Broadway Grosses: Aug. 18-24

By Andrew Ku
25 Aug 2008

All data provided by The Broadway League

Young Frankenstein is not reporting its grosses.

Production
(Theatre)		 Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %
A Tale…Cities
(Hirschfeld)		 $364,207 6,076 6 0 1,420 $59.94 71.3%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)		 $506,237 5,932 0 8 979 $85.34 75.7%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $319,127 4,894 0 8 796 $65.21 76.9%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)		 $425,249 6,505 0 8 1,077 $65.37 75.5%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $552,283 7,745 0 8 1,080 $71.31 89.6%
Cirque…Fantasy
(Broadway)		 $576,326 10,074 0 8 1,738 $57.21 72.5%
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $625,927 7,730 0 8 1,072 $80.97 90.1%
Gypsy
(St. James)		 $658,330 9,069 0 8 1,707 $72.59 66.4%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $607,929 9,257 0 8 1,428 $65.67 81.0%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)		 $948,811 10,108 0 8 1,344 $93.87 94.0%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,099,592 9,804 0 8 1,222 $112.16 100.3%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $703,931 9,890 0 8 1,691 $71.18 73.1%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)		 $1,030,679 12,145 0 8 1,498 $84.86 101.3%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $877,443 12,675 0 8 1,797 $69.23 88.2%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $633,355 8,334 0 8 1,181 $76.00 88.2%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)		 $909,164 8,320 0 8 1,041 $109.27 99.9%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $515,896 7,796 0 8 1,441 $66.17 67.6%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $431,484 6,288 0 8 1,090 $68.62 72.1%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)		 $263,556 4,808 0 8 787 $54.82 76.4%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,320,247 13,232 0 8 1,654 $99.78 100.0%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)		 $1,084,100 11,971 0 8 1,518 $90.56 98.6%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $890,101 12,434 0 8 1,617 $71.59 96.1%
[title of show]
(Lyceum)		 $149,212 3,324 0 8 922 $44.89 45.1%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,511,914 14,472 0 8 1,809 $104.47 100.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $339,549 3,981 0 8 596 $85.29 83.5%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)		 Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Tale…Cities
(Hirschfeld)		 $364,207 n/a n/a 71.3% n/a n/a
August: Osage County
(Music Box)		 $506,237 $530,513 -$24,276 75.7% 80.3% -4.6%
Avenue Q
(Golden)		 $319,127 $324,180 -$5,053 76.9% 77.1% -0.3%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)		 $425,249 $418,800 $6,449 75.5% 75.7% -0.2%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $552,283 $588,995 -$36,711 89.6% 92.9% -3.3%
Cirque…Fantasy
(Broadway)		 $576,326 $532,416 $43,910 72.5% 66.0% 6.4%
Grease
(Atkinson)		 $625,927 $696,092 -$70,165 90.1% 94.9% -4.8%
Gypsy
(St. James)		 $658,330 $735,468 -$77,138 66.4% 72.4% -6.0%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)		 $607,929 $664,479 -$56,550 81.0% 87.6% -6.6%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)		 $948,811 $1,005,493 -$56,682 94.0% 95.3% -1.3%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,099,592 $1,100,642 -$1,050 100.3% 100.8% -0.5%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)		 $703,931 $820,017 -$116,086 73.1% 84.3% -11.2%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)		 $1,030,679 $1,042,471 -$11,792 101.3% 101.5% -0.2%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $877,443 $968,924 -$91,481 88.2% 93.5% -5.3%
Rent
(Nederlander)		 $633,355 $640,608 -$7,253 88.2% 92.8% -4.6%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)		 $909,164 $919,658 -$10,494 99.9% 99.8% 0.1%
Spamalot
(Shubert)		 $515,896 $613,972 -$98,076 67.6% 77.6% -9.9%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)		 $431,484 $434,861 -$3,377 72.1% 72.6% -0.5%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)		 $263,556 $282,780 -$19,224 76.4% 81.2% -4.8%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,320,247 $1,339,392 -$19,145 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)		 $1,084,100 $1,124,329 -$40,229 98.6% 99.8% -1.2%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $890,101 $912,386 -$22,285 96.1% 99.2% -3.1%
[title of show]
(Lyceum)		 $149,212 $162,745 -$13,534 45.1% 49.0% -4.0%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,511,914 $1,527,832 -$15,918 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)		 $339,549 $362,983 -$23,434 83.5% 91.6% -8.1%