Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, September 7, 2008
Total gross
$13.1M
Shows
26
Avg capacity
66%
vs prior week
−23.5%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $13.1M across 26 shows for the week ending September 7, 2008, down 23.5% on the week. Houses were 66% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 98% house.
The Phantom of the Opera posted the biggest jump, up $108k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Labour Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 74°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,351,513.00 | down ▼ $170k | 98% | $95.08 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,043,538.00 | down ▼ $92k | 96% | $111.50 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $991,099.00 | down ▼ $332k | 84% | $88.98 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $926,839.00 | down ▼ $130k | 96% | $80.52 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $919,818.00 | down ▼ $2k | 100% | $110.67 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $754,176.00 | down ▼ $222k | 78% | $89.42 | 8 |
7Rent Nederlander Theatre | $715,182.00 | down ▼ $81k | 97% | $77.75 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $662,814.00 | down ▼ $420k | 69% | $78.76 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $591,749.00 | up ▲ $108k | 65% | $69.94 | 8 |
10Gypsy St. James Theatre | $537,689.00 | down ▼ $219k | 60% | $65.56 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $447,850.00 | down ▼ $492k | 47% | $66.97 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $407,075.00 | down ▼ $145k | 65% | $80.45 | 8 |
13Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $392,435.00 | down ▼ $212k | 69% | $66.30 | 8 |
14Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $372,538.00 | down ▼ $198k | 55% | $78.31 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $368,085.00 | down ▼ $95k | 70% | $61.15 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $355,830.00 | down ▼ $371k | 50% | $52.71 | 8 |
17Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $318,167.00 | down ▼ $325k | 42% | $65.89 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $316,227.00 | down ▼ $96k | 53% | $52.98 | 0 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $315,507.00 | down ▼ $280k | 59% | $46.57 | 8 |
20Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $271,604.00 | up ▲ $0 | 93% | $119.97 | 0 |
21Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $261,194.00 | down ▼ $94k | 71% | $77.62 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $257,541.00 | down ▼ $170k | 51% | $57.76 | 8 |
23Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $237,760.00 | down ▼ $119k | 72% | $52.12 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $196,403.00 | down ▼ $97k | 66% | $47.56 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $106,905.00 | down ▼ $58k | 32% | $45.41 | 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.