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Broadway Grosses: August 20-26

By Andrew Ku
27 Aug 2007

All data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$525,860 7,394 0 8 1,069 $71.12 86.5%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$376,236 5,230 0 8 796 $71.94 82.1%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$516,963 7,493 0 8 1,080 $68.99 86.7%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$748,530 10,179 0 8 1,422 $73.54 89.5%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$818,991 8,634 0 8 1,072 $94.86 100.7%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$838,339 11,395 0 8 1,428 $73.57 99.7%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,181,381 9,856 0 8 1,222 $119.86 100.8%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$889,060 10,950 0 8 1,691 $81.19 80.9%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$476,593 7,912 0 8 1,122 $60.24 88.1%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$892,772 11,598 0 8 1,498 $76.98 96.8%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$1,065,650 13,024 0 8 1,791 $81.82 90.9%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$576,856 8,854 0 8 1,181 $65.15 93.7%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$776,856 10,603 0 8 1,441 $73.27 92.0%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$788,259 8,834 0 8 1,090 $89.23 101.3%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$218,792 3,877 0 8 684 $56.43 70.9%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$966,826 12,143 0 8 1,718 $79.62 88.4%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$444,149 7,426 0 8 1,611 $59.81 57.6%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,303,298 13,159 0 8 1,654 $99.04 99.4%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$759,911 11,356 0 8 1,607 $66.92 88.3%
The Year…Thinking
(Booth)
$215,766 3,824 0 7 782 $56.42 69.9%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,472,393 14,472 0 8 1,809 $101.74 100.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$341,527 4,096 0 8 594 $83.38 86.2%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$525,860 $573,132 -$47,271 86.5% 92.6% -6.1%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$376,236 $398,512 -$22,276 82.1% 84.5% -2.4%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$516,963 $563,135 -$46,173 86.7% 93.4% -6.6%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$748,530 $794,932 -$46,402 89.5% 94.1% -4.6%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$818,991 $742,206 $76,785 100.7% 99.7% 0.9%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$838,339 $884,586 -$46,247 99.7% 101.1% -1.4%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,181,381 $1,233,108 -$51,727 100.8% 100.8% 0.0%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$889,060 $973,641 -$84,581 80.9% 87.1% -6.1%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$476,593 $568,696 -$92,103 88.1% 93.2% -5.1%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$892,772 $927,396 -$34,624 96.8% 100.1% -3.3%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$1,065,650 $1,162,963 -$97,314 90.9% 99.4% -8.5%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$576,856 $611,973 -$35,117 93.7% 99.7% -6.0%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$776,856 $800,296 -$23,440 92.0% 93.4% -1.4%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$788,259 $819,706 -$31,447 101.3% 101.1% 0.2%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$218,792 $242,832 -$24,040 70.9% 75.5% -4.7%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$966,826 $896,868 $69,958 88.4% 83.1% 5.3%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$444,149 $547,131 -$102,982 57.6% 66.5% -8.9%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,303,298 $1,322,864 -$19,566 99.4% 100.0% -0.6%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$759,911 $857,961 -$98,050 88.3% 97.4% -9.1%
The Year…Thinking
(Booth)
$215,766 $172,132 $43,634 69.9% 58.1% 11.8%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,472,393 $1,483,860 -$11,467 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$341,527 $343,639 -$2,112 86.2% 85.4% 0.8%



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