Broadway Grosses: Nov. 23-29
By Andrew Ku
30 Nov 2009
All data provided by The Broadway League
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Attendance | Prev. | Perf. | Seats | Avg. Paid Admission | % Cap. |
| A Little Night Music (Kerr) |
$754,236 | 5,859 | 7 | 0 | 931 | $128.73 | 89.9% |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,199,574 | 8,666 | 0 | 8 | 1,071 | $138.42 | 101.1% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$211,997 | 4,490 | 0 | 8 | 740 | $47.22 | 75.8% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,574,502 | 11,368 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $138.50 | 100.0% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$311,317 | 4,317 | 0 | 8 | 1,044 | $72.11 | 51.7% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$796,620 | 8,000 | 0 | 8 | 1,026 | $99.58 | 97.5% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$576,139 | 6,699 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $86.00 | 77.5% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$510,371 | 7,114 | 0 | 8 | 1,030 | $71.74 | 86.3% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$573,110 | 7,337 | 0 | 8 | 1,701 | $78.11 | 53.9% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$506,133 | 5,243 | 0 | 8 | 1,078 | $96.53 | 60.8% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$888,940 | 8,965 | 0 | 8 | 1,412 | $99.16 | 79.4% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$947,424 | 8,849 | 0 | 8 | 1,174 | $107.07 | 94.2% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$741,437 | 7,426 | 0 | 8 | 1,365 | $99.84 | 68.0% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$150,727 | 3,430 | 0 | 8 | 899 | $43.94 | 47.7% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$753,035 | 7,777 | 0 | 9 | 1,615 | $96.83 | 53.5% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,323,745 | 9,830 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $134.66 | 100.6% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$972,818 | 9,862 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $98.64 | 82.3% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,068,271 | 11,666 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $91.57 | 81.1% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$613,940 | 7,468 | 0 | 8 | 1,470 | $82.21 | 63.5% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$375,858 | 4,676 | 0 | 8 | 772 | $80.38 | 75.7% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$129,778 | 2,060 | 0 | 8 | 804 | $63.00 | 32.0% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$448,415 | 5,696 | 8 | 0 | 1,058 | $78.72 | 67.3% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$555,314 | 6,351 | 0 | 8 | 1,419 | $87.44 | 55.9% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$640,634 | 6,392 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $100.22 | 80.1% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$1,025,635 | 10,551 | 0 | 8 | 1,733 | $97.21 | 76.1% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$805,444 | 7,580 | 0 | 8 | 1,041 | $106.26 | 91.0% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$215,339 | 3,352 | 0 | 8 | 991 | $64.24 | 42.3% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$184,861 | 2,543 | 0 | 8 | 589 | $72.69 | 54.0% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,693,074 | 13,239 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $127.89 | 100.1% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$1,017,013 | 10,934 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $93.01 | 84.6% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$161,070 | 3,456 | 0 | 8 | 650 | $46.61 | 66.5% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,206,235 | 11,334 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $106.43 | 83.5% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$2,086,135 | 14,472 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $144.15 | 100.0% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$293,221 | 5,726 | 0 | 8 | 1,004 | $51.21 | 71.3% |
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) |
$754,236 | n/a | n/a | 89.9% | n/a | n/a |
| A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld) |
$1,199,574 | $1,170,859 | $28,716 | 101.1% | 100.9% | 0.2% |
| After Miss Julie (American Airlines) |
$211,997 | $229,019 | -$17,023 | 75.8% | 73.7% | 2.1% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,574,502 | $1,297,066 | $277,435 | 100.0% | 94.7% | 5.3% |
| Burn the Floor (Longacre) |
$311,317 | $320,485 | -$9,168 | 51.7% | 67.8% | -16.1% |
| Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller) |
$796,620 | $592,404 | $204,216 | 97.5% | 94.6% | 2.8% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$576,139 | $405,115 | $171,024 | 77.5% | 61.6% | 15.9% |
| Fela! (O'Neill) |
$510,371 | $249,610 | $260,761 | 86.3% | 95.5% | -9.2% |
| Finian's Rainbow (St. James) |
$573,110 | $532,291 | $40,819 | 53.9% | 62.8% | -8.9% |
| God of Carnage (Jacobs) |
$506,133 | $497,779 | $8,354 | 60.8% | 62.5% | -1.7% |
| Hair (Hirschfeld) |
$888,940 | $596,302 | $292,639 | 79.4% | 62.8% | 16.6% |
| Hamlet (Broadhurst) |
$947,424 | $934,627 | $12,797 | 94.2% | 96.6% | -2.4% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$741,437 | $525,294 | $216,143 | 68.0% | 60.6% | 7.4% |
| In the Next Room (Lyceum) |
$150,727 | $143,731 | $6,997 | 47.7% | 61.6% | -13.9% |
| Irving…White Christmas (Marquis) |
$753,035 | $534,443 | $218,593 | 53.5% | 57.3% | -3.8% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,323,745 | $1,149,626 | $174,119 | 100.6% | 100.5% | 0.1% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$972,818 | $743,680 | $229,138 | 82.3% | 74.7% | 7.6% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,068,271 | $658,797 | $409,473 | 81.1% | 67.6% | 13.6% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$613,940 | $640,437 | -$26,497 | 63.5% | 79.0% | -15.5% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$375,858 | $341,883 | $33,975 | 75.7% | 74.8% | 0.9% |
| Oleanna (Golden) |
$129,778 | $149,424 | -$19,646 | 32.0% | 43.1% | -11.0% |
| Race (Barrymore) |
$448,415 | $519,352 | -$70,937 | 67.3% | 85.1% | -17.8% |
| Ragtime (Simon) |
$555,314 | $419,359 | $135,955 | 55.9% | 59.3% | -3.4% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$640,634 | $560,631 | $80,003 | 80.1% | 80.1% | 0.0% |
| Shrek (Broadway) |
$1,025,635 | $580,238 | $445,397 | 76.1% | 57.9% | 18.2% |
| South Pacific (Beaumont) |
$805,444 | $651,648 | $153,796 | 91.0% | 78.2% | 12.8% |
| Superior Donuts (Music Box) |
$215,339 | $222,868 | -$7,529 | 42.3% | 43.9% | -1.6% |
| The 39 Steps (Hayes) |
$184,861 | $142,276 | $42,585 | 54.0% | 55.2% | -1.2% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,693,074 | $1,191,066 | $502,008 | 100.1% | 87.9% | 12.1% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$1,017,013 | $655,516 | $361,497 | 84.6% | 65.1% | 19.5% |
| The Royal Family (Biltmore) |
$161,070 | $201,887 | -$40,817 | 66.5% | 64.5% | 2.0% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,206,235 | $949,737 | $256,498 | 83.5% | 74.9% | 8.6% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$2,086,135 | $1,430,006 | $656,129 | 100.0% | 92.2% | 7.8% |
| Wishful Drinking (Studio 54) |
$293,221 | $385,078 | -$91,857 | 71.3% | 79.5% | -8.3% |

