The number of tickets that must sell for the buyer to recover all show expenses: guarantee, production, advertising, venue, staff, hospitality. Below break-even the buyer loses money; above it they profit. Calculating break-even is the foundational underwriting question on every show. Cuelight's Break-Even calculator does this in two modes: Hard Ticket (capacity-based, with multiple ticket tiers) and Soft Ticket (revenue-mix based, for door-driven nightclubs).