Broadway Grosses: Oct. 5-11
By Andrew Ku
13 Oct 2009
All data provided by The Broadway League
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Attendance | Prev. | Perf. | Seats | Avg. Paid Admission | % Cap. |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,276,106 | 8,685 | 0 | 8 | 1,071 | $146.93 | 101.4% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$197,117 | 4,391 | 8 | 0 | 740 | $44.89 | 74.2% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,457,463 | 11,371 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $128.17 | 100.0% |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nederlander) |
$131,987 | 5,408 | 8 | 0 | 1,201 | $24.41 | 56.3% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$400,541 | 5,968 | 0 | 8 | 1,044 | $67.11 | 71.5% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$563,149 | 8,165 | 8 | 0 | 1,026 | $68.97 | 99.5% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$707,294 | 7,956 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $88.90 | 92.1% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$224,754 | 4,915 | 4 | 0 | 1,701 | $45.73 | 72.2% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$895,161 | 7,705 | 0 | 7 | 1,078 | $116.18 | 102.1% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$813,989 | 9,453 | 0 | 8 | 1,412 | $86.11 | 83.7% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$710,225 | 8,433 | 0 | 8 | 1,174 | $84.22 | 89.8% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$777,991 | 8,628 | 0 | 8 | 1,365 | $90.17 | 79.0% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,167,196 | 9,895 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $117.96 | 101.2% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$1,057,283 | 11,230 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $94.15 | 93.7% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$859,171 | 11,911 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $72.13 | 82.9% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$478,475 | 9,979 | 8 | 0 | 1,470 | $47.95 | 84.9% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$461,060 | 5,640 | 0 | 8 | 772 | $81.75 | 91.3% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$246,675 | 5,815 | 7 | 1 | 790 | $42.42 | 92.0% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$661,209 | 7,400 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $89.35 | 92.8% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$670,006 | 9,688 | 0 | 8 | 1,733 | $69.16 | 69.9% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$776,735 | 7,493 | 0 | 8 | 1,041 | $103.66 | 90.0% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$327,436 | 5,229 | 0 | 8 | 998 | $62.62 | 65.5% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$244,730 | 3,601 | 0 | 8 | 589 | $67.96 | 76.4% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,413,511 | 13,238 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $106.78 | 100.0% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$917,763 | 11,903 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $77.10 | 92.1% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$199,663 | 4,932 | 3 | 5 | 650 | $40.48 | 94.8% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,117,130 | 11,776 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $94.86 | 86.7% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,552,645 | 14,472 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $107.29 | 100.0% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$356,915 | 6,546 | 0 | 8 | 1,004 | $54.52 | 81.5% |
Comparison with Previous Week
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Last Week's Gross | $ Change | % Cap. | Last Week's % Cap. | Cap. % Change |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,276,106 | $1,096,463 | $179,643 | 101.4% | 101.1% | 0.2% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$197,117 | $200,782 | -$3,666 | 74.2% | 75.7% | -1.6% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,457,463 | $1,393,270 | $64,193 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nederlander) |
$131,987 | $39,755 | $92,232 | 56.3% | 54.8% | 1.5% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$400,541 | $354,177 | $46,364 | 71.5% | 67.5% | 4.0% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$563,149 | $542,702 | $20,447 | 99.5% | 97.1% | 2.4% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$707,294 | $532,360 | $174,934 | 92.1% | 81.6% | 10.5% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$224,754 | n/a | n/a | 72.2% | n/a | n/a |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$895,161 | $970,032 | -$74,871 | 102.1% | 101.9% | 0.2% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$813,989 | $733,006 | $80,983 | 83.7% | 71.7% | 12.0% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$710,225 | $624,358 | $85,867 | 89.8% | 79.0% | 10.8% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$777,991 | $640,366 | $137,625 | 79.0% | 73.0% | 6.0% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,167,196 | $1,142,846 | $24,350 | 101.2% | 101.3% | -0.1% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$1,057,283 | $914,114 | $143,169 | 93.7% | 89.6% | 4.1% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$859,171 | $602,730 | $256,442 | 82.9% | 60.8% | 22.0% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$478,475 | $395,501 | $82,974 | 84.9% | 79.6% | 5.2% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$461,060 | $393,100 | $67,961 | 91.3% | 86.1% | 5.2% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$246,675 | $283,245 | -$36,570 | 92.0% | 82.0% | 10.0% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$661,209 | $576,116 | $85,093 | 92.8% | 86.6% | 6.2% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$670,006 | $511,347 | $158,659 | 69.9% | 57.4% | 12.5% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$776,735 | $710,499 | $66,236 | 90.0% | 84.3% | 5.6% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$327,436 | $302,284 | $25,152 | 65.5% | 86.9% | -21.4% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$244,730 | $192,430 | $52,300 | 76.4% | 61.7% | 14.7% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,413,511 | $1,161,854 | $251,657 | 100.0% | 86.5% | 13.5% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$917,763 | $768,133 | $149,630 | 92.1% | 78.8% | 13.3% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$199,663 | $173,550 | $26,113 | 94.8% | 92.2% | 2.7% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,117,130 | $996,234 | $120,896 | 86.7% | 78.6% | 8.2% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,552,645 | $1,470,532 | $82,112 | 100.0% | 96.7% | 3.3% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$356,915 | $225,793 | $131,122 | 81.5% | 99.8% | -18.3% |
