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Broadway Grosses: April 28 - May 4

By Andrew Ku
05 May 2008

All data provided by The Broadway League

Young Frankenstein is not reporting its grosses.
August: Osage County and The 39 Steps resumed performances at new venues.

Production
(Theatre) Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %

A Catered Affair
(Kerr) $431,151 6,179 0 8 933 $69.78 82.8%

A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld) $367,139 5,309 0 8 1,069 $69.15 62.1%

August: Osage County
(Music Box) $393,452 5,930 0 8 979 $66.35 75.7%

Avenue Q
(Golden) $253,877 4,207 0 8 796 $60.35 66.1%

Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre) $222,507 4,713 7 1 1,077 $47.21 54.7%

Cat...Roof
(Broadhurst) $504,854 7,382 0 8 1,168 $68.39 79.0%

Chicago
(Ambassador) $516,522 6,879 0 8 1,080 $75.09 79.6%

Cry-Baby
(Marquis) $222,068 7,043 0 8 1,611 $31.53 54.6%

Curtains
(Hirschfeld) $494,554 7,002 0 8 1,422 $70.63 61.6%

Glory Days
(Circle in Square) $46,848 1,171 8 0 670 $40.01 21.8%

Grease
(Atkinson) $616,883 7,900 0 8 1,072 $78.09 92.1%

Gypsy
(St. James) $750,482 9,362 0 8 1,707 $80.16 68.6%

Hairspray
(Neil Simon) $668,297 10,295 0 8 1,428 $64.91 90.1%

In the Heights
(Rodgers) $486,708 7,240 0 8 1,344 $67.22 67.3%

Jersey Boys
(August Wilson) $1,159,358 9,796 0 8 1,222 $118.35 100.2%

Legally Blonde
(Palace) $531,418 8,425 0 8 1,691 $63.08 62.3%

Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(American Airlines) $205,488 4,128 3 5 740 $49.78 69.7%

Macbeth
(Lyceum) $516,940 6,496 0 8 910 $79.58 89.2%

Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden) $962,416 11,633 0 8 1,498 $82.73 97.1%

Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam) $849,175 13,077 0 8 1,797 $64.94 91.0%

November
(Barrymore) $289,220 4,186 0 8 1,058 $69.09 49.5%

Passing Strange
(Belasco) $194,014 3,579 0 8 998 $54.21 44.8%

Rent
(Nederlander) $472,955 7,436 0 8 1,181 $63.60 78.7%

South Pacific
(Beaumont) $748,618 8,235 0 8 1,041 $90.91 98.9%

Spamalot
(Shubert) $842,570 9,706 0 8 1,441 $86.81 84.2%

Spring Awakening
(O'Neill) $403,848 5,750 0 8 1,090 $70.23 65.9%

Sunday�George
(Studio 54) $301,337 5,239 0 8 1,004 $57.52 65.2%

The 39 Steps
(Cort) $219,454 4,632 8 0 787 $47.38 73.6%

The Country Girl
(Jacobs) $442,455 5,650 0 8 1,103 $78.31 64.0%

The Lion King
(Minskoff) $1,229,650 13,129 0 8 1,654 $93.66 99.2%

The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne) $926,863 10,180 0 8 1,518 $91.05 83.8%

The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic) $836,268 12,674 0 8 1,607 $65.98 98.6%

Thurgood
(Booth) $202,134 3,637 1 6 780 $55.58 66.6%

Top Girls
(Biltmore) $187,126 3,437 8 0 650 $54.44 66.1%

Wicked
(Gershwin) $1,439,333 14,472 0 8 1,809 $99.46 100.0%

Xanadu
(Hayes) $211,007 3,138 0 8 596 $67.24 65.8%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production (Theatre)	Weekly Gross	Last Week's Gross	$ Change	Atten. %	Last Week's Atten. %	Atten. % Change

A Catered Affair (Kerr)	$431,151	$424,552	$6,599	82.8%	77.9%	4.9%
A Chorus Line (Schoenfeld)	$367,139	$482,117	-$114,978	62.1%	83.4%	-21.3%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$393,452	n/a	n/a	75.7%	n/a	n/a
Avenue Q (Golden)	$253,877	$293,999	-$40,122	66.1%	74.7%	-8.7%
Boeing-Boeing (Longacre)	$222,507	$284,646	-$62,139	54.7%	69.5%	-14.8%
Cat...Roof (Broadhurst)	$504,854	$548,598	-$43,744	79.0%	83.9%	-4.9%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$516,522	$516,239	$283	79.6%	87.1%	-7.5%
Cry-Baby (Marquis)	$222,068	$281,794	-$59,726	54.6%	84.8%	-30.2%
Curtains (Hirschfeld)	$494,554	$579,308	-$84,754	61.6%	72.0%	-10.4%
Glory Days (Circle in Square)	$46,848	$51,094	-$4,247	21.8%	42.9%	-21.0%
Grease (Atkinson)	$616,883	$680,712	-$63,829	92.1%	97.9%	-5.8%
Gypsy (St. James)	$750,482	$890,671	-$140,189	68.6%	82.4%	-13.9%
Hairspray (Neil Simon)	$668,297	$757,542	-$89,245	90.1%	98.4%	-8.3%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$486,708	$585,934	-$99,226	67.3%	77.3%	-9.9%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,159,358	$1,155,960	$3,398	100.2%	100.8%	-0.6%
Legally Blonde (Palace)	$531,418	$719,455	-$188,037	62.3%	80.2%	-17.9%
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (American Airlines)	$205,488	$244,170	-$38,682	69.7%	85.6%	-15.9%
Macbeth (Lyceum)	$516,940	$492,616	$24,325	89.2%	97.9%	-8.6%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$962,416	$956,420	$5,997	97.1%	99.6%	-2.5%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$849,175	$914,366	-$65,191	91.0%	92.9%	-1.9%
November (Barrymore)	$289,220	$446,286	-$157,066	49.5%	73.3%	-23.9%
Passing Strange (Belasco)	$194,014	$259,911	-$65,897	44.8%	61.4%	-16.6%
Rent (Nederlander)	$472,955	$531,580	-$58,625	78.7%	88.2%	-9.5%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$748,618	$738,433	$10,185	98.9%	98.6%	0.3%
Spamalot (Shubert)	$842,570	$782,129	$60,441	84.2%	89.8%	-5.6%
Spring Awakening (O'Neill)	$403,848	$484,935	-$81,087	65.9%	77.6%	-11.7%
Sunday�George (Studio 54)	$301,337	$434,512	-$133,175	65.2%	94.8%	-29.6%
The 39 Steps (Cort)	$219,454	n/a	n/a	73.6%	n/a	n/a
The Country Girl (Jacobs)	$442,455	$462,299	-$19,844	64.0%	68.6%	-4.6%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,229,650	$1,297,216	-$67,566	99.2%	97.9%	1.3%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$926,863	$1,115,988	-$189,125	83.8%	98.8%	-15.0%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$836,268	$837,131	-$864	98.6%	99.9%	-1.3%
Thurgood (Booth)	$202,134	$208,855	-$6,721	66.6%	66.2%	0.5%
Top Girls (Biltmore)	$187,126	$181,049	$6,077	66.1%	69.8%	-3.7%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,439,333	$1,468,682	-$29,349	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Xanadu (Hayes)	$211,007	$226,491	-$15,483	65.8%	72.7%	-6.9%

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