Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 14, 2008
Total gross
$19.7M
Shows
33
Avg capacity
73%
vs prior week
−2.9%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $19.7M across 33 shows for the week ending December 14, 2008, down 2.9% on the week. Houses were 73% full on average.
Irving Berlin's White Christmas led the board at $1.5M, playing to a 98% house.
Liza's at the Palace.... posted the biggest jump, up $154k from the prior week.
Weather: around 36°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marquis Theatre | $1,489,184.00 | up ▲ $91k | 98% | $104.66 | 9 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,430,967.00 | up ▲ $29k | 97% | $102.27 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,226,099.00 | down ▼ $3k | 98% | $109.69 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,143,059.00 | down ▼ $31k | 101% | $116.00 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,056,338.00 | down ▼ $13k | 83% | $96.22 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $937,171.00 | down ▼ $88k | 92% | $85.24 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $926,002.00 | up ▲ $20k | 100% | $111.46 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $814,783.00 | up ▲ $45k | 82% | $92.55 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $736,794.00 | down ▼ $57k | 70% | $73.11 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $724,570.00 | down ▼ $117k | 69% | $86.57 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $660,699.00 | up ▲ $154k | 94% | $103.02 | 4 |
Majestic Theatre | $657,304.00 | down ▼ $29k | 71% | $71.71 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $605,004.00 | down ▼ $48k | 85% | $84.79 | 8 |
14Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $576,975.00 | up ▲ $20k | 76% | $65.53 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $546,034.00 | down ▼ $9k | 82% | $58.17 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $543,355.00 | down ▼ $158k | 52% | $74.71 | 1 |
17Gypsy St. James Theatre | $529,367.00 | down ▼ $75k | 59% | $65.72 | 8 |
18Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $491,496.00 | down ▼ $119k | 75% | $76.68 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $485,751.00 | down ▼ $34k | 70% | $82.08 | 8 |
20Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $420,304.00 | down ▼ $29k | 68% | $71.77 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $419,612.00 | down ▼ $35k | 73% | $76.10 | 8 |
22Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $413,957.00 | down ▼ $14k | 55% | $78.43 | 8 |
23Pal Joey Studio 54 | $343,303.00 | down ▼ $64k | 78% | $54.91 | 0 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $343,049.00 | up ▲ $33k | 64% | $61.72 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $336,609.00 | up ▲ $12k | 83% | $64.97 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $331,996.00 | down ▼ $30k | 61% | $62.77 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $324,511.00 | down ▼ $1k | 54% | $76.34 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $297,729.00 | down ▼ $35k | 96% | $59.80 | 7 |
2913 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $268,319.00 | up ▲ $14k | 55% | $58.12 | 8 |
30Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $258,640.00 | down ▼ $9k | 69% | $58.66 | 8 |
Helen Hayes Theatre | $207,054.00 | up ▲ $8k | 54% | $82.52 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $198,718.00 | down ▼ $13k | 55% | $57.33 | 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.