Broadway Grosses: September 17-23

By Andrew Ku
September 24, 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)
$403,295 6,972 0 8 1,069 $57.84 81.5%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$298,137 4,836 0 8 796 $61.65 75.9%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$421,672 6,030 0 8 1,080 $69.93 69.8%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$737,268 9,595 0 8 1,422 $76.84 84.3%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$749,564 7,417 0 8 1,072 $101.06 86.5%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$643,140 9,218 0 8 1,428 $69.77 80.7%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,234,306 9,853 0 8 1,222 $125.27 100.8%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$601,088 8,242 0 8 1,691 $72.93 60.9%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$360,898 6,045 0 8 1,122 $59.70 67.3%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$886,228 11,344 0 8 1,498 $78.12 94.7%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$799,647 10,562 0 8 1,791 $75.71 73.7%
Mauritius
(Biltmore)
$190,147 3,334 8 0 650 $57.03 64.1%
Pygmalion
(American Airlines)
$141,710 2,655 4 0 740 $53.37 89.7%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$302,360 5,526 0 8 1,181 $54.72 58.5%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$567,987 7,693 0 8 1,441 $73.83 66.7%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$597,230 7,388 0 8 1,090 $80.84 84.7%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$169,276 3,354 0 8 684 $50.47 61.3%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$809,866 11,233 0 8 1,718 $72.10 81.7%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$443,451 7,251 0 8 1,611 $61.16 56.3%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,048,250 12,127 0 8 1,654 $86.44 91.6%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$627,700 9,197 0 8 1,607 $68.25 71.5%
The Ritz
(Studio 54)
$261,508 6,089 8 0 1,006 $42.95 75.7%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,405,642 14,323 0 8 1,809 $98.14 99.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$258,017 3,352 0 8 596 $76.97 70.3%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$403,295 $426,490 -$23,195 81.5% 88.5% -7.0%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$298,137 $295,263 $2,874 75.9% 83.4% -7.5%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$421,672 $417,238 $4,435 69.8% 69.6% 0.2%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$737,268 $686,394 $50,874 84.3% 78.6% 5.7%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$749,564 $756,849 -$7,285 86.5% 86.9% -0.4%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$643,140 $630,581 $12,559 80.7% 81.2% -0.5%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,234,306 $1,208,017 $26,289 100.8% 100.8% 0.0%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$601,088 $573,963 $27,125 60.9% 60.0% 0.9%
Les Miserables
(Broadhurst)
$360,898 $341,454 $19,444 67.3% 63.1% 4.2%
Mamma Mia!
(Cadillac Winter Garden)
$886,228 $832,533 $53,694 94.7% 90.4% 4.3%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$799,647 $825,587 -$25,940 73.7% 77.7% -4.0%
Mauritius
(Biltmore)
$190,147 $113,423 $76,724 64.1% 66.4% -2.3%
Pygmalion
(American Airlines)
$141,710 n/a n/a 89.7% n/a n/a
Rent
(Nederlander)
$302,360 $262,053 $40,307 58.5% 56.7% 1.8%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$567,987 $560,395 $7,592 66.7% 67.6% -0.8%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$597,230 $612,591 -$15,361 84.7% 86.2% -1.5%
The 25th…Bee
(Circle in Square)
$169,276 $174,847 -$5,570 61.3% 62.6% -1.3%
The Color Purple
(Broadway)
$809,866 $773,771 $36,095 81.7% 77.7% 4.0%
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Marquis)
$443,451 $487,005 -$43,554 56.3% 64.1% -7.8%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,048,250 $987,013 $61,237 91.6% 86.0% 5.6%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$627,700 $578,800 $48,900 71.5% 67.9% 3.6%
The Ritz
(Studio 54)
$261,508 $93,124 $168,384 75.7% 72.0% 3.6%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,405,642 $1,353,236 $52,406 99.0% 97.9% 1.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$258,017 $240,692 $17,325 70.3% 66.3% 4.0%