Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, August 17, 2008
Total gross
$18.6M
Shows
27
Avg capacity
84%
vs prior week
−0.4%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $18.6M across 27 shows for the week ending August 17, 2008, down 0.4% on the week. Houses were 84% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.5M, playing to a 100% house.
Rent posted the biggest jump, up $77k from the prior week.
Weather: around 70°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,527,832.00 | down ▼ $7k | 100% | $105.57 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,339,392.00 | up ▲ $13k | 100% | $101.19 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,124,329.00 | down ▼ $8k | 100% | $92.75 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,100,642.00 | down ▼ $14k | 101% | $111.71 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,042,471.00 | down ▼ $29k | 102% | $85.70 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,005,493.00 | down ▼ $9k | 95% | $98.14 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $968,924.00 | down ▼ $27k | 93% | $72.12 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $919,658.00 | up ▲ $15k | 100% | $110.64 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $912,386.00 | up ▲ $10k | 99% | $71.11 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $820,017.00 | down ▼ $52k | 84% | $71.91 | 8 |
11Gypsy St. James Theatre | $735,468.00 | down ▼ $3k | 72% | $74.39 | 8 |
12Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $696,092.00 | up ▲ $4k | 95% | $85.50 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $664,479.00 | down ▼ $25k | 88% | $66.37 | 8 |
14Rent Nederlander Theatre | $640,608.00 | up ▲ $77k | 93% | $73.05 | 8 |
15Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $613,972.00 | down ▼ $19k | 78% | $68.68 | 8 |
16Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $588,995.00 | up ▲ $16k | 93% | $73.39 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $547,804.00 | down ▼ $18k | 84% | $76.29 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $532,416.00 | down ▼ $204 | 66% | $58.00 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $530,513.00 | down ▼ $34k | 80% | $84.33 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $434,861.00 | up ▲ $6k | 73% | $68.69 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $418,800.00 | down ▼ $33k | 76% | $64.21 | 8 |
22Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $362,983.00 | up ▲ $15k | 92% | $83.12 | 8 |
23Thurgood Booth Theatre | $325,232.00 | up ▲ $37k | 87% | $59.88 | 8 |
24Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $324,180.00 | down ▼ $3k | 77% | $66.02 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $282,780.00 | up ▲ $4k | 81% | $55.31 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $162,745.00 | up ▲ $6k | 49% | $45.01 | 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.