Broadway Grosses: Nov. 30 - Dec. 6
By Andrew Ku
07 Dec 2009
All data provided by The Broadway League
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Attendance | Prev. | Perf. | Seats | Avg. Paid Admission | % Cap. |
| A Little Night Music (Kerr) |
$789,409 | 6,230 | 7 | 0 | 931 | $126.71 | 95.6% |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,292,210 | 8,670 | 0 | 8 | 1,071 | $149.04 | 101.2% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$280,046 | 5,255 | 0 | 8 | 740 | $53.29 | 88.8% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,426,947 | 11,107 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $128.47 | 97.7% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$305,958 | 4,802 | 0 | 8 | 1,044 | $63.71 | 57.5% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$574,456 | 7,115 | 0 | 8 | 1,026 | $80.74 | 86.7% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$533,651 | 6,603 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $80.82 | 76.4% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$414,992 | 5,727 | 0 | 7 | 1,030 | $72.46 | 79.4% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$589,167 | 8,945 | 0 | 8 | 1,701 | $65.87 | 65.7% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$557,531 | 5,939 | 0 | 8 | 1,078 | $93.88 | 68.9% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$662,516 | 7,257 | 0 | 8 | 1,412 | $91.29 | 64.2% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$1,001,280 | 9,052 | 0 | 8 | 1,174 | $110.61 | 96.4% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$569,442 | 6,901 | 0 | 8 | 1,365 | $82.52 | 63.2% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$226,704 | 4,135 | 0 | 8 | 899 | $54.83 | 57.5% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$1,101,858 | 9,853 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $111.83 | 76.3% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,226,872 | 9,872 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $124.28 | 101.0% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$950,139 | 10,044 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $94.60 | 83.8% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$808,624 | 9,997 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $80.89 | 69.5% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$650,579 | 8,447 | 0 | 8 | 1,470 | $77.02 | 71.8% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$340,204 | 4,471 | 0 | 8 | 772 | $76.09 | 72.4% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$163,737 | 3,284 | 0 | 8 | 804 | $49.86 | 51.1% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$495,519 | 7,387 | 7 | 1 | 1,058 | $67.08 | 87.3% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$480,290 | 6,475 | 0 | 8 | 1,419 | $74.18 | 57.0% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$593,113 | 6,175 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $96.05 | 77.4% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$765,464 | 9,556 | 0 | 8 | 1,733 | $80.10 | 68.9% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$712,430 | 6,707 | 0 | 8 | 1,041 | $106.22 | 80.5% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$226,785 | 3,824 | 0 | 8 | 991 | $59.31 | 48.2% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$179,841 | 2,820 | 0 | 8 | 589 | $63.77 | 59.8% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,356,260 | 12,586 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $107.76 | 95.1% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$712,935 | 8,282 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $86.08 | 64.1% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$148,120 | 3,508 | 0 | 8 | 650 | $42.22 | 67.5% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$949,646 | 9,916 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $95.77 | 73.0% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,535,600 | 13,698 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $112.10 | 94.7% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$358,435 | 5,762 | 0 | 8 | 1,004 | $62.21 | 71.7% |
Comparison with Previous Week
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Last Week's Gross | $ Change | % Cap. | Last Week's % Cap. | Cap. % Change |
| A Little Night Music (Kerr) |
$789,409 | $754,236 | $35,173 | 95.6% | 89.9% | 5.7% |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,292,210 | $1,199,574 | $92,636 | 101.2% | 101.1% | 0.0% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$280,046 | $211,997 | $68,050 | 88.8% | 75.8% | 12.9% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,426,947 | $1,574,502 | -$147,555 | 97.7% | 100.0% | -2.3% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$305,958 | $311,317 | -$5,359 | 57.5% | 51.7% | 5.8% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$574,456 | $796,620 | -$222,163 | 86.7% | 97.5% | -10.8% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$533,651 | $576,139 | -$42,488 | 76.4% | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$414,992 | $510,371 | -$95,379 | 79.4% | 86.3% | -6.9% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$589,167 | $573,110 | $16,057 | 65.7% | 53.9% | 11.8% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$557,531 | $506,133 | $51,398 | 68.9% | 60.8% | 8.1% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$662,516 | $888,940 | -$226,424 | 64.2% | 79.4% | -15.1% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$1,001,280 | $947,424 | $53,856 | 96.4% | 94.2% | 2.2% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$569,442 | $741,437 | -$171,995 | 63.2% | 68.0% | -4.8% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$226,704 | $150,727 | $75,977 | 57.5% | 47.7% | 9.8% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$1,101,858 | $753,035 | $348,822 | 76.3% | 53.5% | 22.8% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,226,872 | $1,323,745 | -$96,873 | 101.0% | 100.6% | 0.4% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$950,139 | $972,818 | -$22,679 | 83.8% | 82.3% | 1.5% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$808,624 | $1,068,271 | -$259,646 | 69.5% | 81.1% | -11.6% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$650,579 | $613,940 | $36,639 | 71.8% | 63.5% | 8.3% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$340,204 | $375,858 | -$35,654 | 72.4% | 75.7% | -3.3% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$163,737 | $129,778 | $33,959 | 51.1% | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$495,519 | $448,415 | $47,104 | 87.3% | 67.3% | 20.0% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$480,290 | $555,314 | -$75,024 | 57.0% | 55.9% | 1.1% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$593,113 | $640,634 | -$47,522 | 77.4% | 80.1% | -2.7% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$765,464 | $1,025,635 | -$260,171 | 68.9% | 76.1% | -7.2% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$712,430 | $805,444 | -$93,014 | 80.5% | 91.0% | -10.5% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$226,785 | $215,339 | $11,446 | 48.2% | 42.3% | 6.0% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$179,841 | $184,861 | -$5,020 | 59.8% | 54.0% | 5.9% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,356,260 | $1,693,074 | -$336,814 | 95.1% | 100.1% | -4.9% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$712,935 | $1,017,013 | -$304,079 | 64.1% | 84.6% | -20.5% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$148,120 | $161,070 | -$12,950 | 67.5% | 66.5% | 1.0% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$949,646 | $1,206,235 | -$256,589 | 73.0% | 83.5% | -10.4% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,535,600 | $2,086,135 | -$550,535 | 94.7% | 100.0% | -5.3% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$358,435 | $293,221 | $65,214 | 71.7% | 71.3% | 0.4% |


