Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, October 18, 2009
Total gross
$20.2M
Shows
28
Avg capacity
88%
vs prior week
+1.3%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $20.2M across 28 shows for the week ending October 18, 2009, up 1.3% on the week. Houses were 88% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $1.6M, playing to a 100% house.
Finian's Rainbow posted the biggest jump, up $136k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Columbus Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 46°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $1,554,561.00 | up ▲ $2k | 100% | $107.42 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,455,524.00 | down ▼ $2k | 100% | $128.03 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,373,872.00 | down ▼ $40k | 98% | $105.89 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $1,239,283.00 | down ▼ $37k | 101% | $142.91 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,160,186.00 | down ▼ $7k | 101% | $117.19 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,073,830.00 | down ▼ $43k | 83% | $95.00 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,049,340.00 | down ▼ $8k | 98% | $89.60 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $1,005,746.00 | up ▲ $111k | 102% | $114.39 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $948,544.00 | up ▲ $31k | 95% | $77.07 | 8 |
10Hair Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $904,648.00 | up ▲ $91k | 87% | $91.60 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $819,866.00 | down ▼ $39k | 84% | $67.77 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $798,463.00 | up ▲ $22k | 93% | $102.95 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $761,965.00 | down ▼ $16k | 82% | $85.20 | 8 |
14Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $683,045.00 | down ▼ $24k | 94% | $84.44 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $638,918.00 | down ▼ $22k | 93% | $86.36 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $583,404.00 | down ▼ $87k | 58% | $72.33 | 8 |
Henry Miller's Theatre | $551,402.00 | down ▼ $12k | 101% | $66.49 | 5 |
18Memphis Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $545,701.00 | up ▲ $67k | 91% | $50.87 | 0 |
Booth Theatre | $468,405.00 | up ▲ $7k | 93% | $81.98 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $396,676.00 | up ▲ $40k | 82% | $60.01 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $383,378.00 | down ▼ $17k | 70% | $65.74 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $360,756.00 | up ▲ $136k | 72% | $42.01 | 0 |
Music Box Theatre | $352,471.00 | up ▲ $25k | 68% | $65.18 | 8 |
24Oleanna John Golden Theatre | $271,157.00 | up ▲ $24k | 74% | $57.07 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $268,524.00 | up ▲ $69k | 89% | $58.21 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $229,125.00 | down ▼ $16k | 72% | $67.59 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $210,808.00 | up ▲ $14k | 87% | $40.85 | 0 |
Nederlander Theatre | $123,346.00 | down ▼ $9k | 50% | $25.90 | 0 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.