Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, February 17, 2008
Total gross
$18.8M
Shows
34
Avg capacity
76%
vs prior week
+29.1%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $18.8M across 34 shows for the week ending February 17, 2008, up 29.1% on the week. Houses were 76% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 98% house.
The Color Purple posted the biggest jump, up $292k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Lincoln's Birthday) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 30°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days, 0.82in of snow.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,363,888.00 | up ▲ $53k | 98% | $95.97 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,168,780.00 | up ▲ $206k | 98% | $90.05 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,136,337.00 | up ▲ $9k | 97% | $120.39 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $996,884.00 | up ▲ $107k | 89% | $91.77 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $975,068.00 | up ▲ $243k | 93% | $72.57 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $857,250.00 | up ▲ $171k | 91% | $78.55 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $826,303.00 | up ▲ $203k | 91% | $79.17 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $750,390.00 | up ▲ $197k | 89% | $73.61 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $738,942.00 | up ▲ $185k | 81% | $67.61 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $735,311.00 | up ▲ $292k | 85% | $63.11 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $726,995.00 | up ▲ $172k | 86% | $65.65 | 8 |
12Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $711,050.00 | up ▲ $162k | 94% | $87.94 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $678,306.00 | up ▲ $0 | 88% | $82.81 | 0 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $607,961.00 | up ▲ $117k | 93% | $74.68 | 8 |
15Curtains Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $582,440.00 | up ▲ $133k | 70% | $73.18 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $571,350.00 | up ▲ $36k | 69% | $72.56 | 8 |
17Rent Nederlander Theatre | $526,013.00 | up ▲ $212k | 91% | $61.44 | 8 |
18Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $485,270.00 | up ▲ $169k | 77% | $72.57 | 8 |
19November Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $446,566.00 | up ▲ $66k | 67% | $78.58 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $430,326.00 | up ▲ $99k | 77% | $65.67 | 8 |
21Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $389,728.00 | up ▲ $99k | 86% | $71.04 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $367,988.00 | down ▼ $5k | 89% | $51.68 | 0 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $366,862.00 | up ▲ $0 | 83% | $55.03 | 0 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $317,358.00 | up ▲ $60k | 63% | $66.37 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $284,190.00 | up ▲ $983 | 50% | $66.51 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $262,323.00 | up ▲ $1k | 85% | $52.19 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $260,751.00 | up ▲ $18k | 69% | $59.75 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $250,040.00 | up ▲ $54k | 54% | $57.15 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $232,798.00 | up ▲ $8k | 50% | $54.30 | 8 |
30Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $224,777.00 | up ▲ $31k | 67% | $70.37 | 8 |
Biltmore Theatre | $218,598.00 | up ▲ $11k | 72% | $58.11 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $209,777.00 | up ▲ $37k | 56% | $50.40 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $101,496.00 | up ▲ $46k | 32% | $44.69 | 0 |
Hilton Theatre | $0.00 | up ▲ $0 | 0% | $0.00 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.