Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, October 26, 2008
Total gross
$17.2M
Shows
30
Avg capacity
75%
vs prior week
−4.2%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $17.2M across 30 shows for the week ending October 26, 2008, down 4.2% on the week. Houses were 75% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 99% house.
Billy Elliot: The Musical posted the biggest jump, up $133k from the prior week.
Weather: around 50°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,418,491.00 | down ▼ $13k | 99% | $98.66 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,111,741.00 | down ▼ $13k | 100% | $113.76 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,078,472.00 | down ▼ $110k | 90% | $90.67 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $982,407.00 | down ▼ $71k | 96% | $85.33 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $920,904.00 | down ▼ $3k | 100% | $110.78 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $864,793.00 | up ▲ $133k | 95% | $107.19 | 0 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $794,948.00 | down ▼ $41k | 83% | $89.13 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $739,653.00 | up ▲ $84k | 96% | $91.55 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $737,901.00 | down ▼ $31k | 87% | $65.78 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $715,977.00 | down ▼ $65k | 76% | $77.19 | 8 |
11Gypsy St. James Theatre | $707,279.00 | down ▼ $36k | 74% | $69.98 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $670,876.00 | down ▼ $23k | 72% | $64.49 | 8 |
13Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $623,280.00 | down ▼ $82k | 70% | $91.65 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $554,417.00 | up ▲ $33k | 94% | $77.63 | 8 |
15Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $541,548.00 | down ▼ $25k | 91% | $68.62 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $507,564.00 | up ▲ $34k | 76% | $58.13 | 8 |
17Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $498,368.00 | up ▲ $222 | 64% | $67.18 | 8 |
18Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $473,889.00 | down ▼ $12k | 75% | $73.33 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $452,359.00 | down ▼ $20k | 68% | $84.66 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $412,873.00 | up ▲ $46k | 70% | $69.27 | 4 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $396,391.00 | down ▼ $17k | 54% | $64.64 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $381,707.00 | down ▼ $25k | 71% | $62.36 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $313,872.00 | down ▼ $34k | 57% | $63.65 | 8 |
24Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $303,309.00 | up ▲ $1k | 73% | $65.41 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $291,182.00 | up ▲ $73k | 87% | $56.39 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $246,699.00 | up ▲ $1k | 73% | $53.69 | 8 |
2713 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $224,799.00 | down ▼ $3k | 49% | $55.18 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $133,903.00 | up ▲ $8k | 46% | $55.40 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $109,674.00 | up ▲ $0 | 79% | $44.69 | 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.