Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 4, 2008
Total gross
$19.1M
Shows
37
Avg capacity
74%
vs prior week
−5.8%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $19.1M across 37 shows for the week ending May 4, 2008, down 5.8% on the week. Houses were 74% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 100% house.
Spamalot posted the biggest jump, up $60k from the prior week.
Weather: around 52°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,439,333.00 | down ▼ $29k | 100% | $99.46 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,229,650.00 | down ▼ $68k | 99% | $93.66 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,159,358.00 | up ▲ $3k | 100% | $118.35 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $962,416.00 | up ▲ $6k | 97% | $82.73 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $926,863.00 | down ▼ $189k | 84% | $91.05 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $849,175.00 | down ▼ $65k | 91% | $64.94 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $842,570.00 | up ▲ $60k | 84% | $86.81 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $836,268.00 | down ▼ $863 | 99% | $65.98 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $750,482.00 | down ▼ $140k | 69% | $80.16 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $748,618.00 | up ▲ $10k | 99% | $90.91 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $668,297.00 | down ▼ $89k | 90% | $64.91 | 8 |
12Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $616,883.00 | down ▼ $64k | 92% | $78.09 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $531,418.00 | down ▼ $188k | 62% | $63.08 | 8 |
14Macbeth Lyceum Theatre | $516,940.00 | up ▲ $24k | 89% | $79.58 | 8 |
15Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $516,522.00 | up ▲ $283 | 80% | $75.09 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $504,854.00 | down ▼ $44k | 79% | $68.39 | 8 |
17Curtains Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $494,554.00 | down ▼ $85k | 62% | $70.63 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $486,708.00 | down ▼ $99k | 67% | $67.22 | 8 |
19Rent Nederlander Theatre | $472,955.00 | down ▼ $59k | 79% | $63.60 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $442,455.00 | down ▼ $20k | 64% | $78.31 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $431,151.00 | up ▲ $7k | 83% | $69.78 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $403,848.00 | down ▼ $81k | 66% | $70.23 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $393,452.00 | up ▲ $0 | 76% | $66.35 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $367,139.00 | down ▼ $115k | 62% | $69.15 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $301,337.00 | down ▼ $133k | 65% | $57.52 | 8 |
26November Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $289,220.00 | down ▼ $157k | 49% | $69.09 | 8 |
27Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $253,877.00 | down ▼ $40k | 66% | $60.35 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $222,507.00 | down ▼ $62k | 55% | $47.21 | 1 |
29Cry-Baby Marquis Theatre | $222,068.00 | down ▼ $60k | 55% | $31.53 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $219,454.00 | up ▲ $0 | 74% | $47.38 | 0 |
31Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $211,007.00 | down ▼ $15k | 66% | $67.24 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $205,488.00 | down ▼ $39k | 70% | $49.78 | 5 |
33Thurgood Booth Theatre | $202,134.00 | down ▼ $7k | 67% | $55.58 | 6 |
Belasco Theatre | $194,014.00 | down ▼ $66k | 45% | $54.21 | 8 |
Biltmore Theatre | $187,126.00 | up ▲ $6k | 66% | $54.44 | 0 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $46,848.00 | down ▼ $4k | 22% | $40.01 | 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.