Broadway Grosses: Dec. 7-13
By Andrew Ku
14 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) |
$686,680 | 6,501 | 6 | 1 | 931 | $105.63 | 99.8% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,417,238 | 11,209 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $126.44 | 98.6% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$332,687 | 5,289 | 0 | 8 | 1,044 | $62.90 | 63.3% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$534,426 | 6,936 | 0 | 8 | 1,026 | $77.05 | 84.5% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$519,535 | 6,479 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $80.19 | 75.0% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$521,512 | 7,202 | 0 | 8 | 1,030 | $72.41 | 87.4% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$603,814 | 9,120 | 0 | 8 | 1,701 | $66.21 | 67.0% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$548,908 | 6,868 | 0 | 8 | 1,078 | $79.92 | 79.6% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$666,484 | 7,441 | 0 | 8 | 1,412 | $89.57 | 65.9% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$576,936 | 6,932 | 0 | 8 | 1,365 | $83.23 | 63.5% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$235,481 | 4,258 | 0 | 8 | 899 | $55.30 | 59.2% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$1,268,196 | 11,307 | 0 | 9 | 1,615 | $112.16 | 77.8% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,227,946 | 9,868 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $124.44 | 100.9% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$902,406 | 10,123 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $89.14 | 84.5% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$804,847 | 10,388 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $77.48 | 72.3% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$660,887 | 8,415 | 0 | 8 | 1,470 | $78.54 | 71.6% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$323,136 | 4,502 | 0 | 8 | 772 | $71.78 | 72.9% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$605,409 | 6,954 | 0 | 8 | 1,058 | $87.06 | 82.2% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$517,741 | 7,323 | 0 | 8 | 1,419 | $70.70 | 64.5% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$608,858 | 6,135 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $99.24 | 76.9% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$790,769 | 10,007 | 0 | 8 | 1,733 | $79.02 | 72.2% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$724,151 | 6,895 | 0 | 8 | 1,041 | $105.03 | 82.8% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$233,285 | 4,011 | 0 | 8 | 991 | $58.16 | 50.6% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$166,566 | 2,585 | 0 | 8 | 589 | $64.44 | 54.9% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,428,646 | 12,949 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $110.33 | 97.9% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$797,206 | 9,273 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $85.97 | 71.8% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$184,471 | 4,264 | 0 | 8 | 650 | $43.26 | 82.0% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$949,454 | 10,155 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $93.50 | 74.8% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,624,400 | 14,391 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $112.88 | 99.4% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$355,636 | 5,773 | 0 | 8 | 1,004 | $61.60 | 71.9% |
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) |
$686,680 | $789,409 | -$102,729 | 99.8% | 95.6% | 4.2% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,417,238 | $1,426,947 | -$9,709 | 98.6% | 97.7% | 0.9% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$332,687 | $305,958 | $26,729 | 63.3% | 57.5% | 5.8% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$534,426 | $574,456 | -$40,030 | 84.5% | 86.7% | -2.2% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$519,535 | $533,651 | -$14,116 | 75.0% | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$521,512 | $414,992 | $106,520 | 87.4% | 79.4% | 8.0% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$603,814 | $589,167 | $14,647 | 67.0% | 65.7% | 1.3% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$548,908 | $557,531 | -$8,623 | 79.6% | 68.9% | 10.8% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$666,484 | $662,516 | $3,968 | 65.9% | 64.2% | 1.6% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$576,936 | $569,442 | $7,494 | 63.5% | 63.2% | 0.3% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$235,481 | $226,704 | $8,778 | 59.2% | 57.5% | 1.7% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$1,268,196 | $1,101,858 | $166,339 | 77.8% | 76.3% | 1.5% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,227,946 | $1,226,872 | $1,074 | 100.9% | 101.0% | 0.0% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$902,406 | $950,139 | -$47,734 | 84.5% | 83.8% | 0.7% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$804,847 | $808,624 | -$3,778 | 72.3% | 69.5% | 2.7% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$660,887 | $650,579 | $10,308 | 71.6% | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$323,136 | $340,204 | -$17,068 | 72.9% | 72.4% | 0.5% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$605,409 | $495,519 | $109,890 | 82.2% | 87.3% | -5.1% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$517,741 | $480,290 | $37,450 | 64.5% | 57.0% | 7.5% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$608,858 | $593,113 | $15,745 | 76.9% | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$790,769 | $765,464 | $25,305 | 72.2% | 68.9% | 3.3% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$724,151 | $712,430 | $11,721 | 82.8% | 80.5% | 2.3% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$233,285 | $226,785 | $6,500 | 50.6% | 48.2% | 2.4% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$166,566 | $179,841 | -$13,275 | 54.9% | 59.8% | -5.0% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,428,646 | $1,356,260 | $72,387 | 97.9% | 95.1% | 2.7% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$797,206 | $712,935 | $84,271 | 71.8% | 64.1% | 7.7% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$184,471 | $148,120 | $36,351 | 82.0% | 67.5% | 14.5% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$949,454 | $949,646 | -$192 | 74.8% | 73.0% | 1.8% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,624,400 | $1,535,600 | $88,800 | 99.4% | 94.7% | 4.8% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$355,636 | $358,435 | -$2,799 | 71.9% | 71.7% | 0.1% |


