Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, March 16, 2008
Total gross
$17.9M
Shows
32
Avg capacity
81%
vs prior week
+10.6%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $17.9M across 32 shows for the week ending March 16, 2008, up 10.6% on the week. Houses were 81% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.5M, playing to a 100% house.
The Lion King posted the biggest jump, up $187k from the prior week.
Weather: around 39°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,456,447.00 | up ▲ $78k | 100% | $100.64 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,166,716.00 | up ▲ $187k | 98% | $90.11 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,140,524.00 | up ▲ $58k | 100% | $116.27 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $955,992.00 | up ▲ $112k | 92% | $86.03 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $949,300.00 | up ▲ $161k | 94% | $70.26 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $798,906.00 | up ▲ $106k | 90% | $74.34 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $797,267.00 | up ▲ $161k | 92% | $75.46 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $742,967.00 | up ▲ $135k | 93% | $61.94 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $699,605.00 | up ▲ $86k | 99% | $75.78 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $676,540.00 | up ▲ $135k | 78% | $63.87 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $652,745.00 | up ▲ $122k | 92% | $61.81 | 8 |
12Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $635,844.00 | up ▲ $62k | 93% | $79.51 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $579,322.00 | up ▲ $44k | 97% | $71.47 | 0 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $567,183.00 | up ▲ $34k | 93% | $70.25 | 8 |
15Curtains Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $556,398.00 | up ▲ $74k | 75% | $65.26 | 8 |
16Gypsy St. James Theatre | $536,861.00 | up ▲ $153k | 68% | $58.17 | 0 |
17Rent Nederlander Theatre | $527,080.00 | up ▲ $108k | 95% | $58.85 | 8 |
18November Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $503,678.00 | up ▲ $44k | 84% | $70.58 | 8 |
19Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $478,439.00 | up ▲ $103k | 84% | $65.79 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $467,783.00 | up ▲ $105k | 79% | $55.01 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $453,605.00 | down ▼ $84k | 58% | $69.26 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $421,787.00 | up ▲ $1k | 94% | $56.04 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $374,578.00 | up ▲ $48k | 70% | $62.17 | 8 |
24Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $340,095.00 | up ▲ $56k | 81% | $65.59 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $279,460.00 | up ▲ $9k | 96% | $50.83 | 8 |
Biltmore Theatre | $244,702.00 | up ▲ $40k | 85% | $55.24 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $232,524.00 | up ▲ $16k | 67% | $55.14 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $225,643.00 | up ▲ $27k | 56% | $50.89 | 8 |
29Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $191,826.00 | up ▲ $16k | 64% | $62.83 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $183,460.00 | down ▼ $1k | 42% | $50.76 | 8 |
31Cry-Baby Marquis Theatre | $69,652.00 | up ▲ $0 | 100% | $43.24 | 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.