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Broadway Grosses: May 4-10

By Andrew Ku
11 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)	$287,867	4,356	0	8	1,063	$66.09	51.2%
9 to 5 (Marquis)	$762,358	11,632	0	8	1,611	$65.54	90.3%
Accent on Youth (Friedman)	$182,863	3,356	0	8	650	$54.49	64.5%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$167,803	2,607	0	8	979	$64.37	33.3%
Avenue Q (Golden)	$177,736	3,082	0	8	796	$57.67	48.4%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,120,203	10,666	0	8	1,421	$105.03	93.8%
Blithe Spirit (Shubert)	$532,528	7,144	0	8	1,479	$74.54	60.4%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$450,791	6,797	0	8	1,080	$66.32	78.7%
Desire�Elms (St. James)	$192,262	3,415	0	8	1,403	$56.30	30.4%
Exit the King (Barrymore)	$427,139	6,037	0	8	1,050	$70.75	71.9%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$797,813	8,478	0	8	1,078	$94.10	98.3%
Guys and Dolls (Nederlander)	$455,669	6,746	0	8	1,217	$67.55	69.3%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$814,726	10,952	0	8	1,412	$74.39	97.0%
Impressionism (Schoenfeld)	$225,592	3,442	0	8	1,071	$65.54	40.2%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$653,290	8,816	0	8	1,365	$74.10	80.7%
Irena's' Vow (Walter Kerr)	$185,289	3,562	0	8	947	$52.02	47.0%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,013,628	9,751	0	8	1,222	$103.95	99.7%
Joe Turner's...Gone (Belasco)	$235,040	4,698	0	8	1,018	$50.03	57.7%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$830,636	11,135	0	8	1,498	$74.60	92.9%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$626,962	10,445	0	8	1,797	$60.03	72.7%
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst)	$309,292	5,289	0	8	1,150	$58.48	57.5%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$278,881	5,322	0	8	772	$52.40	86.2%
Reasons to be Pretty (Lyceum)	$128,164	2,635	0	8	910	$48.64	36.2%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$378,178	7,398	0	8	979	$51.12	94.5%
Shrek (Broadway)	$589,869	8,712	0	8	1,735	$67.71	62.8%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$856,924	7,703	0	8	1,041	$111.25	92.5%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$112,873	1,804	0	8	589	$62.57	38.3%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,049,127	12,530	0	8	1,654	$83.73	94.7%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$632,321	9,650	0	8	1,520	$65.53	79.4%
The Norman Conquests (Circle in Square)	$246,114	4,353	0	8	780	$56.54	69.8%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$642,926	10,322	0	8	1,615	$62.29	79.9%
The Philanthropist (American Airlines)	$164,020	3,340	0	8	740	$49.11	56.4%
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54)	$429,160	7,670	0	8	1,004	$55.95	95.5%
West Side Story (Palace)	$1,196,652	13,579	0	8	1,697	$88.13	100.0%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,380,171	14,405	0	8	1,809	$95.81	99.5%

Comparison with Previous Week

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

33 Variations (O'Neill)	$287,867	$280,760	$7,107	51.2%	49.8%	1.4%
9 to 5 (Marquis)	$762,358	$666,905	$95,453	90.3%	96.6%	-6.3%
Accent on Youth (Friedman)	$182,863	$135,710	$47,153	64.5%	49.3%	15.2%
August: Osage County (Music Box)	$167,803	$180,426	-$12,624	33.3%	42.1%	-8.8%
Avenue Q (Golden)	$177,736	$205,001	-$27,266	48.4%	56.5%	-8.1%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,120,203	$1,073,711	$46,492	93.8%	91.7%	2.2%
Blithe Spirit (Shubert)	$532,528	$495,411	$37,117	60.4%	56.8%	3.5%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$450,791	$517,626	-$66,836	78.7%	88.2%	-9.5%
Desire�Elms (St. James)	$192,262	$203,745	-$11,483	30.4%	37.7%	-7.2%
Exit the King (Barrymore)	$427,139	$396,464	$30,675	71.9%	65.4%	6.5%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$797,813	$777,956	$19,857	98.3%	95.1%	3.2%
Guys and Dolls (Nederlander)	$455,669	$423,601	$32,068	69.3%	65.4%	3.9%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$814,726	$813,573	$1,153	97.0%	98.5%	-1.5%
Impressionism (Schoenfeld)	$225,592	$180,612	$44,980	40.2%	32.2%	8.0%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$653,290	$632,281	$21,009	80.7%	78.7%	2.0%
Irena's' Vow (Walter Kerr)	$185,289	$154,507	$30,782	47.0%	38.2%	8.9%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,013,628	$1,013,306	$322	99.7%	99.0%	0.7%
Joe Turner's...Gone (Belasco)	$235,040	$184,955	$50,085	57.7%	44.9%	12.8%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$830,636	$901,230	-$70,594	92.9%	99.2%	-6.3%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$626,962	$659,400	-$32,438	72.7%	75.1%	-2.5%
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst)	$309,292	$296,448	$12,844	57.5%	57.5%	0.0%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$278,881	$225,683	$53,198	86.2%	72.2%	13.9%
Reasons to be Pretty (Lyceum)	$128,164	$107,404	$20,760	36.2%	30.9%	5.2%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$378,178	$397,965	-$19,787	94.5%	95.3%	-0.9%
Shrek (Broadway)	$589,869	$558,604	$31,265	62.8%	57.1%	5.6%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$856,924	$820,656	$36,268	92.5%	88.8%	3.7%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$112,873	$124,969	-$12,096	38.3%	44.1%	-5.8%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,049,127	$1,049,168	-$41	94.7%	97.5%	-2.8%
The Little Mermaid (Lunt-Fontanne)	$632,321	$626,558	$5,763	79.4%	79.5%	-0.1%
The Norman Conquests (Circle in Square)	$246,114	$184,806	$61,308	69.8%	54.1%	15.7%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$642,926	$705,145	-$62,219	79.9%	86.2%	-6.3%
The Philanthropist (American Airlines)	$164,020	$175,760	-$11,740	56.4%	62.7%	-6.2%
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54)	$429,160	$345,586	$83,574	95.5%	80.6%	14.9%
West Side Story (Palace)	$1,196,652	$1,200,530	-$3,878	100.0%	99.0%	1.0%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,380,171	$1,384,780	-$4,609	99.5%	99.9%	-0.4%

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