Broadway Grosses: August 13-19

By Andrew Ku
August 20, 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)
$573,132 7,917 0 8 1,069 $72.39 92.6%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$398,512 5,380 0 8 796 $74.07 84.5%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$563,135 8,066 0 8 1,080 $69.82 93.4%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$794,932 10,700 0 8 1,422 $74.29 94.1%
Deuce
(Music Box)
$201,612 4,000 0 8 1,009 $50.40 49.6%
Frost/Nixon
(Jacobs)
$578,717 7,955 0 8 1,070 $72.75 92.9%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$742,206 8,554 7 1 1,072 $86.77 99.7%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$884,586 11,554 0 8 1,428 $76.56 101.1%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,233,108 9,853 0 8 1,222 $125.15 100.8%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$973,641 11,777 0 8 1,691 $82.67 87.1%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$568,696 8,367 0 8 1,122 $67.97 93.2%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$927,396 11,995 0 8 1,498 $77.32 100.1%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$1,162,963 14,240 0 8 1,791 $81.67 99.4%
Old Acquaintance
(American Airlines)
$163,330 3,775 0 8 740 $43.27 63.8%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$611,973 9,422 0 8 1,181 $64.95 99.7%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$800,296 10,768 0 8 1,441 $74.32 93.4%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$819,706 8,819 0 8 1,090 $92.95 101.1%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$242,832 4,133 0 8 684 $58.75 75.5%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$896,868 11,420 0 8 1,718 $78.53 83.1%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$547,131 8,575 0 8 1,611 $63.81 66.5%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,322,864 13,237 0 8 1,654 $99.94 100.0%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$857,961 12,525 0 8 1,607 $68.50 97.4%
The Year…Thinking
(Booth)
$172,132 3,178 0 7 782 $54.16 58.1%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,483,860 14,472 0 8 1,809 $102.53 100.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$343,639 4,058 0 8 594 $84.68 85.4%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$573,132 $597,156 -$24,024 92.6% 97.1% -4.5%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$398,512 $417,136 -$18,624 84.5% 88.3% -3.8%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$563,135 $580,147 -$17,011 93.4% 92.4% 1.0%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$794,932 $801,404 -$6,472 94.1% 93.5% 0.5%
Deuce
(Music Box)
$201,612 $168,945 $32,667 49.6% 41.9% 7.7%
Frost/Nixon
(Jacobs)
$578,717 $566,563 $12,154 92.9% 91.6% 1.4%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$742,206 $881,953 -$139,747 99.7% 99.1% 0.6%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$884,586 $901,232 -$16,646 101.1% 100.9% 0.2%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,233,108 $1,207,628 $25,480 100.8% 100.7% 0.1%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$973,641 $949,783 $23,858 87.1% 80.7% 6.4%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$568,696 $591,153 -$22,457 93.2% 96.6% -3.4%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$927,396 $944,430 -$17,034 100.1% 100.2% -0.1%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$1,162,963 $1,217,197 -$54,234 99.4% 99.8% -0.5%
Old Acquaintance
(American Airlines)
$163,330 $158,505 $4,825 63.8% 62.7% 1.0%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$611,973 $633,919 -$21,946 99.7% 100.5% -0.8%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$800,296 $827,102 -$26,806 93.4% 95.6% -2.2%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$819,706 $826,146 -$6,440 101.1% 100.5% 0.6%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$242,832 $261,987 -$19,155 75.5% 84.6% -9.1%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$896,868 $1,004,966 -$108,098 83.1% 94.9% -11.8%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$547,131 $551,686 -$4,555 66.5% 68.5% -2.0%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,322,864 $1,320,574 $2,290 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$857,961 $860,794 -$2,833 97.4% 97.6% -0.2%
The Year…Thinking
(Booth)
$172,132 $162,264 $9,869 58.1% 55.2% 2.8%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,483,860 $1,492,271 -$8,411 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$343,639 $357,527 -$13,888 85.4% 89.3% -3.9%