Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 31, 2015
Total gross
$26.9M
Shows
33
Avg capacity
83%
vs prior week
−8.1%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $26.9M across 33 shows for the week ending May 31, 2015, down 8.1% on the week. Houses were 83% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $2.0M, playing to a 100% house.
Something Rotten! posted the biggest jump, up $36k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Memorial Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 73°F, a wet week with 3 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $2,026,910.00 | down ▼ $40k | 100% | $149.28 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,670,922.00 | down ▼ $105k | 96% | $120.82 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,469,138.00 | down ▼ $47k | 100% | $106.55 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,417,312.00 | down ▼ $134k | 102% | $162.22 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,339,416.00 | down ▼ $11k | 99% | $100.67 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $1,216,518.00 | up ▲ $1k | 102% | $139.54 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $1,100,399.00 | up ▲ $36k | 91% | $90.32 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $1,096,582.00 | down ▼ $62k | 100% | $146.88 | 7 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $1,095,371.00 | up ▲ $26k | 100% | $130.78 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,048,475.00 | down ▼ $59k | 93% | $94.12 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $928,487.00 | down ▼ $146k | 87% | $83.30 | 8 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $909,618.00 | down ▼ $236k | 85% | $130.00 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $876,521.00 | down ▼ $65k | 93% | $82.22 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $855,703.00 | down ▼ $157k | 77% | $97.11 | 8 |
15Skylight John Golden Theatre | $782,580.00 | down ▼ $16k | 99% | $123.49 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $702,476.00 | down ▼ $79k | 88% | $97.69 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $697,686.00 | down ▼ $69k | 84% | $89.09 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $693,379.00 | down ▼ $37k | 92% | $93.92 | 4 |
August Wilson Theatre | $643,630.00 | down ▼ $80k | 70% | $94.00 | 8 |
20Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $638,980.00 | down ▼ $99k | 88% | $84.49 | 8 |
21Fun Home Circle in the Square Theatre | $628,970.00 | up ▲ $1k | 103% | $104.81 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $611,524.00 | down ▼ $194k | 70% | $77.87 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $583,755.00 | down ▼ $37k | 98% | $103.08 | 8 |
Winter Garden Theatre | $548,136.00 | down ▼ $52k | 49% | $100.83 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $535,098.00 | down ▼ $124k | 67% | $93.19 | 8 |
Lyric Theatre | $512,816.00 | down ▼ $126k | 67% | $51.15 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $485,524.00 | down ▼ $148k | 79% | $84.51 | 8 |
28Gigi Neil Simon Theatre | $426,246.00 | down ▼ $31k | 54% | $70.89 | 8 |
Booth Theatre | $406,784.00 | down ▼ $35k | 81% | $81.18 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $390,177.00 | down ▼ $88k | 61% | $90.61 | 7 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $272,693.00 | down ▼ $105k | 54% | $62.07 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $160,888.00 | down ▼ $12k | 69% | $46.19 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $149,023.00 | down ▼ $53k | 49% | $41.81 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.