Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, October 16, 2005
Total gross
$15.2M
Shows
26
Avg capacity
85%
vs prior week
−1.2%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $15.2M across 26 shows for the week ending October 16, 2005, down 1.2% on the week. Houses were 85% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.3M, playing to a 100% house.
Jersey Boys posted the biggest jump, up $62k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Columbus Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 59°F, a wet week with 5 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,281,947.00 | down ▼ $23k | 100% | $88.58 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,140,662.00 | down ▼ $17k | 98% | $80.90 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $1,054,345.00 | down ▼ $30k | 102% | $89.82 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $981,568.00 | up ▲ $34k | 100% | $82.07 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $880,750.00 | up ▲ $5k | 101% | $101.11 | 0 |
St. James Theatre | $820,600.00 | down ▼ $83k | 83% | $72.84 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $766,124.00 | down ▼ $44k | 88% | $75.82 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $736,234.00 | up ▲ $16k | 90% | $63.71 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $637,759.00 | down ▼ $57k | 86% | $64.75 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $635,266.00 | up ▲ $32k | 92% | $57.08 | 8 |
11Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $610,126.00 | up ▲ $6k | 100% | $70.53 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $535,483.00 | up ▲ $32k | 84% | $56.05 | 8 |
Hilton Theatre | $526,842.00 | down ▼ $101k | 66% | $54.97 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $521,000.00 | up ▲ $16k | 80% | $78.18 | 8 |
15Doubt Walter Kerr Theatre | $503,681.00 | down ▼ $20k | 94% | $72.28 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $481,294.00 | down ▼ $33k | 64% | $55.25 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $467,983.00 | down ▼ $9k | 78% | $56.49 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $460,536.00 | up ▲ $28k | 77% | $67.82 | 0 |
19Rent Nederlander Theatre | $427,867.00 | up ▲ $36k | 79% | $57.46 | 8 |
20Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $420,380.00 | down ▼ $34k | 86% | $76.88 | 8 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $382,804.00 | down ▼ $18k | 82% | $85.11 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $329,258.00 | up ▲ $62k | 56% | $60.23 | 0 |
American Airlines Theatre | $252,554.00 | up ▲ $15k | 79% | $53.80 | 8 |
Biltmore Theatre | $179,394.00 | up ▲ $3k | 75% | $46.39 | 0 |
Music Box Theatre | $127,308.00 | down ▼ $1k | 38% | $41.07 | 0 |
Helen Hayes Theatre | $66,762.00 | up ▲ $1k | 32% | $44.21 | 6 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.