The Fields of Ambrosia
Imagine This
1
52 replies to this topic
#12
Anthony
-
- Full Members
-
- 91 posts
Advanced Member
- Gender:Male
- Location:London
- Interests:Theatre, film, travel, reading, walking
Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:12 PM
Betwixt- kinda rubbish.
Don't we get to be happy? At some point down the line, don't we get to relax without some new tsuris to push me yet further from you!
#13
Mark_E
-
- Full Members
-
- 2301 posts
Advanced Member
Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:26 PM
Jamie. Avenue Q was not a flop.
Also no evidence that Million Dollar Quartet was (it did run a year). Don't think Priscilla was either and I also doubt a few of your other suggestions.
Also no evidence that Dreamboats was a flop, it had a good run. Same with La Cage which was constantly extended due to popularity.
Also no evidence that Million Dollar Quartet was (it did run a year). Don't think Priscilla was either and I also doubt a few of your other suggestions.
Also no evidence that Dreamboats was a flop, it had a good run. Same with La Cage which was constantly extended due to popularity.
#14
Jamiem
-
- Full Members
-
- 412 posts
Advanced Member
- Gender:Male
Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:33 PM
Mark_E, on 29 September 2012 - 04:26 PM, said:
Jamie. Avenue Q was not a flop.
Also no evidence that Million Dollar Quartet was (it did run a year). Don't think Priscilla was either and I also doubt a few of your other suggestions.
Also no evidence that Dreamboats was a flop, it had a good run. Same with La Cage which was constantly extended due to popularity.
Also no evidence that Million Dollar Quartet was (it did run a year). Don't think Priscilla was either and I also doubt a few of your other suggestions.
Also no evidence that Dreamboats was a flop, it had a good run. Same with La Cage which was constantly extended due to popularity.
All the ones mentioned above are flops - ask their investors
#15
Pharaoh's number 2
-
- Full Members
-
- 3086 posts
Advanced Member
- Gender:Male
- Location:Kent
Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:34 PM
Avenue Q didn't re-coup, despite extended runs in 3 London theatres, plus an extended UK tour?
#16
Jamiem
-
- Full Members
-
- 412 posts
Advanced Member
- Gender:Male
Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:37 PM
Pharaoh, on 29 September 2012 - 04:34 PM, said:
Avenue Q didn't re-coup, despite extended runs in 3 London theatres, plus an extended UK tour?
The tour was financed separetly by theatre royal bath productions and those accounts haven't been published yet.
#17
Jamiem
-
- Full Members
-
- 412 posts
Advanced Member
- Gender:Male
Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:41 PM
Jamiem, on 29 September 2012 - 04:33 PM, said:
On the basis that, as per the broadway definition, a flop is a show that doesn't recoup it's original investment
All the ones mentioned above are flops - ask their investors
My apologies, dreamboats and petticoats did recoup its £876 production costs
#18
QuincyMD
-
- Full Members
-
- 250 posts
Advanced Member
Posted 29 September 2012 - 08:07 PM
Lord of the Rings
Which way did he go McGill?
#19
Matthew Winn
-
- Global Moderators
-
- 2802 posts
Advanced Member
- Gender:Male
- Location:Bletchley
Posted 29 September 2012 - 08:22 PM
Many, many shows have flopped, and simply listing shows that have been financial losses makes for an uninteresting thread. I'd say that to qualify as one of the biggest flops ever the show would need to be an unmitigated disaster: either something that was universally reviled and disappeared almost instantly, or something that was heralded with grandiose forecasts of a soaraway success but collapsed into ignominious failure.
Huzzah!
#20
Jon
-
- Full Members
-
- 688 posts
Advanced Member
Posted 29 September 2012 - 08:42 PM
I alway assumed Poppins recouped its costs as its had a very high advance but I wouldn't be surprised of it didn't.
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users
