Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, September 14, 2008
Total gross
$13.8M
Shows
25
Avg capacity
73%
vs prior week
+4.9%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $13.8M across 25 shows for the week ending September 14, 2008, up 4.9% on the week. Houses were 73% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 98% house.
Equus posted the biggest jump, up $359k from the prior week.
Weather: around 69°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,351,548.00 | up ▲ $35 | 98% | $95.28 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,101,156.00 | up ▲ $58k | 100% | $112.90 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,097,103.00 | up ▲ $106k | 94% | $87.99 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $958,642.00 | up ▲ $32k | 97% | $82.84 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $907,972.00 | down ▼ $12k | 100% | $109.13 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $759,428.00 | up ▲ $5k | 77% | $91.93 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $672,489.00 | up ▲ $10k | 72% | $76.83 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $656,424.00 | up ▲ $65k | 74% | $69.13 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $634,669.00 | up ▲ $97k | 70% | $66.51 | 8 |
10Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $630,361.00 | up ▲ $359k | 74% | $100.03 | 0 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $496,679.00 | up ▲ $49k | 52% | $66.69 | 8 |
12Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $451,569.00 | up ▲ $59k | 77% | $67.72 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $448,399.00 | up ▲ $41k | 66% | $87.05 | 8 |
14Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $426,214.00 | up ▲ $54k | 69% | $71.91 | 8 |
15Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $415,770.00 | up ▲ $98k | 55% | $65.78 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $407,965.00 | up ▲ $52k | 62% | $48.57 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $389,024.00 | up ▲ $73k | 65% | $52.80 | 0 |
Longacre Theatre | $369,980.00 | up ▲ $2k | 69% | $62.01 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $366,354.00 | up ▲ $51k | 64% | $49.91 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $315,149.00 | up ▲ $58k | 58% | $62.06 | 8 |
21Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $275,948.00 | up ▲ $38k | 81% | $53.32 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $215,380.00 | up ▲ $19k | 68% | $50.46 | 8 |
23Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $166,695.00 | down ▼ $94k | 63% | $55.47 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $141,040.00 | up ▲ $0 | 76% | $50.30 | 0 |
Lyceum Theatre | $107,591.00 | up ▲ $686 | 30% | $48.38 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.