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Broadway Grosses: April 13-19

By Andrew Ku
20 Apr 2009

All data provided by The Broadway League

Note: Statistics for 9 to 5 have been revised.

Production
(Theatre) Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Paid Admission Atten. %

33 Variations
(O'Neill) $301,812 4,505 0 8 1,063 $66.99 53.0%

9 to 5
(Marquis) $535,354 9,661 6 0 1,611 $55.41 99.9%

Accent on Youth
(Friedman) $186,179 3,685 8 0 650 $50.52 70.9%

August: Osage County
(Music Box) $224,692 3,707 0 8 979 $60.61 47.3%

Avenue Q
(Golden) $322,213 5,282 0 8 796 $61.00 82.9%

Billy Elliot
(Imperial) $1,182,663 11,220 0 8 1,421 $105.41 98.7%

Blithe Spirit
(Shubert) $603,470 8,328 0 8 1,479 $72.46 70.4%

Chicago
(Ambassador) $620,809 7,802 0 8 1,080 $79.57 90.3%

Desire�Elms
(St. James) $199,120 4,127 8 0 1,403 $48.25 36.8%

Exit the King
(Barrymore) $550,308 7,880 0 8 1,050 $69.84 93.8%

God of Carnage
(Jacobs) $733,771 8,320 0 8 1,078 $88.19 96.5%

Guys and Dolls
(Nederlander) $677,887 9,005 0 8 1,217 $75.28 92.5%

Hair
(Hirschfeld) $861,450 11,191 0 8 1,412 $76.98 99.1%

Impressionism
(Schoenfeld) $280,075 4,467 0 8 1,071 $62.70 52.1%

In the Heights
(Rodgers) $808,209 10,096 0 8 1,365 $80.05 92.5%

Irena's' Vow
(Walter Kerr) $196,244 3,923 0 8 947 $50.02 51.8%

Jersey Boys
(August Wilson) $1,067,477 9,899 0 8 1,222 $107.84 101.3%

Joe Turner's...Gone
(Belasco) $192,532 4,972 3 5 1,018 $38.72 61.1%

Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden) $1,005,981 12,046 0 8 1,498 $83.51 100.5%

Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam) $923,694 12,726 0 8 1,797 $72.58 88.5%

Mary Stuart
(Broadhurst) $189,645 3,875 7 1 1,152 $48.94 42.0%

Next to Normal
(Booth) $216,807 4,175 1 7 772 $51.93 67.6%

Reasons to be Pretty
(Lyceum) $146,762 3,493 0 8 910 $42.02 48.0%

Rock of Ages
(Atkinson) $414,030 7,502 0 8 979 $55.19 95.8%

Shrek
(Broadway) $931,738 11,484 0 8 1,735 $81.13 82.7%

South Pacific
(Beaumont) $906,795 8,108 0 8 1,041 $111.84 97.4%

The 39 Steps
(Hayes) $232,917 3,894 0 8 589 $59.81 82.6%

The Lion King
(Minskoff) $1,386,276 13,199 0 8 1,654 $105.03 99.8%

The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne) $924,923 11,359 0 8 1,520 $81.43 93.4%

The Norman Conquests
(Circle in Square) $95,624 1,879 8 0 780 $50.89 30.1%

The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic) $917,374 13,008 0 8 1,615 $70.52 100.7%

The Philanthropist
(American Airlines) $216,245 4,704 8 0 740 $45.97 79.5%

Waiting for Godot
(Studio 54) $401,048 7,343 8 0 1,004 $54.62 91.4%

West Side Story
(Palace) $1,310,305 13,684 0 8 1,697 $95.75 100.8%

Wicked
(Gershwin) $1,539,124 14,472 0 8 1,809 $106.35 100.0%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production (Theatre)	Weekly Gross	Last Week's Gross	$ Change	Atten. %	Last Week's Atten. %	Atten. % Change

33 Variations (O'Neill)	$301,812	$325,279	-$23,467	53.0%	61.9%	-8.9%
9 to 5 (Marquis)	$535,354	$505,671	$29,683	99.9%	99.9%	0.0%
Accent on Youth (Friedman)	$186,179	$145,549	$40,630	70.9%	64.3%	6.6%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$224,692	$261,800	-$37,109	47.3%	56.1%	-8.8%
Avenue Q (Golden)	$322,213	$347,579	-$25,366	82.9%	86.6%	-3.6%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,182,663	$1,207,493	-$24,830	98.7%	99.1%	-0.4%
Blithe Spirit (Shubert)	$603,470	$621,770	-$18,299	70.4%	74.8%	-4.5%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$620,809	$764,173	-$143,364	90.3%	101.1%	-10.8%
Desire�Elms (St. James)	$199,120	n/a	n/a	36.8%	n/a	n/a
Exit the King (Barrymore)	$550,308	$515,662	$34,646	93.8%	88.7%	5.1%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$733,771	$744,195	-$10,424	96.5%	98.3%	-1.9%
Guys and Dolls (Nederlander)	$677,887	$725,782	-$47,895	92.5%	96.2%	-3.7%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$861,450	$822,889	$38,561	99.1%	98.9%	0.2%
Impressionism (Schoenfeld)	$280,075	$297,473	-$17,398	52.1%	56.0%	-3.9%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$808,209	$881,338	-$73,129	92.5%	96.0%	-3.6%
Irena's' Vow (Walter Kerr)	$196,244	$145,123	$51,121	51.8%	35.5%	16.3%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,067,477	$1,043,780	$23,697	101.3%	101.2%	0.1%
Joe Turner's...Gone (Belasco)	$192,532	$161,508	$31,025	61.1%	56.8%	4.2%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$1,005,981	$1,021,653	-$15,671	100.5%	101.5%	-1.0%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$923,694	$1,050,779	-$127,085	88.5%	94.7%	-6.1%
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst)	$189,645	$172,797	$16,849	42.0%	41.0%	1.1%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$216,807	$176,309	$40,498	67.6%	67.9%	-0.3%
Reasons to be Pretty (Lyceum)	$146,762	$157,040	-$10,278	48.0%	54.9%	-6.9%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$414,030	$375,157	$38,873	95.8%	97.3%	-1.5%
Shrek (Broadway)	$931,738	$1,040,066	-$108,328	82.7%	93.8%	-11.1%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$906,795	$874,820	$31,975	97.4%	95.0%	2.4%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$232,917	$247,906	-$14,989	82.6%	90.1%	-7.5%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,386,276	$1,409,411	-$23,135	99.8%	100.0%	-0.3%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$924,923	$1,003,853	-$78,930	93.4%	98.7%	-5.3%
The Norman Conquests (Circle in Square)	$95,624	$96,012	-$388	30.1%	33.9%	-3.8%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$917,374	$951,710	-$34,336	100.7%	100.8%	-0.1%
The Philanthropist (American Airlines)	$216,245	$119,727	$96,518	79.5%	87.8%	-8.4%
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54)	$401,048	$385,171	$15,877	91.4%	88.8%	2.6%
West Side Story (Palace)	$1,310,305	$1,308,787	$1,518	100.8%	100.6%	0.2%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,539,124	$1,524,141	$14,983	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

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