Broadway Grosses: October 1-7

By Andrew Ku
09 Oct 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 Bronx Tale
(Walter Kerr)		 $146,469 2,623 4 0 947 $55.84 69.2%
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)		 $509,779 7,011 0 8 1,069 $72.71 82.0%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $350,869 4,836 0 8 796 $72.55 75.9%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $493,359 6,673 0 8 1,080 $73.93 77.2%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)		 $790,024 9,472 0 8 1,422 $83.41 83.3%
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $804,997 8,024 0 8 1,072 $100.32 93.6%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $802,312 10,385 0 8 1,428 $77.26 90.9%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,271,529 9,848 0 8 1,222 $129.12 100.7%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $793,882 10,685 0 8 1,691 $74.30 79.0%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)		 $460,746 7,165 0 8 1,122 $64.31 79.8%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)		 $954,077 11,595 0 8 1,498 $82.28 96.8%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $963,876 12,177 0 8 1,791 $79.16 85.0%
Mauritius
(Biltmore)		 $193,985 3,537 3 5 650 $54.84 68.0%
Pygmalion
(American Airlines)		 $287,429 5,521 8 0 740 $52.06 93.3%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $454,535 7,997 0 8 1,181 $56.84 84.6%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $682,048 8,997 0 8 1,441 $75.81 78.0%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $736,291 8,475 0 8 1,090 $86.88 97.2%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)		 $208,828 3,873 0 8 684 $53.92 70.8%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)		 $872,163 11,478 0 8 1,718 $75.99 83.5%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)		 $515,766 7,648 0 8 1,611 $67.44 59.3%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,171,460 12,718 0 8 1,654 $92.11 96.1%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $648,198 9,706 0 8 1,607 $66.78 75.5%
The Ritz
(Studio 54)		 $292,611 6,723 8 0 1,006 $43.52 83.5%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,398,878 14,265 0 8 1,809 $98.06 98.6%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $240,772 2,861 0 8 596 $84.16 60.0%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)		 Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Bronx Tale
(Walter Kerr)		 $146,469 n/a n/a 69.2% n/a n/a
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)		 $509,779 $430,607 $79,172 82.0% 77.8% 4.2%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $350,869 $312,184 $38,685 75.9% 72.5% 3.5%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $493,359 $434,645 $58,714 77.2% 72.1% 5.2%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)		 $790,024 $756,698 $33,326 83.3% 85.6% -2.4%
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $804,997 $719,404 $85,593 93.6% 85.4% 8.1%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $802,312 $632,043 $170,269 90.9% 81.9% 9.0%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,271,529 $1,206,558 $64,971 100.7% 100.8% 0.0%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $793,882 $642,717 $151,165 79.0% 63.9% 15.0%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)		 $460,746 $375,834 $84,912 79.8% 66.6% 13.2%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)		 $954,077 $887,135 $66,942 96.8% 92.1% 4.7%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $963,876 $884,744 $79,132 85.0% 82.7% 2.3%
Mauritius
(Biltmore)		 $193,985 $186,793 $7,192 68.0% 57.5% 10.5%
Pygmalion
(American Airlines)		 $287,429 $287,129 $300 93.3% 90.3% 2.9%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $454,535 $335,114 $119,421 84.6% 65.3% 19.4%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $682,048 $601,070 $80,978 78.0% 71.0% 7.0%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $736,291 $667,131 $69,160 97.2% 90.1% 7.1%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)		 $208,828 $180,768 $28,060 70.8% 65.1% 5.7%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)		 $872,163 $733,073 $139,090 83.5% 72.9% 10.6%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)		 $515,766 $507,312 $8,454 59.3% 64.1% -4.7%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,171,460 $1,022,471 $148,989 96.1% 89.3% 6.8%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $648,198 $570,540 $77,658 75.5% 67.4% 8.1%
The Ritz
(Studio 54)		 $292,611 $281,112 $11,499 83.5% 75.4% 8.1%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,398,878 $1,401,662 -$2,784 98.6% 98.4% 0.2%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $240,772 $272,833 -$32,061 60.0% 74.8% -14.8%