Broadway Grosses: Oct. 12-18
By Andrew Ku
19 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) |
$1,239,283 | 8,672 | 0 | 8 | 1,071 | $142.91 | 101.2% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$210,808 | 5,160 | 8 | 0 | 740 | $40.85 | 87.2% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,455,524 | 11,369 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $128.03 | 100.0% |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nederlander) |
$123,346 | 4,762 | 8 | 0 | 1,201 | $25.90 | 49.6% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$383,378 | 5,832 | 0 | 8 | 1,044 | $65.74 | 69.8% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$551,402 | 8,293 | 3 | 5 | 1,026 | $66.49 | 101.0% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$683,045 | 8,089 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $84.44 | 93.6% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$360,756 | 8,587 | 7 | 0 | 1,701 | $42.01 | 72.1% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$1,005,746 | 8,792 | 0 | 8 | 1,078 | $114.39 | 101.9% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$904,648 | 9,876 | 0 | 8 | 1,412 | $91.60 | 87.4% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$904,914 | 8,469 | 0 | 8 | 1,174 | $106.85 | 90.2% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$761,965 | 8,943 | 0 | 8 | 1,365 | $85.20 | 81.9% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,160,186 | 9,900 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $117.19 | 101.3% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$1,049,340 | 11,712 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $89.60 | 97.7% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$819,866 | 12,097 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $67.77 | 84.1% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$545,701 | 10,728 | 8 | 0 | 1,470 | $50.87 | 91.2% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$468,405 | 5,714 | 0 | 8 | 772 | $81.98 | 92.5% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$271,157 | 4,751 | 0 | 8 | 804 | $57.07 | 73.9% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$638,918 | 7,398 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $86.36 | 92.8% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$583,404 | 8,066 | 0 | 8 | 1,733 | $72.33 | 58.2% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$798,463 | 7,756 | 0 | 8 | 1,041 | $102.95 | 93.1% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$352,471 | 5,408 | 0 | 8 | 991 | $65.18 | 68.2% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$229,125 | 3,390 | 0 | 8 | 589 | $67.59 | 71.9% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,373,872 | 12,975 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $105.89 | 98.1% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$948,544 | 12,307 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $77.07 | 95.3% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$268,524 | 4,613 | 0 | 8 | 650 | $58.21 | 88.7% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,073,830 | 11,304 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $95.00 | 83.3% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,554,561 | 14,472 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $107.42 | 100.0% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$396,676 | 6,610 | 0 | 8 | 1,004 | $60.01 | 82.3% |
Comparison with Previous Week
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Last Week's Gross | $ Change | % Cap. | Last Week's % Cap. | Cap. % Change |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,239,283 | $1,276,106 | -$36,823 | 101.2% | 101.4% | -0.2% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$210,808 | $197,117 | $13,691 | 87.2% | 74.2% | 13.0% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,455,524 | $1,457,463 | -$1,939 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nederlander) |
$123,346 | $131,987 | -$8,641 | 49.6% | 56.3% | -6.7% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$383,378 | $400,541 | -$17,163 | 69.8% | 71.5% | -1.6% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$551,402 | $563,149 | -$11,747 | 101.0% | 99.5% | 1.6% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$683,045 | $707,294 | -$24,249 | 93.6% | 92.1% | 1.5% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$360,756 | $224,754 | $136,003 | 72.1% | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$1,005,746 | $895,161 | $110,585 | 101.9% | 102.1% | -0.2% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$904,648 | $813,989 | $90,659 | 87.4% | 83.7% | 3.7% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$904,914 | $710,225 | $194,689 | 90.2% | 89.8% | 0.4% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$761,965 | $777,991 | -$16,027 | 81.9% | 79.0% | 2.9% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,160,186 | $1,167,196 | -$7,010 | 101.3% | 101.2% | 0.1% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$1,049,340 | $1,057,283 | -$7,943 | 97.7% | 93.7% | 4.0% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$819,866 | $859,171 | -$39,305 | 84.1% | 82.9% | 1.3% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$545,701 | $478,475 | $67,226 | 91.2% | 84.9% | 6.4% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$468,405 | $461,060 | $7,345 | 92.5% | 91.3% | 1.2% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$271,157 | $246,675 | $24,482 | 73.9% | 92.0% | -18.1% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$638,918 | $661,209 | -$22,291 | 92.8% | 92.8% | 0.0% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$583,404 | $670,006 | -$86,602 | 58.2% | 69.9% | -11.7% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$798,463 | $776,735 | $21,728 | 93.1% | 90.0% | 3.2% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$352,471 | $327,436 | $25,036 | 68.2% | 65.5% | 2.7% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$229,125 | $244,730 | -$15,605 | 71.9% | 76.4% | -4.5% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,373,872 | $1,413,511 | -$39,639 | 98.1% | 100.0% | -2.0% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$948,544 | $917,763 | $30,781 | 95.3% | 92.1% | 3.1% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$268,524 | $199,663 | $68,862 | 88.7% | 94.8% | -6.1% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,073,830 | $1,117,130 | -$43,300 | 83.3% | 86.7% | -3.5% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,554,561 | $1,552,645 | $1,917 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$396,676 | $356,915 | $39,761 | 82.3% | 81.5% | 0.8% |
