Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, October 5, 2008
Total gross
$16.6M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
72%
vs prior week
+6.6%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $16.6M across 31 shows for the week ending October 5, 2008, up 6.6% on the week. Houses were 72% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 100% house.
The Little Mermaid posted the biggest jump, up $115k from the prior week.
Weather: around 60°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,402,931.00 | up ▲ $19k | 100% | $96.94 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,104,309.00 | up ▲ $5k | 101% | $111.84 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,096,496.00 | up ▲ $30k | 96% | $86.67 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $997,450.00 | up ▲ $21k | 99% | $83.80 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $917,533.00 | down ▼ $4k | 100% | $110.60 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $809,439.00 | up ▲ $115k | 85% | $78.35 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $715,985.00 | down ▼ $26k | 76% | $87.34 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $700,757.00 | up ▲ $0 | 94% | $105.54 | 0 |
St. James Theatre | $696,728.00 | up ▲ $20k | 78% | $65.49 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $681,462.00 | down ▼ $11k | 79% | $67.05 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $665,491.00 | down ▼ $19k | 98% | $80.39 | 0 |
12Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $662,213.00 | up ▲ $65k | 74% | $92.69 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $598,246.00 | up ▲ $43k | 63% | $66.25 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $511,864.00 | up ▲ $105k | 69% | $54.60 | 8 |
15Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $481,869.00 | down ▼ $734 | 81% | $68.60 | 8 |
16Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $453,615.00 | up ▲ $10k | 74% | $71.07 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $447,520.00 | down ▼ $15k | 63% | $62.25 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $435,704.00 | up ▲ $33k | 68% | $56.01 | 8 |
19Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $424,766.00 | down ▼ $14k | 54% | $68.25 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $396,195.00 | up ▲ $79k | 79% | $66.16 | 6 |
Imperial Theatre | $391,308.00 | down ▼ $28k | 61% | $82.12 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $350,664.00 | down ▼ $14k | 63% | $63.72 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $320,661.00 | up ▲ $4k | 62% | $59.20 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $271,879.00 | down ▼ $1k | 84% | $54.58 | 0 |
25Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $248,279.00 | down ▼ $28k | 64% | $61.00 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $221,277.00 | up ▲ $11k | 66% | $53.14 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $180,553.00 | up ▲ $0 | 76% | $56.12 | 0 |
Lyceum Theatre | $148,510.00 | up ▲ $24k | 44% | $46.28 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $127,740.00 | down ▼ $9k | 47% | $52.08 | 0 |
3013 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $125,793.00 | down ▼ $44k | 35% | $48.61 | 1 |
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.