Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, November 30, 2008
Total gross
$22.3M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
77%
vs prior week
+34.5%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $22.3M across 31 shows for the week ending November 30, 2008, up 34.5% on the week. Houses were 77% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.8M, playing to a 100% house.
Shrek the Musical posted the biggest jump, up $548k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving week) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 37°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,800,907.00 | up ▲ $476k | 100% | $124.44 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,470,554.00 | up ▲ $502k | 99% | $112.53 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,293,510.00 | up ▲ $241k | 100% | $132.15 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $1,260,809.00 | up ▲ $488k | 79% | $110.00 | 9 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,245,926.00 | up ▲ $189k | 98% | $111.65 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,097,207.00 | up ▲ $423k | 91% | $98.87 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $1,052,975.00 | up ▲ $548k | 84% | $90.19 | 0 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,052,440.00 | up ▲ $159k | 93% | $94.19 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,040,696.00 | up ▲ $281k | 88% | $110.43 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,036,021.00 | up ▲ $474k | 87% | $82.91 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $938,779.00 | up ▲ $31k | 100% | $112.86 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $934,171.00 | up ▲ $372k | 90% | $79.96 | 8 |
13Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $729,679.00 | up ▲ $307k | 81% | $78.42 | 8 |
14Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $634,198.00 | up ▲ $229k | 86% | $86.36 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $600,735.00 | up ▲ $181k | 72% | $72.82 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $582,378.00 | down ▼ $20k | 81% | $85.63 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $548,701.00 | up ▲ $26k | 74% | $88.03 | 8 |
18Gypsy St. James Theatre | $539,069.00 | up ▲ $111k | 52% | $76.22 | 8 |
19Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $531,213.00 | up ▲ $143k | 78% | $78.65 | 8 |
20Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $519,468.00 | up ▲ $94k | 60% | $90.01 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $439,598.00 | down ▼ $35k | 80% | $72.91 | 8 |
22Pal Joey Studio 54 | $414,635.00 | up ▲ $116k | 89% | $57.81 | 0 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $411,299.00 | up ▲ $121k | 67% | $70.34 | 8 |
2413 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $376,634.00 | up ▲ $152k | 60% | $75.71 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $364,347.00 | up ▲ $48k | 55% | $84.40 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $309,287.00 | up ▲ $34k | 61% | $66.77 | 7 |
27Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $305,855.00 | up ▲ $80k | 67% | $72.14 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $280,119.00 | up ▲ $125k | 71% | $62.53 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $259,823.00 | up ▲ $9k | 86% | $58.49 | 7 |
Booth Theatre | $257,983.00 | up ▲ $24k | 86% | $55.22 | 7 |
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.