Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, October 18, 2015
Total gross
$25.3M
Shows
31
Avg capacity
86%
vs prior week
−2.8%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $25.3M across 31 shows for the week ending October 18, 2015, down 2.8% on the week. Houses were 86% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $1.9M, playing to a 100% house.
King Charles III posted the biggest jump, up $385k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Columbus Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 54°F.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $1,932,132.00 | down ▼ $101k | 100% | $142.40 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,720,707.00 | down ▼ $45k | 96% | $117.65 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,558,094.00 | down ▼ $84k | 99% | $113.85 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,497,673.00 | down ▼ $79k | 102% | $171.42 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,478,877.00 | down ▼ $199k | 101% | $137.94 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $1,402,824.00 | down ▼ $21k | 95% | $110.35 | 8 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $1,063,244.00 | down ▼ $61k | 99% | $131.02 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $1,021,115.00 | down ▼ $20k | 87% | $103.59 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $970,991.00 | down ▼ $27k | 87% | $86.58 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $947,670.00 | down ▼ $108k | 79% | $94.12 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $903,937.00 | down ▼ $66k | 88% | $89.97 | 0 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $883,573.00 | down ▼ $89k | 82% | $129.08 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $841,663.00 | down ▼ $65k | 81% | $86.81 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $795,271.00 | down ▼ $74k | 84% | $83.08 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $759,497.00 | up ▲ $19k | 78% | $86.41 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $737,748.00 | up ▲ $12k | 88% | $103.04 | 8 |
17Fun Home Circle in the Square Theatre | $713,353.00 | down ▼ $69k | 96% | $126.15 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $699,847.00 | down ▼ $38k | 76% | $94.33 | 8 |
19Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $670,769.00 | down ▼ $37k | 90% | $86.33 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $534,258.00 | down ▼ $55k | 90% | $81.43 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $470,530.00 | up ▲ $385k | 87% | $78.75 | 0 |
Longacre Theatre | $468,111.00 | down ▼ $140k | 86% | $73.49 | 0 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $454,006.00 | down ▼ $20k | 67% | $82.41 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $426,702.00 | up ▲ $70k | 86% | $84.30 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $408,568.00 | up ▲ $44k | 60% | $72.92 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $401,296.00 | up ▲ $80k | 67% | $73.99 | 0 |
27Sylvia Cort Theatre | $364,253.00 | down ▼ $34k | 67% | $63.38 | 0 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $363,115.00 | up ▲ $100k | 91% | $78.17 | 8 |
John Golden Theatre | $344,764.00 | up ▲ $3k | 98% | $62.97 | 4 |
Booth Theatre | $214,045.00 | down ▼ $18k | 49% | $70.90 | 8 |
Helen Hayes Theatre | $203,830.00 | up ▲ $9k | 87% | $50.43 | 0 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.