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Broadway Grosses: April 20-26

By David Gewirtzman
27 Apr 2009

All data provided by The Broadway League

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

33 Variations (O'Neill)	$291,195	4,526	0	8	1,063	$64.34	53.2%
9 to 5 (Marquis)	$625,252	10,698	7	0	1,611	$58.45	94.9%
Accent on Youth (Friedman)	$176,923	3,591	8	0	650	$49.27	69.1%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$203,577	3,085	0	8	979	$65.99	39.4%
Avenue Q (Golden)	$236,576	4,156	0	8	796	$56.92	65.3%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,158,561	11,168	0	8	1,421	$103.74	98.2%
Blithe Spirit (Shubert)	$524,435	7,039	0	8	1,479	$74.50	59.5%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$516,557	7,460	0	8	1,080	$69.24	86.3%
Desire�Elms (St. James)	$190,498	4,101	8	0	1,403	$46.45	36.5%
Exit the King (Barrymore)	$520,068	7,459	0	8	1,050	$69.72	88.8%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$747,164	8,459	0	8	1,078	$88.33	98.1%
Guys and Dolls (Nederlander)	$553,946	7,867	0	8	1,217	$70.41	80.8%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$829,747	11,118	0	8	1,412	$74.63	98.4%
Impressionism (Schoenfeld)	$212,523	3,116	0	8	1,071	$68.20	36.4%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$691,181	9,029	0	8	1,365	$76.55	82.7%
Irena's' Vow (Walter Kerr)	$195,899	3,907	0	8	947	$50.14	51.6%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,037,565	9,804	0	8	1,222	$105.83	100.3%
Joe Turner's...Gone (Belasco)	$263,799	6,293	0	8	1,018	$41.92	77.3%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$875,597	11,817	0	8	1,498	$74.10	98.6%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$762,384	12,259	0	8	1,797	$62.19	85.3%
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst)	$283,488	5,103	0	8	1,150	$55.55	55.5%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$207,775	4,079	0	8	772	$50.94	66.0%
Reasons to be Pretty (Lyceum)	$104,247	2,152	0	8	910	$48.44	29.6%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$376,529	7,293	0	8	979	$51.63	93.1%
Shrek (Broadway)	$693,744	9,422	0	8	1,735	$73.63	67.9%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$842,947	7,573	0	8	1,041	$111.31	90.9%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$172,636	2,818	0	8	589	$61.26	59.8%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,128,044	12,788	0	8	1,654	$88.21	96.6%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$689,228	10,266	0	8	1,520	$67.14	84.4%
The Norman Conquests (Circle in Square)	$131,403	2,595	3	5	780	$50.64	41.6%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$764,301	12,108	0	8	1,615	$63.12	93.7%
The Philanthropist (American Airlines)	$179,498	3,897	7	1	740	$46.06	65.8%
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54)	$385,712	7,297	8	0	1,004	$52.86	90.8%
West Side Story (Palace)	$1,191,832	13,563	0	8	1,697	$87.87	99.9%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,458,664	14,336	0	8	1,809	$101.75	99.1%

Comparison with Previous Week

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

33 Variations (O'Neill)	$291,195	$301,812	-$10,617	53.2%	53.0%	0.2%
9 to 5 (Marquis)	$625,252	$535,354	$89,898	94.9%	100.0%	-5.1%
Accent on Youth (Friedman)	$176,923	$186,179	-$9,256	69.1%	70.9%	-1.8%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$203,577	$224,692	-$21,114	39.4%	47.3%	-7.9%
Avenue Q (Golden)	$236,576	$322,213	-$85,637	65.3%	82.9%	-17.7%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,158,561	$1,182,663	-$24,102	98.2%	98.7%	-0.5%
Blithe Spirit (Shubert)	$524,435	$603,470	-$79,036	59.5%	70.4%	-10.9%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$516,557	$620,809	-$104,252	86.3%	90.3%	-4.0%
Desire�Elms (St. James)	$190,498	$199,120	-$8,622	36.5%	36.8%	-0.3%
Exit the King (Barrymore)	$520,068	$550,308	-$30,239	88.8%	93.8%	-5.0%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$747,164	$733,771	$13,393	98.1%	96.5%	1.6%
Guys and Dolls (Nederlander)	$553,946	$677,887	-$123,941	80.8%	92.5%	-11.7%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$829,747	$861,450	-$31,703	98.4%	99.1%	-0.6%
Impressionism (Schoenfeld)	$212,523	$280,075	-$67,552	36.4%	52.1%	-15.8%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$691,181	$808,209	-$117,028	82.7%	92.5%	-9.8%
Irena's' Vow (Walter Kerr)	$195,899	$196,244	-$345	51.6%	51.8%	-0.2%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,037,565	$1,067,477	-$29,912	100.3%	101.3%	-1.0%
Joe Turner's...Gone (Belasco)	$263,799	$192,532	$71,267	77.3%	61.1%	16.2%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$875,597	$1,005,981	-$130,384	98.6%	100.5%	-1.9%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$762,384	$923,694	-$161,310	85.3%	88.5%	-3.2%
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst)	$283,488	$189,645	$93,843	55.5%	42.0%	13.4%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$207,775	$216,807	-$9,032	66.0%	67.6%	-1.6%
Reasons to be Pretty (Lyceum)	$104,247	$146,762	-$42,515	29.6%	48.0%	-18.4%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$376,529	$414,030	-$37,501	93.1%	95.8%	-2.7%
Shrek (Broadway)	$693,744	$931,738	-$237,994	67.9%	82.7%	-14.9%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$842,947	$906,795	-$63,848	90.9%	97.4%	-6.4%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$172,636	$232,917	-$60,281	59.8%	82.6%	-22.8%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,128,044	$1,386,276	-$258,232	96.6%	99.8%	-3.1%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$689,228	$924,923	-$235,695	84.4%	93.4%	-9.0%
The Norman Conquests (Circle in Square)	$131,403	$95,624	$35,779	41.6%	30.1%	11.5%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$764,301	$917,374	-$153,073	93.7%	100.7%	-7.0%
The Philanthropist (American Airlines)	$179,498	$216,245	-$36,747	65.8%	79.5%	-13.6%
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54)	$385,712	$401,048	-$15,335	90.8%	91.4%	-0.6%
West Side Story (Palace)	$1,191,832	$1,310,305	-$118,473	99.9%	100.8%	-0.9%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,458,664	$1,539,124	-$80,460	99.1%	100.0%	-0.9%

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