Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 8, 2011
Total gross
$22.1M
Shows
35
Avg capacity
78%
vs prior week
−5.8%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $22.1M across 35 shows for the week ending May 8, 2011, down 5.8% on the week. Houses were 78% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $1.6M, playing to a 100% house.
Jerusalem posted the biggest jump, up $98k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Truman Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 56°F, 1 rainy day.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $1,601,654.00 | down ▼ $153k | 100% | $119.34 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,599,916.00 | down ▼ $137k | 99% | $112.06 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,129,867.00 | up ▲ $10k | 102% | $129.34 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,006,650.00 | down ▼ $54k | 93% | $109.76 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $936,036.00 | down ▼ $61k | 92% | $89.63 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $884,015.00 | up ▲ $2k | 100% | $103.36 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $882,361.00 | up ▲ $39k | 70% | $92.83 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $877,716.00 | down ▼ $74k | 89% | $76.55 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $876,871.00 | down ▼ $109k | 89% | $86.35 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $865,824.00 | down ▼ $78k | 85% | $84.93 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $854,730.00 | up ▲ $55k | 95% | $75.29 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $821,750.00 | down ▼ $214k | 79% | $72.55 | 8 |
13Memphis Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $793,627.00 | down ▼ $30k | 86% | $78.21 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $732,580.00 | down ▼ $25k | 87% | $74.13 | 8 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $698,453.00 | up ▲ $2k | 99% | $86.12 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $631,787.00 | up ▲ $20k | 86% | $85.71 | 8 |
17Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $609,623.00 | down ▼ $45k | 87% | $81.01 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $601,733.00 | up ▲ $59k | 95% | $83.90 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $511,446.00 | down ▼ $58k | 68% | $58.53 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $487,977.00 | down ▼ $203k | 55% | $73.07 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $462,640.00 | up ▲ $48k | 81% | $61.69 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $458,825.00 | up ▲ $98k | 76% | $75.74 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $437,657.00 | down ▼ $24k | 46% | $88.40 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $433,459.00 | up ▲ $10k | 99% | $83.87 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $412,238.00 | down ▼ $20k | 63% | $76.91 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $316,247.00 | down ▼ $6k | 52% | $62.61 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $308,002.00 | down ▼ $10k | 72% | $77.14 | 6 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $305,235.00 | down ▼ $45k | 87% | $75.18 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $288,356.00 | down ▼ $65k | 58% | $58.78 | 8 |
John Golden Theatre | $246,447.00 | up ▲ $62k | 83% | $45.95 | 8 |
31Arcadia Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $241,856.00 | down ▼ $10k | 47% | $62.77 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $225,329.00 | down ▼ $12k | 59% | $65.05 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $218,194.00 | up ▲ $8k | 61% | $44.95 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $218,131.00 | up ▲ $13k | 45% | $56.32 | 8 |
35Lombardi Circle in the Square Theatre | $148,752.00 | down ▼ $7k | 49% | $48.20 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.