Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 28, 2008
Total gross
$25.3M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
86%
vs prior week
+28.5%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $25.3M across 31 shows for the week ending December 28, 2008, up 28.5% on the week. Houses were 86% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.8M, playing to a 100% house.
Mary Poppins posted the biggest jump, up $430k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Christmas / New Year week, Christmas Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 35°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,803,262.00 | up ▲ $304k | 100% | $124.60 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,535,136.00 | up ▲ $423k | 99% | $117.63 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $1,409,256.00 | down ▼ $180k | 84% | $115.78 | 9 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,346,998.00 | up ▲ $139k | 100% | $118.55 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,338,151.00 | up ▲ $264k | 99% | $138.05 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $1,260,282.00 | up ▲ $415k | 99% | $91.74 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,249,381.00 | up ▲ $365k | 101% | $103.29 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,176,276.00 | up ▲ $430k | 91% | $90.00 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,168,770.00 | up ▲ $373k | 92% | $104.21 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $1,133,303.00 | up ▲ $418k | 96% | $91.75 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,121,695.00 | up ▲ $374k | 94% | $109.86 | 8 |
12Spamalot Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $968,563.00 | up ▲ $322k | 99% | $85.24 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $943,208.00 | up ▲ $21k | 100% | $113.31 | 8 |
14Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $827,525.00 | up ▲ $309k | 95% | $100.15 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $803,217.00 | up ▲ $223k | 90% | $77.00 | 8 |
16Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $746,269.00 | up ▲ $331k | 99% | $86.88 | 8 |
17Gypsy St. James Theatre | $692,944.00 | up ▲ $307k | 75% | $67.61 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $672,776.00 | up ▲ $88k | 79% | $99.63 | 5 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $603,450.00 | up ▲ $55k | 96% | $85.50 | 7 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $526,100.00 | up ▲ $90k | 78% | $77.37 | 8 |
21Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $498,431.00 | up ▲ $70k | 64% | $81.31 | 8 |
2213 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $474,956.00 | up ▲ $213k | 87% | $74.87 | 7 |
23Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $451,722.00 | up ▲ $140k | 89% | $80.04 | 8 |
Helen Hayes Theatre | $400,628.00 | up ▲ $135k | 87% | $88.65 | 9 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $389,356.00 | up ▲ $63k | 59% | $78.59 | 8 |
26Pal Joey Studio 54 | $386,671.00 | up ▲ $42k | 86% | $55.80 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $366,377.00 | up ▲ $101k | 69% | $77.29 | 7 |
Longacre Theatre | $358,613.00 | up ▲ $66k | 78% | $61.14 | 7 |
American Airlines Theatre | $350,361.00 | up ▲ $164k | 84% | $66.03 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $303,935.00 | up ▲ $25k | 84% | $66.16 | 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.