANGE LOOP (26.4%), DEATH OF A SALESMAN (24.5%), MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN & THE POOL (23.8%), INTO THE WOODS (22.9%), THE PIANO LESSON (20.2%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (20%), TOPDOG / UNDERDOG (19.8%), A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (17.7%), OHIO STATE MURDERS (13.3%), TAKE ME OUT (11.4%), CHICAGO (7.7%), LEOPOLDSTADT (7.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (6.9%), BEETLEJUICE (4.7%), THE MUSIC MAN (4.6%), & JULIET (3.8%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (3.7%), SIX (3.7%), THE LION KING (2.9%), WICKED (1.9%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (1.6%), ALADDIN (1.4%), HAMILTON (0.8%), HADESTOWN (0.6%), MJ THE MUSICAL (0.3%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (0.3%),
Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY (-10.3%), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (-8.4%), FUNNY GIRL (-6.4%),
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ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 7:56pm
SOME THOUGHTS:
How close is LION KING's $4.3M to a record-high? Because that number just makes the eyes water.
When was the last time HAMILTON was out of the top 5? Feels notable but maybe not.
Nice solid numbers for SLIH, ALMOST FAMOUS, and STRANGE LOOP.
This might be the first time KIMBERLY broke even in a week.
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:00pm
Merry Christmas to most shows. If you couldn't make money this week, time to close it up. Ohio State Murders at 49% during this week is really sad. A Christmas Carol at just 54%. 12 shows played to sold-out houses the entire week. Did The Lion King set a weekly grosses record with $4.3 million?
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:00pm
Am I seeing things or did Funny Girl really get to $2,405,901? Daaammmnn, that’s amazing!!!
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:01pm
LukeDAP2 said: "Am I seeing things or did Funny Girl really get to$2,405,901? Daaammmnn, that’s amazing!!!"
And Julie did 3 out of the 9 shows.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:03pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "SOME THOUGHTS:
How close is LION KING's $4.3M to a record-high? Because that number just makes the eyes water."
I believe Hamilton held the record with 4.04 million for this same week in 2018. So this will take the record If that’s correct.
I could use a prince to save me from my prince.
Updated On: 1/3/23 at 08:03 PM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:09pm
Continually impressed by Mike B. for selling so well in such a barn of a house.
Also impressed for Into The Woods million dollar jump.
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:24pm
You love to see it.
Also, a wonderful final New Year’s boost for the original Phantom.
Oh look, a bibu!
AKarp2013
Broadway Star Joined: 7/25/11
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:28pm
All in all, Broadway grossed nearly $52 million this past week. Yes it was peak holiday season, and yes some shows did more than 8 performances, but $52 million is an awesome number. Adding concessions and merchandise sales on top of that, this was a good and much needed boost for Broadway's economy.
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:30pm
RippedMan said: "Continually impressed by Mike B. for selling so well in such a barn of a house.
Also impressed for Into The Woods million dollar jump."
Beaumont isn't really so big, it's layout just makes it feel big. that being said, Mike B's performance as a low tier celebrity in a one-man show has been impressive. I had no idea who he was before he announced this show, but he seems to have some committed fans and I keep hearing wonderful things about it!
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:44pm
What a wonderful week!
Some shows at the bottom are still doing rough, but attendance decreased for only three shows (with one being A Christmas Carol playing after Christmas and another being a show where the star didn't perform in 3 performances) and grosses only decreased for said Christmas show still open post-Christmas. That is a huge win!
Lion King is INSANE! Happy to see Piano Lesson, Some Like it Hot, and Almost Famous all finally crack $1 Million and to see Beetlejuice and Phantom fly past $2 Million.
And, of course, I'm always happy for any success for Kimberly Akimbo! I'm guessing the weekly running cost is between $500,000 and $550,000, so they definitely made some money this week. I have faith that they have the reserves to run until June.
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 8:53pm
jkcohen626 said: "What a wonderful week!
Some shows at the bottom are still doing rough, but attendance decreased for only three shows (with one being A Christmas Carol playing after Christmas and another being a show where the star didn't perform in 3 performances) and grosses only decreased for said Christmas show still open post-Christmas. That is a huge win!
Lion King is INSANE! Happy to see Piano Lesson, Some Like it Hot, and Almost Famous all finally crack $1 Million and to see Beetlejuice and Phantom fly past $2 Million.
And, of course, I'm always happy for any success for Kimberly Akimbo! I'm guessing the weekly running cost is between $500,000 and $550,000, so they definitely made some money this week. I have faith that they have the reserves to run until June."
For a show with limited advertising and no recognizable IP nor awards in one of the smallest houses on Broadway and only doing 8 performances is compared to many others doing nine I would say Kimberly Akimbo did pretty well last week. Add to that it’s average ticket price was $10 higher than A Strange Loop, so we need to keep the expectations for the show in check. These would be the grosses I would expect from it during awards season so hopefully it’s a sign of things to come. Kimberly akimbo is clearly a word of mouth hit, let’s just hope the cult of fans it’s created can sustain it through the winter until awards season, with minimal losses.
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:05pm
WOW. The Lion King had to have broken a record with over $4M!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:15pm
jkcohen626 said: "RippedMan said: "Continually impressed by Mike B. for selling so well in such a barn of a house.
Also impressed for Into The Woods million dollar jump."
Beaumont isn't really so big, it's layout just makes it feel big. that being said, Mike B's performance as a low tier celebrity in a one-man show has been impressive. I had no idea who he was before he announced this show, but he seems to have some committed fans and I keep hearing wonderful things about it!"
Yeah, that's what I mean. I mean, he's a name to me, but I can't imagine a ton of people know who he and he was playing in a much smaller venue in Los Angeles. So, good for him!
Also really impressed by Beetlejuice. Clearly they crunched the numbers and it didn't make sense to downsize and move to another theater although they seem to be doing great.
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:38pm
These grossings are lovely! Also, does anyone know if a cast change at MJ is happening soon as it's approaching 1 year? Would the show be able to go on if Myles Frost leaves?
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:43pm
MJ has been running almost 13 months, and Myles Frost is out often. The show will be fine without him, whenever he decides to leave.
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:47pm
MJ will have many, many underwhelming replacements that won’t match Frost’s level of greatness before the show eventually closes, but at this rate, that’s going to be very far away.
Oh look, a bibu!
Penna2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/24/18
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:50pm
ACL2006 said: "LukeDAP2 said: "Am I seeing things or did Funny Girl really get to$2,405,901? Daaammmnn, that’s amazing!!!"
And Julie did 3 out of the 9 shows."
Money was up, capacity was down. Not by much, but down, nonetheless.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:51pm
Talent and skills no longer matter for the Tony awards. Just be a good impersonator. Looking more and more like Vegas.
romain2
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/10
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 9:58pm
jkcohen626 wrote: Beaumont isn't really so big, it's layout just makes it feel big. that being said, Mike B's performance as a low tier celebrity in a one-man show has been impressive. I had no idea who he was before he announced this show, but he seems to have some committed fans and I keep hearing wonderful things about it!
What's cool is Mike Birbiglia had a show on Broadway just a few years ago called The New One. Many have probably seen the taped performance on Netflix. He also had another show called Sleepwalk With Me that was turned into a fairly successful little indie film. He recently had a high profile gig guest hosting for Jimmy Kimmel when Kimmel came down with COVID. Mike received great notices for his stint. He's a prize winning humorist and has appeared on NPR shows and frequently collaborates with Ira Glass. His film Don't Think Twice is wonderful. He also had a high profile guest starring role in a Taylor Swift video, Anti-Hero. So he's been slowly on the rise.
I caught The Old Man & the Pool at Steppenwolf in Chicago. And it was absolutely hilarious. We are talking a laugh every few seconds. Even his preshow announcement about not taking photographs during the show had everyone laughing hard. But it's not just a series of punchlines--the stories have bite and meaning. And he goes dark places with anecdotes about his personal health journey. Glad to see the show is doing so well. I do admit that I wondered if the Beaumont would be a good fit for a one person show. I usually think of that as the venue that has BIG shows like War Horse or King & I.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 10:10pm
romain2 said: "jkcohen626 wrote:Beaumont isn't really so big, it's layout just makes it feel big. that being said, Mike B's performance as a low tier celebrity in a one-man show has been impressive. I had no idea who he was before he announced this show, but he seems to have some committed fans and I keep hearing wonderful things about it!
What's cool is MikeBirbiglia had a show on Broadway just a few years ago called The New One. Many have probably seen the taped performance on Netflix. He also had another show called Sleepwalk With Me that was turned into a fairly successful little indie film. He recently had a high profile gig guest hosting for Jimmy Kimmel when Kimmel came down with COVID. Mike received great notices for his stint. He's a prize winning humorist and has appeared on NPR shows and frequently collaborates with Ira Glass. His film Don't Think Twice is wonderful. He also had a high profile guest starring role in a Taylor Swift video, Anti-Hero. So he's been slowly on the rise.
I caught The Old Man & the Pool at Steppenwolf in Chicago. And it was absolutely hilarious. We are talking a laugh every few seconds. Even his preshow announcement about not taking photographs during the show had everyone laughing hard. But it's not just a series of punchlines--the stories have bite and meaning. And he goes dark places with anecdotes about his personal health journey. Glad to see the show is doing so well. I do admit that I wondered if the Beaumont would be a good fit for a one person show. I usually think of that as the venue that has BIG shows like War Horse or King & I."
Hoping this one gets filmed too! Glad it's doing well.
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 10:53pm
Whew, those are some great numbers to look at.
From what I can tell, that was Phantom's best week ever by a lot. I know some data is incomplete from way back when but tickets were much less than so it probably doesn't matter. Looks like its second best week ever was this past November and 3rd was Dec 2017. This week beat both of those by over $500,000.
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 11:02pm
I’m sure many cast and crew members breathed a bit easier today. So happy for all!
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/1/23
Posted: 1/3/23 at 11:20pm
I wonder if there is no error on the stats submitted by The Lion King?
THE LION KING
MINSKOFF
$4,315,264 (gross receipts for 9 shows)
$2,590,306 (gross receipts for 7 shows)
$1,724,958 (this is the differential between the 2 weeks -- did the show average $ 862 Thousand each for each additional show the past week? Or assuming it was a trend for the last week, did it average $ 479 thousand per day in the past week? It was averaging much less then $ 400 thousand per day in the past)
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$284.89 ( did average price exceed the top price charged of $199 - does not seem logical? Especially so that it did not hit 100% in attendance)
$199.00
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15,147 (it did not even hit full capacity)
15,264
Just wondering if there is an error in the stats submitted to Broadway League or as declared by Broadway League?
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