Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 31, 2009
Total gross
$19.4M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
80%
vs prior week
−4.8%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $19.4M across 31 shows for the week ending May 31, 2009, down 4.8% on the week. Houses were 80% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.6M, playing to a 100% house.
A holiday week (Memorial Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 63°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,552,347.00 | up ▲ $136k | 100% | $107.27 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,305,829.00 | up ▲ $61k | 97% | $98.90 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,253,482.00 | up ▲ $80k | 99% | $111.34 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,210,149.00 | up ▲ $91k | 97% | $94.26 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,109,155.00 | up ▲ $68k | 100% | $113.10 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $911,320.00 | up ▲ $56k | 102% | $103.96 | 8 |
7Hair Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $866,759.00 | down ▼ $64k | 90% | $85.31 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $848,808.00 | down ▼ $45k | 90% | $78.69 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $784,560.00 | down ▼ $85k | 85% | $110.61 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $781,442.00 | down ▼ $29k | 85% | $71.05 | 8 |
119 to 5 Marquis Theatre | $755,755.00 | down ▼ $50k | 81% | $72.07 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $743,982.00 | down ▼ $35k | 81% | $64.16 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $699,006.00 | down ▼ $77k | 84% | $68.73 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $686,461.00 | down ▼ $89k | 77% | $82.01 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $673,539.00 | down ▼ $97k | 66% | $73.80 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $500,273.00 | up ▲ $85k | 98% | $63.71 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $498,357.00 | up ▲ $48k | 94% | $66.57 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $497,725.00 | up ▲ $11k | 82% | $72.20 | 8 |
19Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $481,815.00 | down ▼ $83k | 73% | $76.33 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $481,117.00 | down ▼ $110k | 58% | $69.88 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $429,552.00 | down ▼ $67k | 72% | $61.09 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $357,110.00 | up ▲ $20k | 92% | $62.87 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $334,607.00 | up ▲ $14k | 55% | $66.60 | 8 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | $297,206.00 | down ▼ $8k | 93% | $51.49 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $283,197.00 | up ▲ $27k | 72% | $49.42 | 8 |
26Avenue Q John Golden Theatre | $242,406.00 | down ▼ $48k | 61% | $62.20 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $208,348.00 | up ▲ $24k | 67% | $52.60 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $177,069.00 | down ▼ $632 | 51% | $45.55 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $174,973.00 | up ▲ $22k | 71% | $47.53 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $168,207.00 | down ▼ $8k | 50% | $45.95 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $124,573.00 | down ▼ $44k | 56% | $46.81 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.