Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, January 25, 2009
Total gross
$12.7M
Shows
22
Avg capacity
76%
vs prior week
−8.6%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $12.7M across 22 shows for the week ending January 25, 2009, down 8.6% on the week. Houses were 76% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.2M, playing to a 94% house.
Soul of Shaolin posted the biggest jump, up $64k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 23°F, 0.2in of snow.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,236,816.00 | down ▼ $66k | 94% | $90.94 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,096,021.00 | down ▼ $54k | 88% | $110.06 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $990,622.00 | down ▼ $49k | 93% | $108.56 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $871,715.00 | down ▼ $57k | 94% | $111.64 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $861,468.00 | down ▼ $162k | 84% | $77.16 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $837,353.00 | up ▲ $0 | 100% | $98.52 | 0 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $741,937.00 | down ▼ $58k | 87% | $78.36 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $682,236.00 | down ▼ $123k | 83% | $68.72 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $608,046.00 | down ▼ $116k | 72% | $59.10 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $603,821.00 | down ▼ $182k | 56% | $77.28 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $602,761.00 | down ▼ $118k | 74% | $67.23 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $588,701.00 | down ▼ $65k | 77% | $59.23 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $424,886.00 | up ▲ $64k | 77% | $42.65 | 8 |
14Equus Broadhurst Theatre | $394,345.00 | down ▼ $90k | 61% | $66.56 | 8 |
15Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $370,152.00 | down ▼ $107k | 67% | $64.36 | 8 |
16Pal Joey Studio 54 | $360,236.00 | down ▼ $28k | 85% | $52.55 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $316,644.00 | down ▼ $55k | 65% | $62.28 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $315,745.00 | down ▼ $106k | 54% | $69.53 | 8 |
19Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $247,179.00 | down ▼ $73k | 69% | $55.96 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $202,292.00 | down ▼ $65k | 69% | $49.18 | 1 |
American Airlines Theatre | $187,902.00 | up ▲ $0 | 77% | $59.16 | 7 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $144,041.00 | up ▲ $2k | 57% | $48.27 | 6 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.