Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, August 5, 2012
Total gross
$23.5M
Shows
28
Avg capacity
82%
vs prior week
+0.5%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $23.5M across 28 shows for the week ending August 5, 2012, up 0.5% on the week. Houses were 82% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $2.0M, playing to a 100% house.
Fela! posted the biggest jump, up $220k from the prior week.
Weather: around 76°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $2,013,943.00 | down ▼ $26k | 100% | $150.08 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $2,013,559.00 | down ▼ $42k | 97% | $143.52 | 8 |
Foxwoods Theatre | $1,705,189.00 | down ▼ $63k | 94% | $117.73 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,633,673.00 | up ▲ $4k | 103% | $186.66 | 8 |
5Once Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $1,059,285.00 | down ▼ $29k | 101% | $124.27 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $1,047,401.00 | up ▲ $3k | 102% | $107.58 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $1,020,443.00 | down ▼ $233k | 73% | $108.79 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,002,816.00 | down ▼ $4k | 89% | $78.67 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $979,594.00 | down ▼ $37k | 93% | $82.32 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $878,625.00 | down ▼ $46k | 90% | $99.91 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $862,888.00 | down ▼ $36k | 84% | $85.77 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $767,075.00 | down ▼ $32k | 68% | $97.59 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $723,936.00 | down ▼ $64k | 71% | $73.01 | 8 |
14Harvey Studio 54 | $707,136.00 | up ▲ $26k | 103% | $76.11 | 9 |
15Memphis Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $657,688.00 | up ▲ $55k | 81% | $68.87 | 8 |
Longacre Theatre | $624,496.00 | up ▲ $0 | 80% | $120.49 | 4 |
17Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $610,712.00 | down ▼ $15k | 87% | $80.88 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $605,858.00 | up ▲ $6k | 81% | $96.40 | 8 |
19Fela! Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $568,727.00 | up ▲ $220k | 82% | $63.41 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $544,590.00 | up ▲ $4k | 75% | $85.65 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $532,547.00 | down ▼ $51k | 57% | $87.30 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $502,195.00 | down ▼ $82k | 56% | $74.97 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $497,905.00 | down ▼ $2k | 99% | $107.75 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $493,926.00 | up ▲ $24k | 73% | $81.91 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $474,389.00 | down ▼ $36k | 60% | $92.85 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $393,487.00 | up ▲ $18k | 70% | $74.20 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $387,388.00 | down ▼ $80k | 86% | $48.54 | 5 |
Belasco Theatre | $237,516.00 | up ▲ $18k | 49% | $61.64 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.