Broadway Grosses
Week ending Sunday, May 8, 2016
Total gross
$27.6M
Shows
37
Avg capacity
78%
vs prior week
−2.7%
The week in review
Broadway grossed $27.6M across 37 shows for the week ending May 8, 2016, down 2.7% on the week. Houses were 78% full on average.
The Lion King led the board at $2.0M, playing to a 99% house.
Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed posted the biggest jump, up $216k from the prior week.
A holiday week (Truman Day) — holiday weeks typically lift attendance as visitors flood the city.
Weather: around 51°F, a wet week with 5 rainy days.
| Show | Gross | vs prev | Capacity | Avg ticket | Perfs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minskoff Theatre | $2,007,738.00 | up ▲ $57k | 99% | $148.84 | 8 |
Richard Rodgers Theatre | $1,833,473.00 | up ▲ $15k | 102% | $170.49 | 8 |
Gershwin Theatre | $1,474,349.00 | down ▼ $152k | 88% | $116.17 | 8 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | $1,397,673.50 | down ▼ $97k | 98% | $103.16 | 8 |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre | $1,289,782.00 | down ▼ $43k | 102% | $148.39 | 8 |
Lyric Theatre | $1,074,995.70 | up ▲ $9k | 86% | $93.94 | 0 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | $967,351.80 | up ▲ $88k | 99% | $116.13 | 8 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre | $960,477.40 | up ▲ $53k | 100% | $114.68 | 8 |
Marquis Theatre | $959,447.40 | down ▼ $10k | 74% | $99.75 | 8 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $926,724.50 | down ▼ $70k | 90% | $125.15 | 8 |
Music Box Theatre | $924,352.43 | up ▲ $216k | 101% | $118.95 | 8 |
Palace Theatre | $842,148.00 | down ▼ $96k | 71% | $88.70 | 8 |
Winter Garden Theatre | $816,811.00 | down ▼ $187k | 79% | $86.23 | 8 |
Majestic Theatre | $803,455.65 | down ▼ $89k | 74% | $84.81 | 8 |
Broadway Theatre | $754,291.40 | down ▼ $100k | 64% | $86.58 | 8 |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre | $677,547.00 | down ▼ $37k | 63% | $94.81 | 8 |
Sam S. Shubert Theatre | $675,744.45 | down ▼ $85k | 76% | $77.70 | 8 |
Imperial Theatre | $622,686.93 | down ▼ $40k | 70% | $78.81 | 8 |
Studio 54 | $619,968.80 | up ▲ $9k | 89% | $86.85 | 8 |
Walter Kerr Theatre | $618,330.50 | down ▼ $31k | 87% | $93.83 | 8 |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | $567,326.00 | down ▼ $55k | 78% | $87.08 | 8 |
St. James Theatre | $565,473.00 | down ▼ $130k | 56% | $79.55 | 8 |
23Chicago Ambassador Theatre | $550,045.25 | up ▲ $26k | 76% | $84.19 | 8 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | $527,545.00 | down ▼ $56k | 57% | $76.42 | 8 |
August Wilson Theatre | $520,424.78 | down ▼ $34k | 58% | $91.29 | 8 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $492,702.95 | down ▼ $104k | 77% | $77.70 | 8 |
American Airlines Theatre | $433,606.20 | up ▲ $89k | 97% | $85.91 | 7 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | $432,743.50 | up ▲ $20k | 90% | $104.63 | 8 |
Cort Theatre | $416,362.00 | up ▲ $47k | 68% | $72.84 | 8 |
30Fun Home Circle in the Square Theatre | $415,694.20 | down ▼ $588 | 86% | $81.24 | 8 |
Belasco Theatre | $408,567.00 | down ▼ $9k | 67% | $74.69 | 8 |
Nederlander Theatre | $387,184.22 | up ▲ $123k | 62% | $65.13 | 8 |
Lyceum Theatre | $385,641.50 | up ▲ $8k | 68% | $77.21 | 8 |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | $359,123.55 | down ▼ $54k | 61% | $72.64 | 8 |
35Eclipsed John Golden Theatre | $329,271.32 | up ▲ $60k | 66% | $77.55 | 8 |
Broadhurst Theatre | $282,910.70 | down ▼ $57k | 65% | $47.08 | 8 |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | $257,203.30 | down ▼ $37k | 69% | $71.97 | 8 |
Source: Broadway League weekly grosses via Playbill. Commentary and context (weather, holidays, events) by BoothHistory.