Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 24, 2006
Total gross
$20.4M
Shows
30
Avg capacity
81%
vs prior week
+0.1%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $20.4M across 30 shows for the week ending December 24, 2006, up 0.1% on the week. Houses were 81% full on average.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! led the board at $1.7M, playing to a 96% house.
Wicked posted the biggest jump, up $241k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Christmas / New Year week) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 42°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hilton Theatre | $1,681,661.00 | down ▼ $18k | 96% | $79.53 | 12 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,681,134.00 | up ▲ $241k | 100% | $116.16 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,328,451.00 | up ▲ $202k | 96% | $108.43 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,299,958.00 | up ▲ $119k | 101% | $90.09 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,190,518.00 | up ▲ $8k | 101% | $121.14 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $908,916.00 | up ▲ $59k | 101% | $105.42 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $880,554.00 | down ▼ $25k | 98% | $88.86 | 7 |
Majestic Theatre | $874,326.00 | up ▲ $195k | 92% | $74.08 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $854,480.00 | down ▼ $98k | 99% | $82.53 | 7 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $768,230.00 | up ▲ $106k | 80% | $79.09 | 8 |
11Tarzan Richard Rodgers Theatre | $759,324.00 | up ▲ $121k | 74% | $96.90 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $738,700.00 | down ▼ $29k | 93% | $66.07 | 7 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $715,172.00 | up ▲ $75k | 91% | $87.68 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $677,007.00 | down ▼ $245k | 73% | $82.15 | 7 |
15Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $504,669.00 | down ▼ $32k | 91% | $73.25 | 7 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $493,617.00 | down ▼ $46k | 67% | $73.47 | 7 |
Music Box Theatre | $463,338.00 | down ▼ $82k | 98% | $67.86 | 7 |
St. James Theatre | $444,778.00 | down ▼ $38k | 52% | $70.97 | 7 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $417,765.00 | down ▼ $4k | 67% | $76.29 | 8 |
20Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $415,861.00 | up ▲ $53k | 89% | $83.84 | 7 |
21Company Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $410,224.00 | down ▼ $126k | 60% | $81.77 | 8 |
22Rent Nederlander Theatre | $390,767.00 | up ▲ $42k | 70% | $67.41 | 7 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $383,846.00 | down ▼ $58k | 63% | $82.62 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $377,091.00 | up ▲ $74k | 81% | $61.04 | 7 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $363,712.00 | up ▲ $15k | 85% | $58.07 | 4 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $342,406.00 | down ▼ $34k | 59% | $58.74 | 7 |
Studio 54 | $295,024.00 | up ▲ $24k | 74% | $56.49 | 7 |
28Butley Booth Theatre | $278,354.00 | down ▼ $62k | 69% | $64.66 | 8 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $272,211.00 | up ▲ $18k | 66% | $74.87 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $193,159.00 | up ▲ $16k | 42% | $52.78 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.