Broadway Grosses: December 17-23

By David Gewirtzman
26 Dec 2007

All data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers

Young Frankenstein is not reporting its grosses.

Production
(Theatre)		 Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %
A Bronx Tale
(Walter Kerr)		 $284,568 4,369 0 8 949 $65.13 57.5%
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)		 $346,161 4,690 0 8 1,069 $73.81 54.8%
August: Osage County
(Imperial)		 $484,101 8,079 0 8 1,439 $59.92 70.2%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $320,705 4,134 0 8 796 $77.58 64.9%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $457,866 6,249 0 7 1,080 $73.27 82.7%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)		 $514,481 6,960 0 8 1,422 $73.92 61.2%
Cymbeline
(Beaumont)		 $167,249 2,908 0 8 1,047 $57.51 34.7%
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Rodgers)		 $944,747 10,160 0 8 1,347 $92.99 94.3%
Dr. Seuss'…Christmas
(St. James)		 $1,645,221 19,982 0 15 1,706 $82.34 78.1%
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $706,196 6,859 0 8 1,072 $102.96 80.0%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $722,977 8,891 0 8 1,428 $81.32 77.8%
Is He Dead?
(Lyceum)		 $223,732 4,936 0 8 922 $45.33 66.9%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,263,193 9,803 0 8 1,222 $128.86 100.3%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $687,767 8,840 0 8 1,691 $77.80 65.3%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)		 $657,147 8,529 0 8 1,122 $77.05 95.0%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)		 $844,834 10,604 0 8 1,498 $79.67 88.5%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $1,141,646 12,878 0 8 1,791 $88.65 89.9%
Pygmalion
(American Airlines)		 $266,490 4,082 6 0 1,058 $65.28 64.3%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $322,344 5,466 0 8 1,181 $58.97 57.9%
Rock 'n' Roll
(Jacobs)		 $446,104 6,339 0 8 1,074 $70.37 73.8%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $774,732 10,200 0 8 1,441 $75.95 88.5%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $547,811 6,609 0 7 1,090 $82.89 86.6%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)		 $227,608 3,873 0 8 684 $58.77 70.8%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)		 $695,264 10,561 0 8 1,718 $65.83 76.8%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)		 $399,531 6,856 0 8 1,611 $58.27 53.2%
The Farnsworth Invention
(Music Box)		 $284,259 4,254 0 8 1,005 $66.82 52.9%
The Homecoming
(Cort)		 $247,572 4,394 0 8 1,082 $56.34 50.8%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,361,604 12,694 0 8 1,654 $107.26 95.9%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)		 $1,183,665 11,994 8 0 1,503 $98.69 99.8%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $747,878 10,151 0 8 1,607 $73.68 79.0%
The Seafarer
(Booth)		 $274,489 4,892 0 8 780 $56.11 78.4%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,707,129 14,472 0 8 1,809 $117.96 100.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $200,789 2,622 0 8 596 $76.58 55.0%

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)		 $284,568 $281,601 $2,967 57.5% 58.3% -0.8%
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)		 $346,161 $311,014 $35,147 54.8% 50.3% 4.5%
August: Osage County
(Imperial)		 $484,101 $406,534 $77,567 70.2% 67.3% 2.8%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $320,705 $275,989 $44,716 64.9% 66.8% -1.9%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $457,866 $404,033 $53,833 82.7% 66.7% 15.9%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)		 $514,481 $571,132 -$56,651 61.2% 62.6% -1.4%
Cymbeline
(Beaumont)		 $167,249 $214,223 -$46,974 34.7% 43.4% -8.6%
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Rodgers)		 $944,747 $945,061 -$314 94.3% 95.0% -0.8%
Dr. Seuss'…Christmas
(St. James)		 $1,645,221 $1,572,719 $72,502 78.1% 79.8% -1.7%
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $706,196 $692,636 $13,560 80.0% 84.8% -4.8%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $722,977 $643,865 $79,112 77.8% 76.4% 1.4%
Is He Dead?
(Lyceum)		 $223,732 $202,357 $21,375 66.9% 55.4% 11.6%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,263,193 $1,263,204 -$11 100.3% 100.6% -0.3%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $687,767 $613,438 $74,329 65.3% 59.0% 6.3%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)		 $657,147 $538,977 $118,170 95.0% 87.6% 7.4%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)		 $844,834 $783,366 $61,468 88.5% 84.5% 4.0%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $1,141,646 $973,522 $168,124 89.9% 83.9% 6.0%
Pygmalion
(American Airlines)		 $266,490 $304,814 -$38,324 64.3% 87.3% -23.0%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $322,344 $199,907 $122,437 57.9% 42.5% 15.3%
Rock 'n' Roll
(Jacobs)		 $446,104 $403,875 $42,229 73.8% 70.5% 3.3%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $774,732 $604,118 $170,614 88.5% 74.8% 13.7%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $547,811 $555,515 -$7,704 86.6% 78.9% 7.7%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)		 $227,608 $180,189 $47,419 70.8% 63.6% 7.2%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)		 $695,264 $663,030 $32,234 76.8% 71.6% 5.3%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)		 $399,531 $336,058 $63,473 53.2% 39.3% 13.9%
The Farnsworth Invention
(Music Box)		 $284,259 $289,972 -$5,713 52.9% 56.5% -3.6%
The Homecoming
(Cort)		 $247,572 $165,679 $81,893 50.8% 38.9% 11.8%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,361,604 $1,126,140 $235,464 95.9% 87.8% 8.1%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)		 $1,183,665 $1,024,744 $158,921 99.8% 98.9% 0.8%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $747,878 $614,595 $133,283 79.0% 67.8% 11.2%
The Seafarer
(Booth)		 $274,489 $238,605 $35,884 78.4% 73.6% 4.8%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,707,129 $1,449,240 $257,889 100.0% 99.6% 0.4%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $200,789 $191,820 $8,969 55.0% 50.6% 4.4%