Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 1, 2016
Total gross
$28.3M
Shows
37
Avg capacity
81%
vs prior week
+4.5%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $28.3M across 37 shows for the week ending May 1, 2016, up 4.5% on the week. Houses were 81% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $2.0M, playing to a 100% house.
Waitress posted the biggest jump, up $161k from the prior week.
Weather: around 51°F, 2 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $1,950,539.00 | down ▼ $45k | 100% | $143.77 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,818,758.00 | up ▲ $6k | 102% | $169.12 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,625,910.00 | down ▼ $34k | 95% | $118.22 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,494,979.00 | up ▲ $62k | 100% | $108.53 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,332,910.00 | up ▲ $7k | 102% | $153.00 | 8 |
Lyric Theatre | $1,065,771.30 | up ▲ $47k | 97% | $96.51 | 0 |
Winter Garden Theatre | $1,003,657.30 | up ▲ $12k | 88% | $95.62 | 8 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $996,237.00 | up ▲ $92k | 97% | $125.55 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $969,147.00 | up ▲ $137k | 72% | $103.20 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $938,049.50 | up ▲ $77k | 77% | $90.75 | 8 |
11Waitress Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $907,936.40 | up ▲ $161k | 101% | $107.73 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $892,751.50 | up ▲ $132k | 83% | $84.04 | 8 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $879,248.44 | up ▲ $109k | 98% | $106.64 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $854,640.40 | up ▲ $136k | 74% | $84.84 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $760,350.62 | down ▼ $34k | 79% | $84.20 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $714,405.44 | up ▲ $49k | 67% | $93.40 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $708,267.44 | down ▼ $101k | 99% | $92.62 | 4 |
St. James Theatre | $695,800.19 | up ▲ $5k | 70% | $78.73 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $662,705.03 | up ▲ $12k | 73% | $80.17 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $648,902.00 | down ▼ $24k | 90% | $94.83 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $621,885.00 | up ▲ $68k | 87% | $85.35 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $610,887.20 | up ▲ $68k | 90% | $83.94 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $597,188.05 | up ▲ $63k | 88% | $82.40 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $583,983.50 | down ▼ $28k | 62% | $78.73 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $553,984.15 | up ▲ $23k | 62% | $90.83 | 8 |
26Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $524,120.00 | up ▲ $9k | 73% | $82.55 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $417,680.00 | up ▲ $46k | 71% | $72.56 | 8 |
28Fun Home Circle in the Square Theatre | $416,281.70 | up ▲ $18k | 89% | $78.96 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $413,167.35 | up ▲ $29k | 72% | $70.86 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $412,928.50 | up ▲ $35k | 93% | $96.68 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $377,270.00 | up ▲ $13k | 77% | $67.30 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $369,470.50 | up ▲ $12k | 62% | $71.27 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $344,594.40 | down ▼ $45k | 96% | $69.56 | 6 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $340,151.90 | up ▲ $8k | 78% | $47.26 | 7 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $294,222.00 | up ▲ $35k | 67% | $84.96 | 8 |
36Eclipsed John Golden Theatre | $269,110.00 | up ▲ $35k | 56% | $75.00 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $264,032.00 | up ▲ $16k | 50% | $55.09 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.