Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 21, 2006
Total gross
$20.6M
Shows
36
Avg capacity
81%
vs prior week
+5.7%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $20.6M across 36 shows for the week ending May 21, 2006, up 5.7% on the week. Houses were 81% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 100% house.
The Drowsy Chaperone posted the biggest jump, up $157k from the prior week.
Weather: around 57°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,355,903.00 | up ▲ $10k | 100% | $93.69 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,207,297.00 | up ▲ $63k | 98% | $85.15 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $1,040,240.00 | up ▲ $23k | 93% | $81.43 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,025,695.00 | up ▲ $32k | 100% | $105.06 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,004,000.00 | up ▲ $39k | 101% | $83.30 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $996,469.00 | up ▲ $21k | 99% | $87.68 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $953,572.00 | up ▲ $2k | 100% | $111.10 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $790,020.00 | up ▲ $157k | 93% | $66.22 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $787,600.00 | up ▲ $44k | 95% | $64.42 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $760,033.00 | up ▲ $30k | 98% | $90.05 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $728,636.00 | up ▲ $121k | 76% | $70.29 | 8 |
12Tarzan Richard Rodgers Theatre | $690,700.00 | up ▲ $72k | 94% | $69.61 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $647,118.00 | up ▲ $32k | 98% | $71.32 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $605,454.00 | up ▲ $17k | 85% | $58.83 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $605,235.00 | up ▲ $65k | 84% | $63.36 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $586,064.00 | up ▲ $28k | 72% | $70.70 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $559,885.00 | up ▲ $100k | 77% | $63.73 | 8 |
18Rent Nederlander Theatre | $499,863.00 | up ▲ $119k | 92% | $57.81 | 8 |
19Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $492,659.00 | up ▲ $78k | 84% | $67.57 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $475,267.00 | up ▲ $36k | 99% | $76.93 | 8 |
21Lestat Palace Theatre | $448,525.00 | down ▼ $26k | 53% | $66.55 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $434,390.00 | down ▼ $3k | 102% | $73.84 | 8 |
23Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $430,285.00 | up ▲ $69k | 96% | $70.24 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $416,715.00 | up ▲ $17k | 90% | $57.39 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $399,290.00 | up ▲ $39k | 75% | $64.00 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $379,336.00 | up ▲ $45k | 57% | $75.87 | 8 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $317,539.00 | up ▲ $42k | 83% | $70.10 | 8 |
28Hot Feet Hilton Theatre | $297,896.00 | down ▼ $20k | 40% | $51.23 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $282,086.00 | up ▲ $11k | 74% | $47.28 | 8 |
Biltmore Theatre | $247,884.00 | up ▲ $27k | 81% | $58.55 | 8 |
31Doubt Walter Kerr Theatre | $229,010.00 | up ▲ $12k | 55% | $56.70 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $216,023.00 | up ▲ $46k | 48% | $50.78 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $213,190.00 | up ▲ $21k | 74% | $51.21 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $186,247.00 | up ▲ $22k | 40% | $54.51 | 8 |
Helen Hayes Theatre | $171,816.00 | down ▼ $50k | 62% | $58.82 | 8 |
36Festen Music Box Theatre | $128,392.00 | down ▼ $37k | 32% | $50.08 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.