Broadway Grosses: Dec. 21-27
By David Gewirtzman
28 Dec 2009
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All data provided by The Broadway League
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Attendance | Prev. | Perf. | Seats | Avg. Paid Admission | % Cap. |
| A Little Night Music (Kerr) |
$985,662 | 7,412 | 0 | 8 | 931 | $132.98 | 99.5% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,573,400 | 11,350 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $138.63 | 99.8% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$454,132 | 6,764 | 0 | 8 | 1,044 | $67.14 | 81.0% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$638,698 | 7,763 | 0 | 8 | 1,026 | $82.27 | 94.6% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$690,667 | 7,607 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $90.79 | 88.0% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$695,310 | 6,894 | 0 | 7 | 1,030 | $100.86 | 95.6% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$580,255 | 7,163 | 0 | 8 | 1,701 | $81.01 | 52.6% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$493,863 | 5,956 | 0 | 8 | 1,078 | $82.92 | 69.1% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$845,329 | 8,067 | 0 | 8 | 1,412 | $104.79 | 71.4% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$895,479 | 9,098 | 0 | 8 | 1,365 | $98.43 | 83.3% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$167,550 | 3,178 | 0 | 7 | 899 | $52.72 | 50.5% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$1,013,789 | 10,030 | 0 | 9 | 1,615 | $101.08 | 69.0% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,290,426 | 9,746 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $132.41 | 99.7% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$1,137,628 | 11,475 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $99.14 | 95.8% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,142,176 | 12,554 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $90.98 | 87.3% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$612,425 | 7,789 | 0 | 8 | 1,470 | $78.63 | 66.2% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$380,820 | 4,487 | 0 | 7 | 772 | $84.87 | 83.0% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$532,801 | 5,659 | 0 | 8 | 1,058 | $94.15 | 66.9% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$616,303 | 8,051 | 0 | 9 | 1,419 | $76.55 | 63.0% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$671,174 | 6,760 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $99.29 | 84.8% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$1,055,261 | 10,844 | 0 | 8 | 1,733 | $97.31 | 78.2% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$764,658 | 7,042 | 0 | 8 | 1,041 | $108.59 | 84.6% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$218,515 | 3,334 | 0 | 8 | 991 | $65.54 | 42.1% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$256,391 | 3,245 | 0 | 8 | 589 | $79.01 | 68.9% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,714,566 | 13,235 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $129.55 | 100.0% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$1,248,943 | 11,744 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $106.35 | 90.9% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,356,456 | 12,729 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $106.56 | 93.8% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$2,092,745 | 14,472 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $144.61 | 100.0% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$208,609 | 4,526 | 0 | 8 | 1,004 | $46.09 | 56.3% |
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) |
$985,662 | $938,459 | $47,204 | 99.5% | 100.6% | -1.1% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,573,400 | $1,314,722 | $258,678 | 99.8% | 94.4% | 5.5% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$454,132 | $299,534 | $154,598 | 81.0% | 61.0% | 20.0% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$638,698 | $527,782 | $110,916 | 94.6% | 86.3% | 8.2% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$690,667 | $528,598 | $162,069 | 88.0% | 76.4% | 11.7% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$695,310 | $571,489 | $123,822 | 95.6% | 89.5% | 6.2% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$580,255 | $518,196 | $62,059 | 52.6% | 58.3% | -5.7% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$493,863 | $423,571 | $70,292 | 69.1% | 61.9% | 7.1% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$845,329 | $624,892 | $220,437 | 71.4% | 62.4% | 9.0% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$895,479 | $586,536 | $308,944 | 83.3% | 69.2% | 14.1% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$167,550 | $175,078 | -$7,528 | 50.5% | 48.1% | 2.4% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$1,013,789 | $1,107,916 | -$94,127 | 69.0% | 71.1% | -2.1% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,290,426 | $1,159,833 | $130,593 | 99.7% | 100.0% | -0.3% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$1,137,628 | $765,079 | $372,549 | 95.8% | 75.6% | 20.2% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,142,176 | $779,883 | $362,293 | 87.3% | 70.2% | 17.1% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$612,425 | $517,091 | $95,334 | 66.2% | 58.7% | 7.6% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$380,820 | $315,524 | $65,296 | 83.0% | 73.7% | 9.3% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$532,801 | $558,628 | -$25,827 | 66.9% | 75.4% | -8.5% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$616,303 | $540,830 | $75,473 | 63.0% | 75.5% | -12.5% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$671,174 | $572,253 | $98,921 | 84.8% | 76.9% | 7.8% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$1,055,261 | $841,292 | $213,969 | 78.2% | 78.1% | 0.2% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$764,658 | $598,560 | $166,098 | 84.6% | 70.1% | 14.4% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$218,515 | $210,268 | $8,248 | 42.1% | 50.8% | -8.7% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$256,391 | $175,546 | $80,845 | 68.9% | 57.3% | 11.6% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,714,566 | $1,489,984 | $224,582 | 100.0% | 96.1% | 3.9% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$1,248,943 | $751,459 | $497,484 | 90.9% | 65.7% | 25.2% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,356,456 | $922,723 | $433,733 | 93.8% | 72.8% | 20.9% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$2,092,745 | $1,604,791 | $487,954 | 100.0% | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$208,609 | $286,530 | -$77,920 | 56.3% | 60.7% | -4.4% |
