Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 7, 2008
Total gross
$20.3M
Shows
33
Avg capacity
74%
vs prior week
−9.0%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $20.3M across 33 shows for the week ending December 7, 2008, down 9.0% on the week. Houses were 74% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 95% house.
Irving Berlin's White Christmas posted the biggest jump, up $137k from the prior week.
Weather: around 36°F, 1 rainy day, 0.14in of snow.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,402,358.00 | down ▼ $399k | 95% | $102.42 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $1,397,885.00 | up ▲ $137k | 93% | $103.16 | 9 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,228,762.00 | down ▼ $17k | 98% | $110.12 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,174,425.00 | down ▼ $119k | 99% | $120.93 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,069,298.00 | down ▼ $401k | 82% | $98.02 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,024,773.00 | down ▼ $28k | 95% | $89.85 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $905,508.00 | down ▼ $33k | 99% | $109.36 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $841,328.00 | down ▼ $256k | 77% | $89.78 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $793,721.00 | down ▼ $242k | 74% | $74.70 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $770,258.00 | down ▼ $270k | 78% | $91.70 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $701,322.00 | down ▼ $352k | 73% | $79.53 | 0 |
Majestic Theatre | $686,536.00 | down ▼ $248k | 71% | $74.80 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $653,013.00 | up ▲ $71k | 87% | $89.59 | 8 |
14Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $610,260.00 | down ▼ $24k | 88% | $80.72 | 8 |
15Gypsy St. James Theatre | $604,616.00 | up ▲ $66k | 64% | $69.11 | 8 |
16Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $556,655.00 | down ▼ $173k | 73% | $65.74 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $554,543.00 | down ▼ $46k | 79% | $61.47 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $519,366.00 | down ▼ $29k | 71% | $86.91 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $506,340.00 | up ▲ $0 | 70% | $105.64 | 4 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $454,515.00 | up ▲ $15k | 74% | $81.56 | 8 |
21Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $449,715.00 | down ▼ $81k | 73% | $71.17 | 8 |
22Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $428,120.00 | down ▼ $91k | 52% | $84.86 | 8 |
23Pal Joey Studio 54 | $407,190.00 | down ▼ $7k | 93% | $54.72 | 0 |
Longacre Theatre | $362,398.00 | up ▲ $53k | 65% | $64.32 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $332,578.00 | up ▲ $73k | 95% | $59.17 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $325,897.00 | down ▼ $38k | 52% | $79.60 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $324,823.00 | up ▲ $67k | 84% | $62.29 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $309,962.00 | down ▼ $101k | 57% | $62.90 | 8 |
29Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $267,568.00 | down ▼ $38k | 68% | $61.37 | 8 |
3013 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $254,539.00 | down ▼ $122k | 52% | $58.39 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $211,581.00 | down ▼ $69k | 59% | $56.83 | 8 |
Helen Hayes Theatre | $198,798.00 | up ▲ $0 | 60% | $71.87 | 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.