Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 23, 2012
Total gross
$25.9M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
78%
vs prior week
+10.1%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $25.9M across 31 shows for the week ending December 23, 2012, up 10.1% on the week. Houses were 78% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $2.1M, playing to a 100% house.
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark posted the biggest jump, up $350k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Christmas / New Year week) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 40°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $2,129,609.00 | up ▲ $289k | 100% | $158.68 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $2,100,170.00 | up ▲ $234k | 93% | $156.43 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,684,372.00 | up ▲ $6k | 103% | $192.46 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,491,488.00 | up ▲ $114k | 94% | $116.67 | 9 |
Foxwoods Theatre | $1,471,237.00 | up ▲ $350k | 80% | $118.78 | 8 |
6Elf Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $1,233,926.00 | up ▲ $96k | 82% | $116.99 | 9 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $1,194,666.00 | down ▼ $30k | 97% | $144.21 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,156,962.00 | up ▲ $75k | 82% | $103.71 | 8 |
9Once Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $1,070,355.00 | up ▲ $928 | 98% | $128.42 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $978,948.00 | up ▲ $221k | 89% | $85.92 | 8 |
11Newsies Nederlander Theatre | $952,451.00 | up ▲ $57k | 93% | $107.37 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $950,424.00 | down ▼ $62k | 83% | $116.39 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $888,346.00 | up ▲ $197k | 76% | $80.99 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $843,215.00 | up ▲ $0 | 85% | $102.91 | 0 |
15Evita Marquis Theatre | $774,870.00 | down ▼ $35k | 60% | $100.40 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $761,891.00 | up ▲ $167k | 73% | $87.56 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $749,792.00 | up ▲ $77k | 97% | $90.40 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $720,127.00 | down ▼ $190k | 63% | $99.80 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $664,725.00 | up ▲ $128k | 83% | $75.13 | 8 |
20Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $558,489.00 | up ▲ $72k | 80% | $92.80 | 7 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $490,315.00 | up ▲ $11k | 93% | $113.42 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $413,229.00 | up ▲ $20k | 73% | $70.86 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $406,273.00 | down ▼ $44k | 56% | $94.66 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $402,773.00 | up ▲ $72k | 66% | $73.32 | 8 |
25Chaplin Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $327,970.00 | down ▼ $18k | 59% | $66.77 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $319,723.00 | up ▲ $24k | 61% | $66.40 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $286,937.00 | up ▲ $27k | 59% | $89.53 | 7 |
28Grace Cort Theatre | $284,889.00 | down ▼ $12k | 45% | $72.55 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $243,154.00 | down ▼ $94k | 38% | $79.05 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $149,652.00 | down ▼ $13k | 70% | $41.45 | 0 |
31Picnic American Airlines Theatre | $149,300.00 | up ▲ $48k | 67% | $37.81 | 0 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.