Broadway Grosses: Nov. 9-15
By Andrew Ku
16 Nov 2009
All data provided by The Broadway League
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Attendance | Prev. | Perf. | Seats | Avg. Paid Admission | % Cap. |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,202,161 | 8,665 | 0 | 8 | 1,071 | $138.74 | 101.1% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$229,464 | 4,348 | 0 | 8 | 740 | $52.77 | 73.4% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,387,830 | 11,280 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $123.03 | 99.2% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$325,800 | 5,454 | 0 | 8 | 1,044 | $59.74 | 65.3% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$635,450 | 8,074 | 0 | 8 | 1,026 | $78.70 | 98.4% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$444,816 | 5,882 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $75.62 | 68.1% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$264,145 | 6,219 | 7 | 0 | 1,030 | $42.47 | 86.3% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$556,069 | 9,342 | 0 | 8 | 1,701 | $59.52 | 68.7% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$1,107,302 | 8,817 | 0 | 8 | 1,078 | $125.59 | 102.2% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$758,827 | 8,659 | 0 | 8 | 1,412 | $87.63 | 76.7% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$947,180 | 9,286 | 0 | 8 | 1,174 | $102.00 | 98.9% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$651,197 | 7,747 | 0 | 8 | 1,365 | $84.06 | 70.9% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$162,622 | 5,268 | 8 | 0 | 922 | $30.87 | 71.4% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$334,409 | 4,779 | 5 | 0 | 1,615 | $69.97 | 59.2% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,191,398 | 9,881 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $120.57 | 101.1% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$811,600 | 9,707 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $83.61 | 81.0% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$694,997 | 9,665 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $71.91 | 67.2% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$672,285 | 10,015 | 0 | 8 | 1,470 | $67.13 | 85.2% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$394,504 | 5,060 | 0 | 8 | 772 | $77.97 | 81.9% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$241,999 | 4,159 | 0 | 8 | 804 | $58.19 | 64.7% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$466,489 | 9,872 | 7 | 1 | 1,419 | $47.25 | 87.0% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$608,748 | 7,108 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $85.64 | 89.1% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$581,794 | 7,783 | 0 | 8 | 1,733 | $74.75 | 56.1% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$713,666 | 7,036 | 0 | 8 | 1,041 | $101.43 | 84.5% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$257,890 | 3,887 | 0 | 8 | 991 | $66.35 | 49.0% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$197,281 | 3,162 | 0 | 8 | 589 | $62.39 | 67.1% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,166,487 | 11,503 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $101.41 | 86.9% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$764,769 | 9,938 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $76.95 | 76.9% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$259,843 | 4,594 | 0 | 8 | 650 | $56.56 | 88.3% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$971,851 | 10,731 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $90.56 | 79.0% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,549,328 | 14,330 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $108.12 | 99.0% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$411,088 | 6,919 | 0 | 8 | 1,004 | $59.41 | 86.1% |
Comparison with Previous Week
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Last Week's Gross | $ Change | % Cap. | Last Week's % Cap. | Cap. % Change |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,202,161 | $1,201,252 | $909 | 101.1% | 101.1% | 0.0% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$229,464 | $245,254 | -$15,790 | 73.4% | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,387,830 | $1,381,812 | $6,018 | 99.2% | 98.9% | 0.3% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$325,800 | $294,494 | $31,306 | 65.3% | 60.2% | 5.1% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$635,450 | $617,801 | $17,649 | 98.4% | 96.0% | 2.3% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$444,816 | $484,255 | -$39,439 | 68.1% | 72.3% | -4.2% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$264,145 | $236,019 | $28,126 | 86.3% | 78.4% | 7.8% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$556,069 | $556,349 | -$280 | 68.7% | 75.3% | -6.6% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$1,107,302 | $886,206 | $221,096 | 102.2% | 102.3% | 0.0% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$758,827 | $723,831 | $34,996 | 76.7% | 72.0% | 4.7% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$947,180 | $880,552 | $66,628 | 98.9% | 92.5% | 6.4% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$651,197 | $624,046 | $27,151 | 70.9% | 69.7% | 1.3% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$162,622 | $142,206 | $20,416 | 71.4% | 48.4% | 23.0% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$334,409 | n/a | n/a | 59.2% | n/a | n/a |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,191,398 | $1,179,345 | $12,053 | 101.1% | 101.2% | -0.1% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$811,600 | $965,548 | -$153,948 | 81.0% | 89.5% | -8.5% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$694,997 | $746,047 | -$51,050 | 67.2% | 73.8% | -6.5% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$672,285 | $613,717 | $58,568 | 85.2% | 80.1% | 5.0% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$394,504 | $381,407 | $13,097 | 81.9% | 79.0% | 2.9% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$241,999 | $233,311 | $8,688 | 64.7% | 63.6% | 1.1% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$466,489 | $463,982 | $2,508 | 87.0% | 71.2% | 15.7% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$608,748 | $589,138 | $19,610 | 89.1% | 84.3% | 4.8% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$581,794 | $725,297 | -$143,503 | 56.1% | 76.7% | -20.6% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$713,666 | $704,615 | $9,051 | 84.5% | 84.4% | 0.1% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$257,890 | $308,457 | -$50,567 | 49.0% | 61.2% | -12.1% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$197,281 | $180,310 | $16,971 | 67.1% | 62.0% | 5.1% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,166,487 | $1,244,389 | -$77,903 | 86.9% | 92.1% | -5.1% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$764,769 | $768,541 | -$3,772 | 76.9% | 74.9% | 2.0% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$259,843 | $229,894 | $29,949 | 88.3% | 84.6% | 3.8% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$971,851 | $933,147 | $38,705 | 79.0% | 76.3% | 2.7% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,549,328 | $1,511,167 | $38,161 | 99.0% | 97.0% | 2.0% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$411,088 | $386,912 | $24,176 | 86.1% | 80.4% | 5.8% |







