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Broadway Grosses: September 10-16

By Andrew Ku
17 Sep 2007

All data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$426,490 7,571 0 8 1,069 $56.33 88.5%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$295,263 5,314 0 8 796 $55.56 83.4%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$417,238 6,014 0 8 1,080 $69.38 69.6%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$686,394 8,947 0 8 1,422 $76.72 78.6%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$756,849 7,454 0 8 1,072 $101.54 86.9%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$630,581 9,272 0 8 1,428 $68.01 81.2%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,208,017 9,851 0 8 1,222 $122.63 100.8%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$573,963 8,117 0 8 1,691 $70.71 60.0%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$341,454 5,664 0 8 1,122 $60.28 63.1%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$832,533 10,830 0 8 1,498 $76.87 90.4%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$825,587 11,135 0 8 1,791 $74.14 77.7%
Mauritius
(Biltmore)
$113,423 2,157 5 0 650 $52.58 66.4%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$262,053 5,357 0 8 1,181 $48.92 56.7%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$560,395 7,789 0 8 1,441 $71.95 67.6%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$612,591 7,516 0 8 1,090 $81.50 86.2%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$174,847 3,425 0 8 684 $51.05 62.6%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$773,771 10,677 0 8 1,718 $72.47 77.7%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$487,005 8,256 0 8 1,611 $58.99 64.1%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$987,013 11,383 0 8 1,654 $86.71 86.0%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$578,800 8,732 0 8 1,607 $66.28 67.9%
The Ritz
(Studio 54)
$93,124 2,174 3 0 1,006 $42.84 72.0%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,353,236 14,173 0 8 1,809 $95.48 97.9%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$240,692 3,163 0 8 596 $76.10 66.3%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$426,490 $382,717 $43,773 88.5% 81.5% 7.0%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$295,263 $233,515 $61,748 83.4% 56.0% 27.4%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$417,238 $337,550 $79,688 69.6% 56.8% 12.8%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$686,394 $635,135 $51,259 78.6% 73.0% 5.7%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$756,849 $788,021 -$31,172 86.9% 89.2% -2.3%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$630,581 $563,037 $67,544 81.2% 69.9% 11.2%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,208,017 $1,219,366 -$11,349 100.8% 100.7% 0.1%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$573,963 $576,675 -$2,712 60.0% 58.8% 1.2%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$341,454 $314,827 $26,626 63.1% 55.2% 7.9%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$832,533 $765,506 $67,027 90.4% 83.9% 6.5%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$825,587 $750,678 $74,908 77.7% 68.5% 9.2%
Mauritius
(Biltmore)
$113,423 n/a n/a 66.4% n/a n/a
Rent
(Nederlander)
$262,053 $380,983 -$118,930 56.7% 62.9% -6.2%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$560,395 $495,470 $64,925 67.6% 59.0% 8.6%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$612,591 $657,079 -$44,488 86.2% 89.1% -2.9%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$174,847 $175,327 -$480 62.6% 60.7% 1.9%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$773,771 $684,612 $89,159 77.7% 67.5% 10.1%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$487,005 $430,666 $56,339 64.1% 56.2% 7.9%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$987,013 $943,947 $43,066 86.0% 80.4% 5.6%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$578,800 $517,439 $61,361 67.9% 60.6% 7.3%
The Ritz
(Studio 54)
$93,124 n/a n/a 72.0% n/a n/a
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,353,236 $1,383,807 -$30,571 97.9% 98.0% 0.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$240,692 $246,547 -$5,855 66.3% 67.0% -0.6%



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