Broadway Grosses: Oct. 12-18

By Andrew Ku
19 Oct 2009


All data provided by The Broadway League

Production
(Theatre)		 Gross Gross Attendance Prev. Perf. Seats Avg. Paid Admission % Cap.
A Steady Rain
(Schoenfeld)		 $1,239,283 8,672 0 8 1,071 $142.91 101.2%
After Miss Julie
(American Airlines)		 $210,808 5,160 8 0 740 $40.85 87.2%
Billy Elliot
(Imperial)		 $1,455,524 11,369 0 8 1,421 $128.03 100.0%
Brighton Beach Memoirs
(Nederlander)		 $123,346 4,762 8 0 1,201 $25.90 49.6%
Burn the Floor
(Longacre)		 $383,378 5,832 0 8 1,044 $65.74 69.8%
Bye Bye Birdie
(Henry Miller)		 $551,402 8,293 3 5 1,026 $66.49 101.0%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $683,045 8,089 0 8 1,080 $84.44 93.6%
Finian's Rainbow
(St. James)		 $360,756 8,587 7 0 1,701 $42.01 72.1%
God of Carnage
(Jacobs)		 $1,005,746 8,792 0 8 1,078 $114.39 101.9%
Hair
(Hirschfeld)		 $904,648 9,876 0 8 1,412 $91.60 87.4%
Hamlet
(Broadhurst)		 $904,914 8,469 0 8 1,174 $106.85 90.2%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)		 $761,965 8,943 0 8 1,365 $85.20 81.9%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,160,186 9,900 0 8 1,222 $117.19 101.3%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)		 $1,049,340 11,712 0 8 1,498 $89.60 97.7%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $819,866 12,097 0 8 1,797 $67.77 84.1%
Memphis
(Shubert)		 $545,701 10,728 8 0 1,470 $50.87 91.2%
Next to Normal
(Booth)		 $468,405 5,714 0 8 772 $81.98 92.5%
Oleanna
(Golden)		 $271,157 4,751 0 8 804 $57.07 73.9%
Rock of Ages
(Atkinson)		 $638,918 7,398 0 8 997 $86.36 92.8%
Shrek
(Broadway)		 $583,404 8,066 0 8 1,733 $72.33 58.2%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)		 $798,463 7,756 0 8 1,041 $102.95 93.1%
Superior Donuts
(Music Box)		 $352,471 5,408 0 8 991 $65.18 68.2%
The 39 Steps
(Hayes)		 $229,125 3,390 0 8 589 $67.59 71.9%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,373,872 12,975 0 8 1,654 $105.89 98.1%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $948,544 12,307 0 8 1,615 $77.07 95.3%
The Royal Family
(Biltmore)		 $268,524 4,613 0 8 650 $58.21 88.7%
West Side Story
(Palace)		 $1,073,830 11,304 0 8 1,697 $95.00 83.3%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,554,561 14,472 0 8 1,809 $107.42 100.0%
Wishful Drinking
(Studio 54)		 $396,676 6,610 0 8 1,004 $60.01 82.3%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)		 Gross Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change % Cap. Last Week's % Cap. Cap. % Change
A Steady Rain
(Schoenfeld)		 $1,239,283 $1,276,106 -$36,823 101.2% 101.4% -0.2%
After Miss Julie
(American Airlines)		 $210,808 $197,117 $13,691 87.2% 74.2% 13.0%
Billy Elliot
(Imperial)		 $1,455,524 $1,457,463 -$1,939 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Brighton Beach Memoirs
(Nederlander)		 $123,346 $131,987 -$8,641 49.6% 56.3% -6.7%
Burn the Floor
(Longacre)		 $383,378 $400,541 -$17,163 69.8% 71.5% -1.6%
Bye Bye Birdie
(Henry Miller)		 $551,402 $563,149 -$11,747 101.0% 99.5% 1.6%
Chicago
(Ambassador)		 $683,045 $707,294 -$24,249 93.6% 92.1% 1.5%
Finian's Rainbow
(St. James)		 $360,756 $224,754 $136,003 72.1% 72.2% -0.1%
God of Carnage
(Jacobs)		 $1,005,746 $895,161 $110,585 101.9% 102.1% -0.2%
Hair
(Hirschfeld)		 $904,648 $813,989 $90,659 87.4% 83.7% 3.7%
Hamlet
(Broadhurst)		 $904,914 $710,225 $194,689 90.2% 89.8% 0.4%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)		 $761,965 $777,991 -$16,027 81.9% 79.0% 2.9%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)		 $1,160,186 $1,167,196 -$7,010 101.3% 101.2% 0.1%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)		 $1,049,340 $1,057,283 -$7,943 97.7% 93.7% 4.0%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)		 $819,866 $859,171 -$39,305 84.1% 82.9% 1.3%
Memphis
(Shubert)		 $545,701 $478,475 $67,226 91.2% 84.9% 6.4%
Next to Normal
(Booth)		 $468,405 $461,060 $7,345 92.5% 91.3% 1.2%
Oleanna
(Golden)		 $271,157 $246,675 $24,482 73.9% 92.0% -18.1%
Rock of Ages
(Atkinson)		 $638,918 $661,209 -$22,291 92.8% 92.8% 0.0%
Shrek
(Broadway)		 $583,404 $670,006 -$86,602 58.2% 69.9% -11.7%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)		 $798,463 $776,735 $21,728 93.1% 90.0% 3.2%
Superior Donuts
(Music Box)		 $352,471 $327,436 $25,036 68.2% 65.5% 2.7%
The 39 Steps
(Hayes)		 $229,125 $244,730 -$15,605 71.9% 76.4% -4.5%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)		 $1,373,872 $1,413,511 -$39,639 98.1% 100.0% -2.0%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)		 $948,544 $917,763 $30,781 95.3% 92.1% 3.1%
The Royal Family
(Biltmore)		 $268,524 $199,663 $68,862 88.7% 94.8% -6.1%
West Side Story
(Palace)		 $1,073,830 $1,117,130 -$43,300 83.3% 86.7% -3.5%
Wicked
(Gershwin)		 $1,554,561 $1,552,645 $1,917 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Wishful Drinking
(Studio 54)		 $396,676 $356,915 $39,761 82.3% 81.5% 0.8%