Broadway Grosses: Sept. 1-7

By Andrew Ku
08 Sep 2008

All data provided by The Broadway League

Young Frankenstein is not reporting its grosses.

Production
(Theatre)		 Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %
A Tale…Cities
(Hirschfeld)		 $316,227 5,969 8 0 1,420 $52.98 52.5%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)		 $407,075 5,060 0 8 979 $80.45 64.6%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $237,760 4,562 0 8 796 $52.12 71.6%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)		 $368,085 6,019 0 8 1,077 $61.15 69.9%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $392,435 5,919 0 8 1,080 $66.30 68.5%
Equus
(Broadhurst)		 $271,604 2,264 2 0 1,212 $119.97 93.4%
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $372,538 4,757 0 8 1,072 $78.31 55.5%
Gypsy
(St. James)		 $537,689 8,202 0 8 1,707 $65.56 60.1%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $315,507 6,775 0 8 1,428 $46.57 59.3%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)		 $754,176 8,434 0 8 1,344 $89.42 78.4%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,043,538 9,359 0 8 1,222 $111.50 95.7%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $355,830 6,751 0 8 1,691 $52.71 49.9%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)		 $926,839 11,510 0 8 1,498 $80.52 96.0%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $447,850 6,687 0 8 1,797 $66.97 46.5%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $715,182 9,198 0 8 1,181 $77.75 97.4%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)		 $919,818 8,311 0 8 1,041 $110.67 99.8%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $318,167 4,829 0 8 1,441 $65.89 41.9%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $257,541 4,459 0 8 1,090 $57.76 51.1%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)		 $196,403 4,130 0 8 787 $47.56 65.6%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $991,099 11,139 0 8 1,654 $88.98 84.2%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)		 $662,814 8,416 0 8 1,518 $78.76 69.3%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $591,749 8,461 0 8 1,617 $69.94 65.4%
[title of show]
(Lyceum)		 $106,905 2,354 0 8 922 $45.41 32.2%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,351,513 14,214 0 8 1,809 $95.08 98.2%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $261,194 3,365 0 8 596 $77.62 70.6%
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Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)		 Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Tale…Cities
(Hirschfeld)		 $316,227 $412,356 -$96,129 52.5% 72.0% -19.4%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)		 $407,075 $551,684 -$144,609 64.6% 84.2% -19.6%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $237,760 $357,071 -$119,311 71.6% 83.6% -11.9%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)		 $368,085 $463,525 -$95,439 69.9% 82.1% -12.2%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $392,435 $604,214 -$211,779 68.5% 93.4% -24.9%
Equus
(Broadhurst)		 $271,604 n/a n/a 93.4% n/a n/a
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $372,538 $570,245 -$197,707 55.5% 92.7% -37.2%
Gypsy
(St. James)		 $537,689 $757,129 -$219,440 60.1% 76.2% -16.1%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $315,507 $595,597 -$280,090 59.3% 78.5% -19.2%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)		 $754,176 $976,120 -$221,944 78.4% 93.1% -14.7%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,043,538 $1,135,723 -$92,185 95.7% 100.8% -5.1%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $355,830 $726,423 -$370,593 49.9% 76.5% -26.6%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)		 $926,839 $1,057,007 -$130,168 96.0% 101.7% -5.7%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $447,850 $939,868 -$492,017 46.5% 93.2% -46.6%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $715,182 $796,662 -$81,480 97.4% 100.8% -3.4%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)		 $919,818 $922,096 -$2,278 99.8% 100.0% -0.2%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $318,167 $642,920 -$324,753 41.9% 82.4% -40.6%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $257,541 $427,469 -$169,928 51.1% 70.7% -19.5%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)		 $196,403 $293,113 -$96,710 65.6% 84.0% -18.4%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $991,099 $1,322,667 -$331,568 84.2% 100.0% -15.8%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)		 $662,814 $1,083,065 -$420,251 69.3% 99.9% -30.6%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $591,749 $483,917 $107,832 65.4% 95.8% -30.4%
[title of show]
(Lyceum)		 $106,905 $164,458 -$57,554 32.2% 49.5% -17.3%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,351,513 $1,521,795 -$170,282 98.2% 100.0% -1.8%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $261,194 $355,487 -$94,293 70.6% 88.6% -18.1%