Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 31, 2006
Total gross
$29.1M
Shows
30
Avg capacity
94%
vs prior week
+42.8%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $29.1M across 30 shows for the week ending December 31, 2006, up 42.8% on the week. Houses were 94% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.8M, playing to a 100% house.
The Drowsy Chaperone posted the biggest jump, up $704k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Christmas / New Year week, Christmas Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 39°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,800,310.00 | up ▲ $119k | 100% | $124.40 | 8 |
Hilton Theatre | $1,708,885.00 | up ▲ $27k | 91% | $85.36 | 12 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,478,292.00 | up ▲ $624k | 100% | $110.07 | 9 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,466,909.00 | up ▲ $138k | 100% | $114.72 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $1,381,180.00 | up ▲ $704k | 94% | $101.07 | 9 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,312,449.00 | up ▲ $12k | 101% | $90.88 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,302,074.00 | up ▲ $534k | 99% | $97.08 | 9 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $1,285,626.00 | up ▲ $405k | 102% | $97.25 | 9 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,216,173.00 | up ▲ $26k | 101% | $123.49 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $1,210,850.00 | up ▲ $337k | 102% | $92.56 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $1,147,115.00 | up ▲ $408k | 84% | $88.25 | 9 |
St. James Theatre | $1,102,722.00 | up ▲ $658k | 90% | $79.71 | 9 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $1,095,725.00 | up ▲ $602k | 96% | $89.10 | 9 |
14Tarzan Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,057,552.00 | up ▲ $298k | 100% | $100.22 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $951,513.00 | up ▲ $43k | 101% | $109.82 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $928,405.00 | up ▲ $213k | 102% | $101.14 | 8 |
17Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $921,398.00 | up ▲ $417k | 101% | $93.95 | 9 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $889,596.00 | up ▲ $547k | 93% | $75.13 | 9 |
19Rent Nederlander Theatre | $786,930.00 | up ▲ $396k | 96% | $77.01 | 9 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $727,279.00 | up ▲ $310k | 90% | $98.98 | 8 |
21Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $665,181.00 | up ▲ $249k | 100% | $93.11 | 9 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $646,286.00 | up ▲ $269k | 84% | $78.22 | 9 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $619,198.00 | up ▲ $255k | 97% | $76.45 | 8 |
24Company Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $613,894.00 | up ▲ $204k | 87% | $84.07 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $579,108.00 | up ▲ $195k | 90% | $87.69 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $570,266.00 | up ▲ $107k | 82% | $77.49 | 9 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $548,672.00 | up ▲ $276k | 98% | $90.98 | 9 |
Studio 54 | $450,422.00 | up ▲ $155k | 91% | $61.32 | 8 |
29Butley Booth Theatre | $377,142.00 | up ▲ $99k | 89% | $67.93 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $296,650.00 | up ▲ $103k | 63% | $53.99 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.