Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, September 21, 2008
Total gross
$15.6M
Shows
30
Avg capacity
71%
vs prior week
+13.7%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $15.6M across 30 shows for the week ending September 21, 2008, up 13.7% on the week. Houses were 71% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 98% house.
A Man for All Seasons posted the biggest jump, up $118k from the prior week.
Weather: around 65°F.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,391,903.00 | up ▲ $40k | 98% | $97.68 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,136,055.00 | up ▲ $35k | 101% | $114.85 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,079,025.00 | down ▼ $18k | 93% | $87.97 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $986,369.00 | up ▲ $28k | 98% | $84.06 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $913,774.00 | up ▲ $6k | 100% | $109.95 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $816,875.00 | up ▲ $57k | 84% | $90.03 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $731,526.00 | up ▲ $75k | 82% | $69.40 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $686,469.00 | up ▲ $52k | 74% | $68.05 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $683,057.00 | up ▲ $11k | 73% | $77.32 | 8 |
10Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $631,313.00 | up ▲ $952 | 70% | $93.96 | 0 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $514,965.00 | up ▲ $18k | 54% | $66.80 | 8 |
12Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $494,410.00 | up ▲ $79k | 60% | $72.01 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $478,235.00 | up ▲ $0 | 98% | $93.08 | 0 |
14Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $469,233.00 | up ▲ $18k | 79% | $68.98 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $453,813.00 | up ▲ $5k | 67% | $86.59 | 8 |
16Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $434,369.00 | up ▲ $8k | 71% | $70.95 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $432,876.00 | up ▲ $25k | 61% | $52.13 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $404,397.00 | up ▲ $38k | 65% | $54.44 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $387,945.00 | down ▼ $1k | 57% | $60.32 | 4 |
Longacre Theatre | $381,491.00 | up ▲ $12k | 69% | $64.01 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $369,609.00 | up ▲ $0 | 80% | $61.16 | 0 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $357,104.00 | up ▲ $42k | 67% | $60.80 | 8 |
23Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $293,068.00 | up ▲ $17k | 74% | $62.04 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $259,116.00 | up ▲ $118k | 81% | $53.98 | 0 |
American Airlines Theatre | $237,249.00 | up ▲ $22k | 74% | $51.20 | 8 |
2613 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $203,326.00 | up ▲ $0 | 49% | $49.53 | 0 |
27Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre | $162,616.00 | down ▼ $4k | 61% | $55.94 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $134,559.00 | up ▲ $0 | 52% | $50.19 | 0 |
Lyceum Theatre | $121,417.00 | up ▲ $14k | 36% | $46.43 | 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.