Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, August 24, 2008
Total gross
$17.3M
Shows
26
Avg capacity
81%
vs prior week
−6.9%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $17.3M across 26 shows for the week ending August 24, 2008, down 6.9% on the week. Houses were 81% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.5M, playing to a 100% house.
Cirque Dreams posted the biggest jump, up $44k from the prior week.
Weather: around 71°F.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,511,914.00 | down ▼ $16k | 100% | $104.47 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,320,247.00 | down ▼ $19k | 100% | $99.78 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,099,592.00 | down ▼ $1k | 100% | $112.16 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,084,100.00 | down ▼ $40k | 99% | $90.56 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,030,679.00 | down ▼ $12k | 101% | $84.86 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $948,811.00 | down ▼ $57k | 94% | $93.87 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $909,164.00 | down ▼ $10k | 100% | $109.27 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $890,101.00 | down ▼ $22k | 96% | $71.59 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $877,443.00 | down ▼ $91k | 88% | $69.23 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $703,931.00 | down ▼ $116k | 73% | $71.18 | 8 |
11Gypsy St. James Theatre | $658,330.00 | down ▼ $77k | 66% | $72.59 | 8 |
12Rent Nederlander Theatre | $633,355.00 | down ▼ $7k | 88% | $76.00 | 8 |
13Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $625,927.00 | down ▼ $70k | 90% | $80.97 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $607,929.00 | down ▼ $57k | 81% | $65.67 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $576,326.00 | up ▲ $44k | 72% | $57.21 | 8 |
16Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $552,283.00 | down ▼ $37k | 90% | $71.31 | 8 |
17Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $515,896.00 | down ▼ $98k | 68% | $66.17 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $506,237.00 | down ▼ $24k | 76% | $85.34 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $431,484.00 | down ▼ $3k | 72% | $68.62 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $425,249.00 | up ▲ $6k | 76% | $65.37 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $364,207.00 | up ▲ $0 | 71% | $59.94 | 0 |
22Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $339,549.00 | down ▼ $23k | 83% | $85.29 | 8 |
23Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $319,127.00 | down ▼ $5k | 77% | $65.21 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $263,556.00 | down ▼ $19k | 76% | $54.82 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $149,212.00 | down ▼ $14k | 45% | $44.89 | 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.