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Broadway Grosses: April 27 - May 3

By David Gewirtzman
04 May 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)	$280,760	4,238	0	8	1,063	$66.25	49.8%
9 to 5 (Marquis)	$666,905	12,448	4	4	1,611	$53.58	96.6%
Accent on Youth (Friedman)	$135,710	2,564	1	7	650	$52.93	49.3%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$180,426	3,296	0	8	979	$54.74	42.1%
Avenue Q (Golden)	$205,001	3,598	0	8	796	$56.98	56.5%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,073,711	10,421	0	8	1,421	$103.03	91.7%
Blithe Spirit (Shubert)	$495,411	6,726	0	8	1,479	$73.66	56.8%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$517,626	7,622	0	8	1,080	$67.91	88.2%
Desire�Elms (St. James)	$203,745	4,228	0	8	1,403	$48.19	37.7%
Exit the King (Barrymore)	$396,464	5,492	0	8	1,050	$72.19	65.4%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$777,956	8,205	0	8	1,078	$94.81	95.1%
Guys and Dolls (Nederlander)	$423,601	6,365	0	8	1,217	$66.55	65.4%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$813,573	11,125	0	8	1,412	$73.13	98.5%
Impressionism (Schoenfeld)	$180,612	2,755	0	8	1,071	$65.56	32.2%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$632,281	8,598	0	8	1,365	$73.54	78.7%
Irena's' Vow (Walter Kerr)	$154,507	2,891	0	8	947	$53.44	38.2%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,013,306	9,682	0	8	1,222	$104.66	99.0%
Joe Turner's...Gone (Belasco)	$184,955	3,659	0	8	1,018	$50.55	44.9%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$901,230	11,891	0	8	1,498	$75.79	99.2%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$659,400	10,798	0	8	1,797	$61.07	75.1%
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst)	$296,448	5,291	0	8	1,150	$56.03	57.5%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$225,683	4,461	0	8	772	$50.59	72.2%
Reasons to be Pretty (Lyceum)	$107,404	2,253	0	8	910	$47.67	30.9%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$397,965	7,467	0	8	979	$53.30	95.3%
Shrek (Broadway)	$558,604	7,928	0	8	1,735	$70.46	57.1%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$820,656	7,392	0	8	1,041	$111.02	88.8%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$124,969	2,079	0	8	589	$60.11	44.1%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,049,168	12,897	0	8	1,654	$81.35	97.5%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$626,558	9,665	0	8	1,520	$64.83	79.5%
The Norman Conquests (Circle in Square)	$184,806	3,373	0	8	780	$54.79	54.1%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$705,145	11,135	0	8	1,615	$63.33	86.2%
The Philanthropist (American Airlines)	$175,760	3,709	0	8	740	$47.39	62.7%
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54)	$345,586	6,476	4	4	1,004	$53.36	80.6%
West Side Story (Palace)	$1,200,530	13,437	0	8	1,697	$89.35	99.0%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,384,780	14,462	0	8	1,809	$95.75	99.9%

Comparison with Previous Week

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

33 Variations (O'Neill)	$280,760	$291,195	-$10,435	49.8%	53.2%	-3.4%
9 to 5 (Marquis)	$666,905	$625,252	$41,653	96.6%	94.9%	1.7%
Accent on Youth (Friedman)	$135,710	$176,923	-$41,213	49.3%	69.1%	-19.8%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$180,426	$203,577	-$23,151	42.1%	39.4%	2.7%
Avenue Q (Golden)	$205,001	$236,576	-$31,575	56.5%	65.3%	-8.8%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,073,711	$1,158,561	-$84,850	91.7%	98.2%	-6.6%
Blithe Spirit (Shubert)	$495,411	$524,435	-$29,024	56.8%	59.5%	-2.6%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$517,626	$516,557	$1,070	88.2%	86.3%	1.9%
Desire�Elms (St. James)	$203,745	$190,498	$13,247	37.7%	36.5%	1.1%
Exit the King (Barrymore)	$396,464	$520,068	-$123,604	65.4%	88.8%	-23.4%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$777,956	$747,164	$30,792	95.1%	98.1%	-2.9%
Guys and Dolls (Nederlander)	$423,601	$553,946	-$130,345	65.4%	80.8%	-15.4%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$813,573	$829,747	-$16,174	98.5%	98.4%	0.1%
Impressionism (Schoenfeld)	$180,612	$212,523	-$31,912	32.2%	36.4%	-4.2%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$632,281	$691,181	-$58,900	78.7%	82.7%	-3.9%
Irena's' Vow (Walter Kerr)	$154,507	$195,899	-$41,392	38.2%	51.6%	-13.4%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,013,306	$1,037,565	-$24,259	99.0%	100.3%	-1.2%
Joe Turner's...Gone (Belasco)	$184,955	$263,799	-$78,844	44.9%	77.3%	-32.3%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$901,230	$875,597	$25,633	99.2%	98.6%	0.6%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$659,400	$762,384	-$102,984	75.1%	85.3%	-10.2%
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst)	$296,448	$283,488	$12,959	57.5%	55.5%	2.0%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$225,683	$207,775	$17,909	72.2%	66.0%	6.2%
Reasons to be Pretty (Lyceum)	$107,404	$104,247	$3,157	30.9%	29.6%	1.4%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$397,965	$376,529	$21,436	95.3%	93.1%	2.2%
Shrek (Broadway)	$558,604	$693,744	-$135,139	57.1%	67.9%	-10.8%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$820,656	$842,947	-$22,291	88.8%	90.9%	-2.2%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$124,969	$172,636	-$47,667	44.1%	59.8%	-15.7%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,049,168	$1,128,044	-$78,876	97.5%	96.6%	0.8%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$626,558	$689,228	-$62,670	79.5%	84.4%	-4.9%
The Norman Conquests (Circle in Square)	$184,806	$131,403	$53,404	54.1%	41.6%	12.5%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$705,145	$764,301	-$59,157	86.2%	93.7%	-7.5%
The Philanthropist (American Airlines)	$175,760	$179,498	-$3,737	62.7%	65.8%	-3.2%
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54)	$345,586	$385,712	-$40,126	80.6%	90.8%	-10.2%
West Side Story (Palace)	$1,200,530	$1,191,832	$8,698	99.0%	99.9%	-0.9%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,384,780	$1,458,664	-$73,884	99.9%	99.1%	0.9%

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