Will Ferrell's Play Recoups Investment, Breaks Records

New York Times:

Will Ferrell's "You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush" has recouped its original investment of $2.09 million, one of the show's producers, Jeffrey Richards, said. Last week "You're Welcome America" broke the house record at the Cort Theater, taking in $846,507.05 for the seven days ending Feb. 15.

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Comments

[AtTheMoon]

Will Ferrell is hilarious and he's awesome in this show as our stupid villain president Dubya. His brother Patrick Ferrell is a super funny break dancing secret service agent. Hope your seats aren't directly under his brother or you will be distracted by his out of breath nose wheezing.

[cloudmaker]

And I thought it would be a flop. So I was wrong and Mencken was right.

[UsofA]

Will everyone stop buying Will Ferrell tickets, you're only encouraging him.

[lizt]

Nope....we love him...lol!

[penjai]

Mission Accomplished..

[WorldsGreatestActor]

nice...

[Citizen13]

And no dead chimps! Well done.

[RoseBlue]

There was a story today in the WSJ about how all this current financial/housing chaos, and its probable ensuing depression, might lead to another golden age af American writing & arts, like the 30s with Hemmingway, Salinger, great filmakers, etc. What a wonderful ray of light in a very bleak forecast. I really hope there is one sweet grape put forth by this poisoned vine! In the meantime I also hope this show's success is only the beginning of a nation that lifts its head up, looks around, and seriously questions where it is going. This is a crossroads, but true creativity seems to blosson in such dire shifts.

[MicrowavableJohnnyCakes]

You're about two decades off for Salinger and Hemingway only put out one novel in the '30's.

[Tyrione]

Yep, and it's clear history is one of the last subjects people care to study.

[Trueheart]

You may be right about the references, but RoseBlue's train of thought isn't flawed. Great theatre, cinema and literature are produced during hard times. Also great comedy. Personally, I can't wait for the next incarnation of the Marx Brothers--even the Three Stooges--whose stock in trade revolved around the great divide between the working and privileged classes, and the wannabe white collars.

[Russn3]

People just wanna laugh after crying for the past 8 years.

[middleoftheroad]

It's not a "play", it's a one man show with Will Ferrell! If Chris Rosk did Broadway it would sell out also. Broadyway it getting killed right now.

[Zen0469]

The economic success of the Dubya Show is surprising to me in light of the 20% approval ratings that the subject gets as he hustles his sorry carcass out the DC exit door.

High praise to Will Ferrell for making the show a success. A huge tribute to you Will and to your superb acting talent as you portray this pathetic loser.

I look forward to seeing you mimic the scene in which Dubya played dress up on the carrier flight deck in front of his lying-@ss Mission Accomplished banner.

[rini]

I think the approval ratings are probably the reason that people are willing to go to a show in which the president is mocked.

It does sound like fun.

[firelord5000]

Atleast Dubbya made money for someone!

[katocat]

lol

[ScaryBob]

Well, I guess to revive the economy and profitable business investment, we need to have more realistic reenactments of the previous 8 years...