Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 3, 2009
Total gross
$18.1M
Shows
35
Avg capacity
70%
vs prior week
−5.8%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $18.1M across 35 shows for the week ending May 3, 2009, down 5.8% on the week. Houses were 70% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 100% house.
The Norman Conquests posted the biggest jump, up $53k from the prior week.
Weather: around 61°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,384,780.00 | down ▼ $74k | 100% | $95.75 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,200,530.00 | up ▲ $9k | 99% | $89.35 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,073,711.00 | down ▼ $85k | 92% | $103.03 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,049,168.00 | down ▼ $79k | 97% | $81.35 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,013,306.00 | down ▼ $24k | 99% | $104.66 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $901,230.00 | up ▲ $26k | 99% | $75.79 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $820,656.00 | down ▼ $22k | 89% | $111.02 | 8 |
8Hair Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $813,573.00 | down ▼ $16k | 98% | $73.13 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $777,956.00 | up ▲ $31k | 95% | $94.81 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $705,145.00 | down ▼ $59k | 86% | $63.33 | 8 |
119 to 5 Marquis Theatre | $666,905.00 | up ▲ $42k | 97% | $53.58 | 4 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $659,400.00 | down ▼ $103k | 75% | $61.07 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $632,281.00 | down ▼ $59k | 79% | $73.54 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $626,558.00 | down ▼ $63k | 79% | $64.83 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $558,604.00 | down ▼ $135k | 57% | $70.46 | 8 |
16Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $517,626.00 | up ▲ $1k | 88% | $67.91 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $495,411.00 | down ▼ $29k | 57% | $73.66 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $423,601.00 | down ▼ $130k | 65% | $66.55 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $397,965.00 | up ▲ $21k | 95% | $53.30 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $396,464.00 | down ▼ $124k | 65% | $72.19 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $345,586.00 | down ▼ $40k | 81% | $53.36 | 4 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $296,448.00 | up ▲ $13k | 58% | $56.03 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $280,760.00 | down ▼ $10k | 50% | $66.25 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $225,683.00 | up ▲ $18k | 72% | $50.59 | 8 |
25Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $205,001.00 | down ▼ $32k | 57% | $56.98 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $203,745.00 | up ▲ $13k | 38% | $48.19 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $184,955.00 | down ▼ $79k | 45% | $50.55 | 8 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $184,806.00 | up ▲ $53k | 54% | $54.79 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $180,612.00 | down ▼ $32k | 32% | $65.56 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $180,426.00 | down ▼ $23k | 42% | $54.74 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $175,760.00 | down ▼ $4k | 63% | $47.39 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $154,507.00 | down ▼ $41k | 38% | $53.44 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $135,710.00 | down ▼ $41k | 49% | $52.93 | 7 |
American Airlines Theatre | $124,969.00 | down ▼ $48k | 44% | $60.11 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $107,404.00 | up ▲ $3k | 31% | $47.67 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.