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Broadway Grosses: May 18-24

By Andrew Ku
26 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)
$236,250 3,414 0 5 1,063 $69.20 64.2%
9 to 5
(Marquis)
$805,908 11,718 0 8 1,611 $68.78 90.9%
Accent on Youth
(Friedman)
$152,743 2,712 0 8 650 $56.32 52.2%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$196,533 3,131 0 8 979 $62.77 40.0%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$290,542 4,878 0 8 796 $59.56 76.6%
Billy Elliot
(Imperial)
$1,173,790 11,070 0 8 1,421 $106.03 97.4%
Blithe Spirit
(Shubert)
$591,570 8,103 0 8 1,479 $73.01 68.5%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$564,982 7,716 0 8 1,080 $73.22 89.3%
Desire…Elms
(St. James)
$346,570 6,163 0 8 1,403 $56.23 54.9%
Exit the King
(Barrymore)
$486,489 6,980 0 8 1,050 $69.70 83.1%
God of Carnage
(Jacobs)
$854,862 8,700 0 8 1,078 $98.26 100.9%
Guys and Dolls
(Nederlander)
$496,935 8,176 0 8 1,217 $60.78 84.0%
Hair
(Hirschfeld)
$930,263 10,777 0 8 1,412 $86.32 95.4%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$774,972 9,890 0 8 1,365 $78.36 90.6%
Irena's' Vow
(Walter Kerr)
$177,701 3,499 0 8 947 $50.79 46.2%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,041,387 9,880 0 8 1,222 $105.40 101.1%
Joe Turner's...Gone
(Belasco)
$256,298 5,251 0 8 1,018 $48.81 64.5%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$894,070 11,695 0 8 1,498 $76.45 97.6%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$778,623 13,112 0 8 1,797 $59.38 91.2%
Mary Stuart
(Broadhurst)
$320,683 5,216 0 8 1,150 $61.48 56.7%
Next to Normal
(Booth)
$337,306 5,557 0 8 772 $60.70 90.0%
Reasons to be Pretty
(Lyceum)
$176,152 3,651 0 8 910 $48.25 50.2%
Rock of Ages
(Atkinson)
$450,676 7,589 0 8 979 $59.39 96.9%
Shrek
(Broadway)
$770,039 10,966 0 8 1,735 $70.22 79.0%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$869,244 7,964 0 8 1,041 $109.15 95.6%
The 39 Steps
(Hayes)
$168,193 2,678 0 8 589 $62.81 56.8%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,118,909 13,006 0 8 1,654 $86.03 98.3%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$775,764 11,390 0 8 1,520 $68.11 93.7%
The Norman Conquests
(Circle in Square)
$304,815 5,065 0 8 780 $60.18 81.2%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$810,280 12,402 0 8 1,615 $65.33 96.0%
The Philanthropist
(American Airlines)
$183,997 3,910 0 8 740 $47.06 66.0%
Waiting for Godot
(Studio 54)
$415,610 6,979 0 8 1,004 $59.55 86.9%
West Side Story
(Palace)
$1,244,810 13,682 0 8 1,697 $90.98 100.8%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,416,179 14,472 0 8 1,809 $97.86 100.0%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
33 Variations
(O'Neill)
$236,250 $333,656 -$97,406 64.2% 59.9% 4.4%
9 to 5
(Marquis)
$805,908 $797,680 $8,228 90.9% 92.6% -1.7%
Accent on Youth
(Friedman)
$152,743 $197,015 -$44,272 52.2% 68.3% -16.1%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$196,533 $198,336 -$1,803 40.0% 40.6% -0.6%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$290,542 $243,118 $47,423 76.6% 66.9% 9.7%
Billy Elliot
(Imperial)
$1,173,790 $1,144,260 $29,530 97.4% 97.3% 0.1%
Blithe Spirit
(Shubert)
$591,570 $559,139 $32,431 68.5% 64.7% 3.8%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$564,982 $486,110 $78,872 89.3% 84.3% 5.0%
Desire…Elms
(St. James)
$346,570 $249,755 $96,815 54.9% 38.9% 16.0%
Exit the King
(Barrymore)
$486,489 $466,983 $19,507 83.1% 78.7% 4.4%
God of Carnage
(Jacobs)
$854,862 $837,401 $17,461 100.9% 100.1% 0.8%
Guys and Dolls
(Nederlander)
$496,935 $468,851 $28,084 84.0% 71.4% 12.6%
Hair
(Hirschfeld)
$930,263 $934,230 -$3,967 95.4% 96.1% -0.7%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$774,972 $722,075 $52,897 90.6% 87.7% 2.9%
Irena's' Vow
(Walter Kerr)
$177,701 $188,725 -$11,024 46.2% 46.6% -0.4%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,041,387 $1,033,177 $8,210 101.1% 101.1% -0.1%
Joe Turner's...Gone
(Belasco)
$256,298 $231,697 $24,602 64.5% 55.8% 8.6%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$894,070 $869,495 $24,575 97.6% 96.5% 1.1%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$778,623 $666,801 $111,822 91.2% 77.3% 13.9%
Mary Stuart
(Broadhurst)
$320,683 $348,849 -$28,166 56.7% 59.7% -3.0%
Next to Normal
(Booth)
$337,306 $310,451 $26,855 90.0% 86.1% 3.8%
Reasons to be Pretty
(Lyceum)
$176,152 $138,752 $37,400 50.2% 38.4% 11.7%
Rock of Ages
(Atkinson)
$450,676 $430,379 $20,297 96.9% 94.8% 2.1%
Shrek
(Broadway)
$770,039 $635,634 $134,405 79.0% 65.2% 13.8%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$869,244 $872,028 -$2,784 95.6% 95.3% 0.3%
The 39 Steps
(Hayes)
$168,193 $148,974 $19,219 56.8% 50.6% 6.2%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,118,909 $1,058,942 $59,967 98.3% 95.7% 2.6%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$775,764 $660,522 $115,242 93.7% 82.8% 10.9%
The Norman Conquests
(Circle in Square)
$304,815 $307,794 -$2,979 81.2% 82.9% -1.7%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$810,280 $697,107 $113,173 96.0% 86.2% 9.8%
The Philanthropist
(American Airlines)
$183,997 $191,518 -$7,521 66.0% 67.4% -1.4%
Waiting for Godot
(Studio 54)
$415,610 $439,913 -$24,304 86.9% 95.7% -8.8%
West Side Story
(Palace)
$1,244,810 $1,240,854 $3,956 100.8% 99.6% 1.1%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,416,179 $1,403,974 $12,205 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%



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