Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, October 19, 2008
Total gross
$18.0M
Shows
30
Avg capacity
76%
vs prior week
−3.2%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $18.0M across 30 shows for the week ending October 19, 2008, down 3.2% on the week. Houses were 76% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 100% house.
Gypsy posted the biggest jump, up $67k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Columbus Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 58°F.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,431,479.00 | up ▲ $12k | 100% | $98.91 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,188,374.00 | down ▼ $55k | 95% | $94.42 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,125,080.00 | down ▼ $17k | 101% | $113.83 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,053,099.00 | down ▼ $7k | 100% | $87.58 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $923,928.00 | down ▼ $3k | 100% | $111.20 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $836,060.00 | down ▼ $14k | 84% | $92.34 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $780,759.00 | down ▼ $56k | 81% | $79.15 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $768,854.00 | down ▼ $31k | 89% | $66.89 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $742,890.00 | up ▲ $67k | 79% | $69.09 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $731,471.00 | up ▲ $6k | 97% | $106.63 | 0 |
11Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $704,999.00 | down ▼ $36k | 76% | $96.68 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $693,835.00 | down ▼ $70k | 73% | $66.48 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $655,896.00 | down ▼ $9k | 82% | $59.29 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $655,663.00 | down ▼ $35k | 85% | $91.87 | 5 |
15Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $566,662.00 | up ▲ $29k | 91% | $72.05 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $521,033.00 | up ▲ $54k | 91% | $75.95 | 8 |
17Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $498,146.00 | down ▼ $58k | 63% | $68.81 | 8 |
18Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $485,689.00 | down ▼ $55k | 79% | $71.91 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $473,148.00 | down ▼ $28k | 69% | $59.98 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $472,334.00 | up ▲ $23k | 70% | $86.15 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $413,877.00 | down ▼ $14k | 55% | $66.38 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $406,478.00 | up ▲ $41k | 72% | $65.13 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $367,137.00 | up ▲ $53k | 70% | $61.55 | 0 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $347,393.00 | down ▼ $58k | 62% | $63.91 | 8 |
25Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $302,304.00 | down ▼ $32k | 73% | $64.86 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $245,688.00 | up ▲ $3k | 74% | $52.88 | 8 |
2713 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $228,202.00 | down ▼ $44k | 52% | $52.86 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $217,909.00 | down ▼ $42k | 84% | $58.77 | 6 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $126,040.00 | down ▼ $752 | 45% | $54.40 | 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.