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Broadway Grosses: April 28 - May 4

By Andrew Ku
05 May 2008

All data provided by The Broadway League

Young Frankenstein is not reporting its grosses.
August: Osage County and The 39 Steps resumed performances at new venues.

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %
A Catered Affair
(Kerr)
$431,151 6,179 0 8 933 $69.78 82.8%
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$367,139 5,309 0 8 1,069 $69.15 62.1%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$393,452 5,930 0 8 979 $66.35 75.7%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$253,877 4,207 0 8 796 $60.35 66.1%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)
$222,507 4,713 7 1 1,077 $47.21 54.7%
Cat...Roof
(Broadhurst)
$504,854 7,382 0 8 1,168 $68.39 79.0%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$516,522 6,879 0 8 1,080 $75.09 79.6%
Cry-Baby
(Marquis)
$222,068 7,043 0 8 1,611 $31.53 54.6%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$494,554 7,002 0 8 1,422 $70.63 61.6%
Glory Days
(Circle in Square)
$46,848 1,171 8 0 670 $40.01 21.8%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$616,883 7,900 0 8 1,072 $78.09 92.1%
Gypsy
(St. James)
$750,482 9,362 0 8 1,707 $80.16 68.6%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$668,297 10,295 0 8 1,428 $64.91 90.1%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$486,708 7,240 0 8 1,344 $67.22 67.3%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,159,358 9,796 0 8 1,222 $118.35 100.2%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$531,418 8,425 0 8 1,691 $63.08 62.3%
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(American Airlines)
$205,488 4,128 3 5 740 $49.78 69.7%
Macbeth
(Lyceum)
$516,940 6,496 0 8 910 $79.58 89.2%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$962,416 11,633 0 8 1,498 $82.73 97.1%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$849,175 13,077 0 8 1,797 $64.94 91.0%
November
(Barrymore)
$289,220 4,186 0 8 1,058 $69.09 49.5%
Passing Strange
(Belasco)
$194,014 3,579 0 8 998 $54.21 44.8%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$472,955 7,436 0 8 1,181 $63.60 78.7%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$748,618 8,235 0 8 1,041 $90.91 98.9%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$842,570 9,706 0 8 1,441 $86.81 84.2%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$403,848 5,750 0 8 1,090 $70.23 65.9%
Sunday…George
(Studio 54)
$301,337 5,239 0 8 1,004 $57.52 65.2%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)
$219,454 4,632 8 0 787 $47.38 73.6%
The Country Girl
(Jacobs)
$442,455 5,650 0 8 1,103 $78.31 64.0%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,229,650 13,129 0 8 1,654 $93.66 99.2%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$926,863 10,180 0 8 1,518 $91.05 83.8%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$836,268 12,674 0 8 1,607 $65.98 98.6%
Thurgood
(Booth)
$202,134 3,637 1 6 780 $55.58 66.6%
Top Girls
(Biltmore)
$187,126 3,437 8 0 650 $54.44 66.1%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,439,333 14,472 0 8 1,809 $99.46 100.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$211,007 3,138 0 8 596 $67.24 65.8%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Catered Affair
(Kerr)
$431,151 $424,552 $6,599 82.8% 77.9% 4.9%
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$367,139 $482,117 -$114,978 62.1% 83.4% -21.3%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$393,452 n/a n/a 75.7% n/a n/a
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$253,877 $293,999 -$40,122 66.1% 74.7% -8.7%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)
$222,507 $284,646 -$62,139 54.7% 69.5% -14.8%
Cat...Roof
(Broadhurst)
$504,854 $548,598 -$43,744 79.0% 83.9% -4.9%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$516,522 $516,239 $283 79.6% 87.1% -7.5%
Cry-Baby
(Marquis)
$222,068 $281,794 -$59,726 54.6% 84.8% -30.2%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$494,554 $579,308 -$84,754 61.6% 72.0% -10.4%
Glory Days
(Circle in Square)
$46,848 $51,094 -$4,247 21.8% 42.9% -21.0%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$616,883 $680,712 -$63,829 92.1% 97.9% -5.8%
Gypsy
(St. James)
$750,482 $890,671 -$140,189 68.6% 82.4% -13.9%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$668,297 $757,542 -$89,245 90.1% 98.4% -8.3%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$486,708 $585,934 -$99,226 67.3% 77.3% -9.9%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,159,358 $1,155,960 $3,398 100.2% 100.8% -0.6%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$531,418 $719,455 -$188,037 62.3% 80.2% -17.9%
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(American Airlines)
$205,488 $244,170 -$38,682 69.7% 85.6% -15.9%
Macbeth
(Lyceum)
$516,940 $492,616 $24,325 89.2% 97.9% -8.6%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$962,416 $956,420 $5,997 97.1% 99.6% -2.5%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$849,175 $914,366 -$65,191 91.0% 92.9% -1.9%
November
(Barrymore)
$289,220 $446,286 -$157,066 49.5% 73.3% -23.9%
Passing Strange
(Belasco)
$194,014 $259,911 -$65,897 44.8% 61.4% -16.6%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$472,955 $531,580 -$58,625 78.7% 88.2% -9.5%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$748,618 $738,433 $10,185 98.9% 98.6% 0.3%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$842,570 $782,129 $60,441 84.2% 89.8% -5.6%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$403,848 $484,935 -$81,087 65.9% 77.6% -11.7%
Sunday…George
(Studio 54)
$301,337 $434,512 -$133,175 65.2% 94.8% -29.6%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)
$219,454 n/a n/a 73.6% n/a n/a
The Country Girl
(Jacobs)
$442,455 $462,299 -$19,844 64.0% 68.6% -4.6%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,229,650 $1,297,216 -$67,566 99.2% 97.9% 1.3%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$926,863 $1,115,988 -$189,125 83.8% 98.8% -15.0%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$836,268 $837,131 -$864 98.6% 99.9% -1.3%
Thurgood
(Booth)
$202,134 $208,855 -$6,721 66.6% 66.2% 0.5%
Top Girls
(Biltmore)
$187,126 $181,049 $6,077 66.1% 69.8% -3.7%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,439,333 $1,468,682 -$29,349 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$211,007 $226,491 -$15,483 65.8% 72.7% -6.9%



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