Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, April 12, 2009
Total gross
$21.4M
Shows
34
Avg capacity
88%
vs prior week
+26.5%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $21.4M across 34 shows for the week ending April 12, 2009, up 26.5% on the week. Houses were 88% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.5M, playing to a 100% house.
The Lion King posted the biggest jump, up $361k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Good Friday) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 44°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,524,141.00 | up ▲ $116k | 100% | $105.32 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,409,411.00 | up ▲ $361k | 100% | $106.51 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,308,787.00 | up ▲ $74k | 101% | $95.80 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,207,493.00 | up ▲ $164k | 99% | $107.16 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,050,779.00 | up ▲ $325k | 95% | $77.21 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,043,780.00 | up ▲ $69k | 101% | $105.51 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $1,040,066.00 | up ▲ $293k | 94% | $79.89 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,021,653.00 | up ▲ $174k | 102% | $83.98 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,003,853.00 | up ▲ $360k | 99% | $83.65 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $951,710.00 | up ▲ $187k | 101% | $73.09 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $881,338.00 | up ▲ $146k | 96% | $84.05 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $874,820.00 | up ▲ $46k | 95% | $110.62 | 8 |
13Hair Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $822,889.00 | up ▲ $216k | 99% | $73.66 | 8 |
14Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $764,173.00 | up ▲ $265k | 101% | $87.44 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $744,195.00 | up ▲ $54k | 98% | $87.75 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $725,782.00 | up ▲ $208k | 96% | $77.49 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $621,770.00 | up ▲ $46k | 75% | $70.21 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $515,662.00 | up ▲ $63k | 89% | $69.23 | 8 |
199 to 5 Marquis Theatre | $505,671.00 | up ▲ $0 | 100% | $52.34 | 0 |
Studio 54 | $385,171.00 | up ▲ $181k | 89% | $54.01 | 0 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $375,157.00 | up ▲ $91k | 97% | $49.23 | 7 |
22Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $347,579.00 | up ▲ $101k | 87% | $63.04 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $325,279.00 | up ▲ $21k | 62% | $61.83 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $297,473.00 | down ▼ $28k | 56% | $61.96 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $261,800.00 | up ▲ $22k | 56% | $59.58 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $247,906.00 | up ▲ $69k | 90% | $58.37 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $176,309.00 | down ▼ $30k | 68% | $48.04 | 0 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $172,797.00 | up ▲ $26k | 41% | $45.76 | 0 |
Belasco Theatre | $161,508.00 | down ▼ $4k | 57% | $34.90 | 0 |
Lyceum Theatre | $157,040.00 | up ▲ $36k | 55% | $39.28 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $145,549.00 | up ▲ $0 | 64% | $49.76 | 0 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $145,123.00 | down ▼ $28k | 35% | $54.01 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $119,727.00 | up ▲ $0 | 88% | $46.05 | 0 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $96,012.00 | up ▲ $0 | 34% | $51.84 | 0 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.