Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, March 23, 2008
Total gross
$20.2M
Shows
30
Avg capacity
88%
vs prior week
+13.0%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $20.2M across 30 shows for the week ending March 23, 2008, up 13.0% on the week. Houses were 88% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.5M, playing to a 100% house.
Hairspray posted the biggest jump, up $265k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Good Friday) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 40°F, 2 rainy days, 0.03in of snow.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,503,737.00 | up ▲ $47k | 100% | $103.91 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,323,304.00 | up ▲ $157k | 100% | $99.99 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,186,297.00 | up ▲ $230k | 101% | $96.97 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,162,183.00 | up ▲ $213k | 100% | $80.89 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,116,266.00 | down ▼ $24k | 101% | $113.44 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,001,740.00 | up ▲ $203k | 101% | $82.71 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $917,832.00 | up ▲ $265k | 100% | $80.02 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $917,273.00 | up ▲ $120k | 100% | $79.83 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $907,943.00 | up ▲ $165k | 101% | $70.01 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $857,369.00 | up ▲ $181k | 93% | $68.42 | 8 |
11Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $780,477.00 | up ▲ $145k | 100% | $90.99 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $741,607.00 | up ▲ $42k | 101% | $78.85 | 8 |
13Curtains Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $672,887.00 | up ▲ $116k | 88% | $67.07 | 8 |
14Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $669,592.00 | up ▲ $191k | 100% | $77.73 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $665,600.00 | up ▲ $98k | 99% | $76.93 | 8 |
16Gypsy St. James Theatre | $652,477.00 | up ▲ $116k | 82% | $58.39 | 0 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $601,455.00 | up ▲ $134k | 78% | $71.49 | 8 |
18Rent Nederlander Theatre | $582,350.00 | up ▲ $55k | 101% | $61.18 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $526,573.00 | up ▲ $152k | 92% | $66.69 | 8 |
20November Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $504,388.00 | up ▲ $710 | 84% | $70.63 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $479,145.00 | up ▲ $26k | 63% | $67.34 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $445,601.00 | up ▲ $24k | 96% | $58.13 | 8 |
23Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $421,559.00 | up ▲ $81k | 95% | $69.59 | 8 |
24Cry-Baby Marquis Theatre | $332,999.00 | up ▲ $263k | 80% | $33.14 | 0 |
Belasco Theatre | $313,560.00 | up ▲ $88k | 79% | $49.87 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $290,469.00 | up ▲ $11k | 94% | $53.94 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $250,880.00 | up ▲ $18k | 69% | $57.36 | 8 |
28Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $249,676.00 | up ▲ $58k | 81% | $64.30 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $162,990.00 | down ▼ $20k | 37% | $50.57 | 8 |
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.