Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, December 27, 2015
Total gross
$36.3M
Shows
37
Avg capacity
83%
vs prior week
+23.0%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $36.3M across 37 shows for the week ending December 27, 2015, up 23.0% on the week. Houses were 83% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $2.6M, playing to a 100% house.
The Phantom of the Opera posted the biggest jump, up $599k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Christmas / New Year week, Christmas Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 53°F, a wet week with 5 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $2,588,075.00 | up ▲ $436k | 100% | $190.72 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $2,400,920.00 | up ▲ $498k | 99% | $162.25 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $2,095,363.50 | up ▲ $391k | 99% | $152.81 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,891,355.63 | up ▲ $278k | 103% | $216.23 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,844,837.00 | up ▲ $186k | 102% | $171.66 | 8 |
Winter Garden Theatre | $1,506,236.20 | up ▲ $483k | 102% | $129.51 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $1,458,784.11 | up ▲ $599k | 96% | $118.12 | 8 |
Neil Simon Theatre | $1,362,680.50 | up ▲ $543k | 87% | $113.76 | 10 |
Broadway Theatre | $1,339,255.00 | up ▲ $502k | 96% | $116.74 | 7 |
Palace Theatre | $1,282,028.50 | up ▲ $217k | 81% | $117.79 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $1,239,108.70 | up ▲ $13k | 81% | $117.81 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $1,172,663.00 | up ▲ $257k | 99% | $118.40 | 7 |
Imperial Theatre | $1,139,925.80 | up ▲ $356k | 94% | $108.16 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $1,094,022.00 | up ▲ $353k | 89% | $146.57 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $1,075,999.00 | up ▲ $232k | 84% | $112.49 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $1,029,244.50 | up ▲ $120k | 89% | $110.22 | 7 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $1,008,774.20 | up ▲ $154k | 99% | $121.67 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $1,005,546.00 | up ▲ $130k | 68% | $110.26 | 8 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $975,638.20 | up ▲ $36k | 88% | $134.85 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $903,537.67 | up ▲ $259k | 71% | $114.68 | 9 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $792,020.25 | up ▲ $285k | 93% | $104.27 | 8 |
22Fun Home Circle in the Square Theatre | $681,394.20 | up ▲ $136k | 90% | $128.40 | 8 |
23Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $652,030.00 | up ▲ $138k | 83% | $104.53 | 7 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $610,775.00 | down ▼ $212k | 68% | $140.80 | 6 |
Music Box Theatre | $573,988.40 | up ▲ $51k | 81% | $90.65 | 8 |
26Misery Broadhurst Theatre | $572,850.25 | down ▼ $69k | 59% | $118.38 | 7 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $538,582.36 | up ▲ $55k | 86% | $98.88 | 7 |
Lyric Theatre | $497,914.92 | up ▲ $123k | 45% | $64.82 | 9 |
Longacre Theatre | $485,848.50 | up ▲ $144k | 68% | $84.01 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $477,086.50 | down ▼ $9k | 73% | $77.76 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $467,252.50 | up ▲ $12k | 78% | $83.23 | 7 |
Studio 54 | $288,231.00 | down ▼ $82k | 59% | $68.54 | 7 |
Booth Theatre | $288,113.20 | up ▲ $97k | 63% | $73.55 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $285,682.20 | up ▲ $79k | 81% | $67.89 | 0 |
35Sylvia Cort Theatre | $271,394.50 | up ▲ $16k | 68% | $52.87 | 7 |
John Golden Theatre | $250,913.77 | down ▼ $33k | 69% | $56.79 | 8 |
Helen Hayes Theatre | $123,725.00 | up ▲ $13k | 57% | $52.74 | 7 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.