Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 10, 2009
Total gross
$18.5M
Shows
35
Avg capacity
72%
vs prior week
+2.4%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $18.5M across 35 shows for the week ending May 10, 2009, up 2.4% on the week. Houses were 72% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.4M, playing to a 100% house.
9 to 5 posted the biggest jump, up $95k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Truman Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 59°F, a wet week with 5 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,380,171.00 | down ▼ $5k | 100% | $95.81 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,196,652.00 | down ▼ $4k | 100% | $88.13 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,120,203.00 | up ▲ $46k | 94% | $105.03 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,049,127.00 | down ▼ $41 | 95% | $83.73 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,013,628.00 | up ▲ $322 | 100% | $103.95 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $856,924.00 | up ▲ $36k | 93% | $111.25 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $830,636.00 | down ▼ $71k | 93% | $74.60 | 8 |
8Hair Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $814,726.00 | up ▲ $1k | 97% | $74.39 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $797,813.00 | up ▲ $20k | 98% | $94.10 | 8 |
109 to 5 Marquis Theatre | $762,358.00 | up ▲ $95k | 90% | $65.54 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $653,290.00 | up ▲ $21k | 81% | $74.10 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $642,926.00 | down ▼ $62k | 80% | $62.29 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $632,321.00 | up ▲ $6k | 79% | $65.53 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $626,962.00 | down ▼ $32k | 73% | $60.03 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $589,869.00 | up ▲ $31k | 63% | $67.71 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $532,528.00 | up ▲ $37k | 60% | $74.54 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $455,669.00 | up ▲ $32k | 69% | $67.55 | 8 |
18Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $450,791.00 | down ▼ $67k | 79% | $66.32 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $429,160.00 | up ▲ $84k | 95% | $55.95 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $427,139.00 | up ▲ $31k | 72% | $70.75 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $378,178.00 | down ▼ $20k | 94% | $51.12 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $309,292.00 | up ▲ $13k | 57% | $58.48 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $287,867.00 | up ▲ $7k | 51% | $66.09 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $278,881.00 | up ▲ $53k | 86% | $52.40 | 8 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $246,114.00 | up ▲ $61k | 70% | $56.54 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $235,040.00 | up ▲ $50k | 58% | $50.03 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $225,592.00 | up ▲ $45k | 40% | $65.54 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $192,262.00 | down ▼ $11k | 30% | $56.30 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $185,289.00 | up ▲ $31k | 47% | $52.02 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $182,863.00 | up ▲ $47k | 65% | $54.49 | 8 |
31Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $177,736.00 | down ▼ $27k | 48% | $57.67 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $167,803.00 | down ▼ $13k | 33% | $64.37 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $164,020.00 | down ▼ $12k | 56% | $49.11 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $128,164.00 | up ▲ $21k | 36% | $48.64 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $112,873.00 | down ▼ $12k | 38% | $62.57 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.