Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, August 10, 2008
Total gross
$18.7M
Shows
27
Avg capacity
85%
vs prior week
+0.6%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $18.7M across 27 shows for the week ending August 10, 2008, up 0.6% on the week. Houses were 85% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.5M, playing to a 100% house.
A Chorus Line posted the biggest jump, up $51k from the prior week.
Weather: around 73°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,534,964.00 | up ▲ $1k | 100% | $106.06 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,326,825.00 | down ▼ $14k | 100% | $100.27 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,132,182.00 | up ▲ $4k | 100% | $93.66 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,115,096.00 | down ▼ $12k | 101% | $113.18 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,071,486.00 | up ▲ $33k | 101% | $88.29 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,014,387.00 | up ▲ $9k | 100% | $94.64 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $995,632.00 | down ▼ $1k | 95% | $72.65 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $904,316.00 | down ▼ $7k | 100% | $108.74 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $902,042.00 | up ▲ $4k | 98% | $71.35 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $872,303.00 | up ▲ $29k | 89% | $72.60 | 8 |
11Gypsy St. James Theatre | $738,215.00 | up ▲ $333 | 73% | $73.68 | 8 |
12Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $692,042.00 | down ▼ $19k | 95% | $84.92 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $689,133.00 | down ▼ $16k | 90% | $66.76 | 8 |
14Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $633,359.00 | down ▼ $20k | 81% | $67.51 | 8 |
15Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $572,586.00 | up ▲ $19k | 93% | $71.05 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $565,734.00 | up ▲ $51k | 94% | $70.24 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $564,656.00 | down ▼ $1k | 84% | $86.09 | 8 |
18Rent Nederlander Theatre | $564,086.00 | up ▲ $39k | 88% | $67.47 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $532,620.00 | up ▲ $25k | 68% | $56.40 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $451,831.00 | down ▼ $33k | 77% | $68.12 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $428,491.00 | down ▼ $28k | 73% | $67.51 | 8 |
22Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $347,813.00 | up ▲ $32k | 93% | $78.28 | 8 |
23Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $326,979.00 | down ▼ $6k | 79% | $64.71 | 8 |
24Thurgood Booth Theatre | $288,550.00 | up ▲ $34k | 84% | $54.92 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $278,772.00 | up ▲ $4k | 78% | $56.70 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $157,123.00 | down ▼ $21k | 48% | $44.36 | 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.