Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, October 12, 2008
Total gross
$18.6M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
76%
vs prior week
+11.9%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $18.6M across 31 shows for the week ending October 12, 2008, up 11.9% on the week. Houses were 76% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 98% house.
Mary Poppins posted the biggest jump, up $166k from the prior week.
Weather: around 58°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,419,612.00 | up ▲ $17k | 98% | $100.32 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,243,739.00 | up ▲ $147k | 99% | $94.80 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,142,544.00 | up ▲ $38k | 101% | $115.77 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,060,357.00 | up ▲ $63k | 100% | $88.81 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $927,306.00 | up ▲ $10k | 100% | $111.70 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $849,582.00 | up ▲ $134k | 83% | $95.05 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $836,466.00 | up ▲ $27k | 84% | $82.25 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $799,611.00 | up ▲ $118k | 90% | $68.59 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $764,197.00 | up ▲ $166k | 79% | $67.71 | 8 |
10Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $740,746.00 | up ▲ $79k | 80% | $95.94 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $725,960.00 | up ▲ $25k | 96% | $106.63 | 0 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $690,900.00 | up ▲ $25k | 97% | $84.25 | 0 |
13Gypsy St. James Theatre | $675,393.00 | down ▼ $21k | 69% | $71.76 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $664,583.00 | up ▲ $153k | 81% | $60.41 | 8 |
15Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $555,811.00 | up ▲ $131k | 71% | $68.24 | 8 |
16Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $541,093.00 | up ▲ $87k | 81% | $77.62 | 8 |
17Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $537,411.00 | up ▲ $56k | 80% | $77.56 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $500,672.00 | up ▲ $65k | 71% | $61.66 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $467,332.00 | up ▲ $71k | 85% | $72.57 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $449,532.00 | up ▲ $58k | 69% | $83.40 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $427,546.00 | down ▼ $20k | 60% | $62.33 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $405,020.00 | up ▲ $84k | 71% | $65.21 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $365,644.00 | up ▲ $15k | 67% | $63.26 | 8 |
24Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $334,790.00 | up ▲ $87k | 80% | $65.59 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $314,195.00 | up ▲ $134k | 63% | $58.98 | 0 |
2613 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $271,915.00 | up ▲ $146k | 55% | $59.19 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $259,591.00 | down ▼ $12k | 77% | $57.32 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $242,757.00 | up ▲ $21k | 71% | $54.24 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $217,645.00 | up ▲ $69k | 54% | $55.18 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $126,792.00 | down ▼ $948 | 47% | $51.99 | 0 |
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.