Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, January 8, 2012
Total gross
$24.0M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
83%
vs prior week
−36.4%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $24.0M across 31 shows for the week ending January 8, 2012, down 36.4% on the week. Houses were 83% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $1.9M, playing to a 97% house.
An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin posted the biggest jump, up $79k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Christmas / New Year week, New Year's Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 33°F, 0.01in of snow.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $1,872,430.00 | down ▼ $572k | 97% | $143.39 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,850,216.00 | down ▼ $862k | 98% | $130.32 | 8 |
Foxwoods Theatre | $1,721,734.00 | down ▼ $1.2M | 98% | $113.25 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,428,663.00 | down ▼ $324k | 103% | $163.24 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $1,386,065.00 | down ▼ $524k | 100% | $121.87 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,118,453.00 | down ▼ $335k | 100% | $98.40 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $1,053,655.00 | down ▼ $322k | 96% | $111.49 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,046,746.00 | down ▼ $531k | 89% | $81.74 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $999,530.00 | down ▼ $78k | 100% | $116.88 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $913,022.00 | down ▼ $666k | 87% | $81.87 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $862,527.00 | up ▲ $45k | 83% | $96.44 | 0 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $759,484.00 | down ▼ $481k | 74% | $85.50 | 8 |
13Follies Marquis Theatre | $748,444.00 | down ▼ $97k | 68% | $84.86 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $725,979.00 | down ▼ $280k | 71% | $75.27 | 8 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $701,643.00 | down ▼ $330k | 93% | $92.29 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $673,539.00 | down ▼ $605k | 67% | $71.23 | 8 |
17Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $638,932.00 | down ▼ $427k | 82% | $90.68 | 8 |
18Memphis Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $637,107.00 | down ▼ $474k | 79% | $68.51 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $584,711.00 | down ▼ $132k | 67% | $79.73 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $555,240.00 | down ▼ $134k | 77% | $84.42 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $539,026.00 | up ▲ $79k | 71% | $102.24 | 7 |
Booth Theatre | $536,244.00 | down ▼ $22k | 88% | $100.27 | 8 |
23Seminar John Golden Theatre | $484,127.00 | down ▼ $116k | 93% | $81.03 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $442,832.00 | down ▼ $209k | 99% | $96.18 | 8 |
25Godspell Circle in the Square Theatre | $348,667.00 | down ▼ $254k | 79% | $75.10 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $341,814.00 | down ▼ $114k | 71% | $56.27 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $254,776.00 | down ▼ $72k | 69% | $48.64 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $251,712.00 | down ▼ $120k | 62% | $53.99 | 7 |
Longacre Theatre | $197,148.00 | down ▼ $196k | 34% | $67.06 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $154,359.00 | up ▲ $28k | 55% | $47.92 | 0 |
31Wit Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $121,813.00 | up ▲ $0 | 78% | $48.22 | 0 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.