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Broadway Grosses: May 11-17

By Andrew Ku
18 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)
$333,656 5,092 0 8 1,063 $65.53 59.9%
9 to 5
(Marquis)
$797,680 11,934 0 8 1,611 $66.84 92.6%
Accent on Youth
(Friedman)
$197,015 3,550 0 8 650 $55.50 68.3%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$198,336 3,177 0 8 979 $62.43 40.6%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$243,118 4,259 0 8 796 $57.08 66.9%
Billy Elliot
(Imperial)
$1,144,260 11,058 0 8 1,421 $103.48 97.3%
Blithe Spirit
(Shubert)
$559,139 7,656 0 8 1,479 $73.03 64.7%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$486,110 7,282 0 8 1,080 $66.75 84.3%
Desire…Elms
(St. James)
$249,755 4,363 0 8 1,403 $57.24 38.9%
Exit the King
(Barrymore)
$466,983 6,609 0 8 1,050 $70.66 78.7%
God of Carnage
(Jacobs)
$837,401 8,634 0 8 1,078 $96.99 100.1%
Guys and Dolls
(Nederlander)
$468,851 6,949 0 8 1,217 $67.47 71.4%
Hair
(Hirschfeld)
$934,230 10,851 0 8 1,412 $86.10 96.1%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$722,075 9,578 0 8 1,365 $75.39 87.7%
Irena's' Vow
(Walter Kerr)
$188,725 3,532 0 8 947 $53.43 46.6%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,033,177 9,886 0 8 1,222 $104.51 101.1%
Joe Turner's...Gone
(Belasco)
$231,697 4,548 0 8 1,018 $50.94 55.8%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$869,495 11,568 0 8 1,498 $75.16 96.5%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$666,801 11,111 0 8 1,797 $60.01 77.3%
Mary Stuart
(Broadhurst)
$348,849 5,489 0 8 1,150 $63.55 59.7%
Next to Normal
(Booth)
$310,451 5,320 0 8 772 $58.36 86.1%
Reasons to be Pretty
(Lyceum)
$138,752 2,797 0 8 910 $49.61 38.4%
Rock of Ages
(Atkinson)
$430,379 7,425 0 8 979 $57.96 94.8%
Shrek
(Broadway)
$635,634 9,051 0 8 1,735 $70.23 65.2%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$872,028 7,936 0 8 1,041 $109.88 95.3%
The 39 Steps
(Hayes)
$148,974 2,385 0 8 589 $62.46 50.6%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,058,942 12,658 0 8 1,654 $83.66 95.7%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$660,522 10,067 0 8 1,520 $65.61 82.8%
The Norman Conquests
(Circle in Square)
$307,794 5,170 0 8 780 $59.53 82.9%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$697,107 11,141 0 8 1,615 $62.57 86.2%
The Philanthropist
(American Airlines)
$191,518 3,990 0 8 740 $48.00 67.4%
Waiting for Godot
(Studio 54)
$439,913 7,688 0 8 1,004 $57.22 95.7%
West Side Story
(Palace)
$1,240,854 13,527 0 8 1,697 $91.73 99.6%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,403,974 14,472 0 8 1,809 $97.01 100.0%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
33 Variations
(O'Neill)
$333,656 $287,867 $45,789 59.9% 51.2% 8.7%
9 to 5
(Marquis)
$797,680 $762,358 $35,322 92.6% 90.3% 2.3%
Accent on Youth
(Friedman)
$197,015 $182,863 $14,152 68.3% 64.5% 3.7%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$198,336 $167,803 $30,534 40.6% 33.3% 7.3%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$243,118 $177,736 $65,383 66.9% 48.4% 18.5%
Billy Elliot
(Imperial)
$1,144,260 $1,120,203 $24,057 97.3% 93.8% 3.4%
Blithe Spirit
(Shubert)
$559,139 $532,528 $26,611 64.7% 60.4% 4.3%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$486,110 $450,791 $35,319 84.3% 78.7% 5.6%
Desire…Elms
(St. James)
$249,755 $192,262 $57,493 38.9% 30.4% 8.4%
Exit the King
(Barrymore)
$466,983 $427,139 $39,844 78.7% 71.9% 6.8%
God of Carnage
(Jacobs)
$837,401 $797,813 $39,587 100.1% 98.3% 1.8%
Guys and Dolls
(Nederlander)
$468,851 $455,669 $13,182 71.4% 69.3% 2.1%
Hair
(Hirschfeld)
$934,230 $814,726 $119,504 96.1% 97.0% -0.9%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$722,075 $653,290 $68,785 87.7% 80.7% 7.0%
Irena's' Vow
(Walter Kerr)
$188,725 $185,289 $3,436 46.6% 47.0% -0.4%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,033,177 $1,013,628 $19,549 101.1% 99.7% 1.4%
Joe Turner's...Gone
(Belasco)
$231,697 $235,040 -$3,343 55.8% 57.7% -1.8%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$869,495 $830,636 $38,859 96.5% 92.9% 3.6%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$666,801 $626,962 $39,839 77.3% 72.7% 4.6%
Mary Stuart
(Broadhurst)
$348,849 $309,292 $39,557 59.7% 57.5% 2.2%
Next to Normal
(Booth)
$310,451 $278,881 $31,570 86.1% 86.2% 0.0%
Reasons to be Pretty
(Lyceum)
$138,752 $128,164 $10,588 38.4% 36.2% 2.2%
Rock of Ages
(Atkinson)
$430,379 $378,178 $52,201 94.8% 94.5% 0.3%
Shrek
(Broadway)
$635,634 $589,869 $45,765 65.2% 62.8% 2.4%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$872,028 $856,924 $15,104 95.3% 92.5% 2.8%
The 39 Steps
(Hayes)
$148,974 $112,873 $36,101 50.6% 38.3% 12.3%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,058,942 $1,049,127 $9,815 95.7% 94.7% 1.0%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$660,522 $632,321 $28,201 82.8% 79.4% 3.4%
The Norman Conquests
(Circle in Square)
$307,794 $246,114 $61,680 82.9% 69.8% 13.1%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$697,107 $642,926 $54,181 86.2% 79.9% 6.3%
The Philanthropist
(American Airlines)
$191,518 $164,020 $27,498 67.4% 56.4% 11.0%
Waiting for Godot
(Studio 54)
$439,913 $429,160 $10,754 95.7% 95.5% 0.2%
West Side Story
(Palace)
$1,240,854 $1,196,652 $44,202 99.6% 100.0% -0.4%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,403,974 $1,380,171 $23,803 100.0% 99.5% 0.5%



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