Broadway Grosses: Cabaret's Emma Stone & Alan Cumming Bring in the Money Money Money...
Money makes the world go ‘round, of that we can be sure! The Broadway revival of Cabaret celebrated a significant boost in sales this past week, bringing in a gross of $816,760—up $130,489 from the previous week. Newcomer Emma Stone, in her second week in the Roundabout production, along with Tony winner Alan Cumming proved to be a perfectly marvelous pair (Cumming was out for a number of Stone's first performances). Next week, look out for a spike in box office figures across the board courtesy of Thanksgiving, particularly for those titles appealing to families and visitors. We'll also keep an eye on the grosses for The Last Ship and Side Show, which have had disappointing box office receipts to date. The news that the former's composer Sting is joining the cast and the latter's no doubt strong word-of-mouth following its November 17 opening, should boost both tuners.
Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending November 23:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,711,467)
2. The Book of Mormon ($1,579,606)
3. Wicked ($1,452,509)
4. Aladdin ($1,372,657)
5. It's Only a Play ($1,342,409)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Pippin ($367,437)
4. Honeymoon in Vegas ($366,136)**
3. Rock of Ages ($296,522)
2. This Is Our Youth ($287,243)
1. The Country House ($146,741)
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.51%)
2. The River (100.95%)
3. The Elephant Man (100.31%)*
4. Aladdin (99.66%)
5. The Lion King (99.29%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Once (63.54%)
4. Pippin (63.09%)
3. Chicago (61.79%)
2. You Can't Take It With You (58.91%)
1. This Is Our Youth (53.40%)
*Number based on eight preview performances
**Number based on seven preview performances
Source: The Broadway League