Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 27, 2009
Total gross
$24.3M
Shows
29
Avg capacity
80%
vs prior week
+23.5%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $24.3M across 29 shows for the week ending December 27, 2009, up 23.5% on the week. Houses were 80% full on average.
Wicked led the board at $2.1M, playing to a 100% house.
The Phantom of the Opera posted the biggest jump, up $497k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Christmas / New Year week, Christmas Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 30°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days, 0.01in of snow.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershwin Theatre | $2,092,745.00 | up ▲ $488k | 100% | $144.61 | 8 |
Minskoff Theatre | $1,714,566.00 | up ▲ $225k | 100% | $129.55 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,573,400.00 | up ▲ $259k | 100% | $138.63 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,356,456.00 | up ▲ $434k | 94% | $106.56 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,290,426.00 | up ▲ $131k | 100% | $132.41 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $1,248,943.00 | up ▲ $497k | 91% | $106.35 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,142,176.00 | up ▲ $362k | 87% | $90.98 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $1,137,628.00 | up ▲ $373k | 96% | $99.14 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $1,055,261.00 | up ▲ $214k | 78% | $97.31 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $1,013,789.00 | down ▼ $94k | 69% | $101.08 | 9 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $985,662.00 | up ▲ $47k | 100% | $132.98 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $895,479.00 | up ▲ $309k | 83% | $98.43 | 8 |
13Hair Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $845,329.00 | up ▲ $220k | 71% | $104.79 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $764,658.00 | up ▲ $166k | 85% | $108.59 | 8 |
15Fela! Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $695,310.00 | up ▲ $124k | 96% | $100.86 | 7 |
16Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $690,667.00 | up ▲ $162k | 88% | $90.79 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $671,174.00 | up ▲ $99k | 85% | $99.29 | 8 |
Henry Miller's Theatre | $638,698.00 | up ▲ $111k | 95% | $82.27 | 8 |
19Ragtime Neil Simon Theatre | $616,303.00 | up ▲ $75k | 63% | $76.55 | 9 |
20Memphis Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $612,425.00 | up ▲ $95k | 66% | $78.63 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $580,255.00 | up ▲ $62k | 53% | $81.01 | 8 |
22Race Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $532,801.00 | down ▼ $26k | 67% | $94.15 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $493,863.00 | up ▲ $70k | 69% | $82.92 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $454,132.00 | up ▲ $155k | 81% | $67.14 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $380,820.00 | up ▲ $65k | 83% | $84.87 | 7 |
American Airlines Theatre | $256,391.00 | up ▲ $81k | 69% | $79.01 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $218,515.00 | up ▲ $8k | 42% | $65.54 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $208,609.00 | down ▼ $78k | 56% | $46.09 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $167,550.00 | down ▼ $8k | 51% | $52.72 | 7 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.