Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, August 31, 2008
Total gross
$17.2M
Shows
25
Avg capacity
84%
vs prior week
−1.1%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $17.2M across 25 shows for the week ending August 31, 2008, down 1.1% 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 $163k from the prior week.
Weather: around 71°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,521,795.00 | up ▲ $10k | 100% | $105.15 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,322,667.00 | up ▲ $2k | 100% | $99.94 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,135,723.00 | up ▲ $36k | 101% | $115.27 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,083,065.00 | down ▼ $1k | 100% | $89.26 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,057,007.00 | up ▲ $26k | 102% | $86.73 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $976,120.00 | up ▲ $27k | 93% | $97.50 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $939,868.00 | up ▲ $62k | 93% | $70.18 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $922,096.00 | up ▲ $13k | 100% | $110.74 | 8 |
9Rent Nederlander Theatre | $796,662.00 | up ▲ $163k | 101% | $83.66 | 8 |
10Gypsy St. James Theatre | $757,129.00 | up ▲ $99k | 76% | $72.76 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $726,423.00 | up ▲ $22k | 76% | $70.23 | 8 |
12Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $642,920.00 | up ▲ $127k | 82% | $67.65 | 8 |
13Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $604,214.00 | up ▲ $52k | 93% | $74.89 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $595,597.00 | down ▼ $12k | 78% | $66.45 | 8 |
15Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $570,245.00 | down ▼ $56k | 93% | $81.99 | 7 |
Imperial Theatre | $551,684.00 | up ▲ $45k | 84% | $83.68 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $483,917.00 | down ▼ $406k | 96% | $78.08 | 4 |
Longacre Theatre | $463,525.00 | up ▲ $38k | 82% | $65.54 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $427,469.00 | down ▼ $4k | 71% | $69.37 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $412,356.00 | up ▲ $48k | 72% | $57.64 | 0 |
21Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $357,071.00 | up ▲ $38k | 84% | $67.11 | 8 |
22Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $355,487.00 | up ▲ $16k | 89% | $84.12 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $293,113.00 | up ▲ $30k | 84% | $55.43 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $164,458.00 | up ▲ $15k | 50% | $45.06 | 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.