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%