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Broadway Grosses: May 12-18

By Andrew Ku
20 May 2008

All data provided by The Broadway League

Young Frankenstein is not reporting its grosses.

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Total Atten. Prev. Perf. Total Capacity Avg. Ticket Price Atten. %
A Catered Affair
(Kerr)
$439,329 6,040 0 8 933 $72.74 80.9%
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$335,752 5,312 0 8 1,069 $63.21 62.1%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$436,388 6,143 0 8 979 $71.04 78.4%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$319,510 4,957 0 8 796 $64.46 77.8%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)
$359,793 6,320 0 8 1,077 $56.93 73.4%
Cat...Roof
(Broadhurst)
$651,472 8,509 0 8 1,168 $76.56 91.1%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$511,729 7,252 0 8 1,080 $70.56 83.9%
Cry-Baby
(Marquis)
$347,297 9,075 0 8 1,611 $38.27 70.4%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$563,824 7,774 0 8 1,422 $72.53 68.3%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$624,587 7,944 0 8 1,072 $78.62 92.6%
Gypsy
(St. James)
$835,697 10,044 0 8 1,707 $83.20 73.6%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$657,042 10,111 0 8 1,428 $64.98 88.5%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$650,504 9,152 0 8 1,344 $71.08 85.1%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,163,619 9,843 0 8 1,222 $118.22 100.7%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$588,736 9,460 0 8 1,691 $62.23 69.9%
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(American Airlines)
$266,917 5,272 0 8 740 $50.63 89.1%
Macbeth
(Lyceum)
$618,354 7,145 0 8 910 $86.54 98.1%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$966,801 11,752 0 8 1,498 $82.27 98.1%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$845,936 12,957 0 8 1,797 $65.29 90.1%
November
(Barrymore)
$319,421 4,430 0 8 1,058 $72.10 52.3%
Passing Strange
(Belasco)
$256,680 4,719 0 8 998 $54.39 59.1%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$525,230 7,996 0 8 1,181 $65.69 84.6%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$704,978 8,108 0 8 1,041 $86.95 97.4%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$614,070 8,833 0 8 1,441 $69.52 76.6%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$562,435 7,333 0 8 1,090 $76.70 84.1%
Sunday…George
(Studio 54)
$346,369 6,298 0 8 1,004 $55.00 78.4%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)
$259,087 5,153 0 8 787 $50.28 81.8%
The Country Girl
(Jacobs)
$478,108 5,999 0 8 1,103 $79.70 68.0%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,221,435 13,112 0 8 1,654 $93.15 99.1%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$924,670 11,060 0 8 1,518 $83.60 91.1%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$774,700 12,145 0 8 1,607 $63.79 94.5%
Thurgood
(Booth)
$258,739 4,694 0 8 780 $55.12 75.2%
Top Girls
(Biltmore)
$229,081 4,033 0 8 650 $56.80 77.6%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,446,047 14,472 0 8 1,809 $99.92 100.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$228,658 3,294 0 8 596 $69.42 69.1%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production
(Theatre)
Weekly Gross Last Week's Gross $ Change Atten. % Last Week's Atten. % Atten. % Change
A Catered Affair
(Kerr)
$439,329 $423,688 $15,641 80.9% 79.0% 1.9%
A Chorus Line
(Schoenfeld)
$335,752 $377,540 -$41,788 62.1% 61.9% 0.2%
August: Osage County
(Music Box)
$436,388 $390,469 $45,919 78.4% 75.8% 2.6%
Avenue Q
(Golden)
$319,510 $218,791 $100,719 77.8% 55.4% 22.4%
Boeing-Boeing
(Longacre)
$359,793 $327,771 $32,022 73.4% 69.6% 3.8%
Cat...Roof
(Broadhurst)
$651,472 $682,691 -$31,218 91.1% 91.3% -0.2%
Chicago
(Ambassador)
$511,729 $472,042 $39,687 83.9% 81.5% 2.5%
Cry-Baby
(Marquis)
$347,297 $266,232 $81,065 70.4% 65.1% 5.3%
Curtains
(Hirschfeld)
$563,824 $470,304 $93,520 68.3% 59.0% 9.3%
Grease
(Atkinson)
$624,587 $581,701 $42,886 92.6% 90.2% 2.5%
Gypsy
(St. James)
$835,697 $854,278 -$18,581 73.6% 74.9% -1.4%
Hairspray
(Neil Simon)
$657,042 $624,142 $32,900 88.5% 86.9% 1.6%
In the Heights
(Rodgers)
$650,504 $526,333 $124,171 85.1% 70.2% 14.9%
Jersey Boys
(August Wilson)
$1,163,619 $1,164,898 -$1,279 100.7% 100.7% 0.0%
Legally Blonde
(Palace)
$588,736 $463,246 $125,490 69.9% 54.3% 15.7%
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(American Airlines)
$266,917 $256,096 $10,821 89.1% 85.2% 3.9%
Macbeth
(Lyceum)
$618,354 $489,874 $128,481 98.1% 93.0% 5.1%
Mamma Mia!
(Winter Garden)
$966,801 $908,311 $58,490 98.1% 94.3% 3.8%
Mary Poppins
(New Amsterdam)
$845,936 $765,619 $80,317 90.1% 81.5% 8.6%
November
(Barrymore)
$319,421 $293,895 $25,526 52.3% 48.4% 3.9%
Passing Strange
(Belasco)
$256,680 $205,944 $50,737 59.1% 45.5% 13.7%
Rent
(Nederlander)
$525,230 $428,996 $96,234 84.6% 71.7% 13.0%
South Pacific
(Beaumont)
$704,978 $725,485 -$20,507 97.4% 96.8% 0.6%
Spamalot
(Shubert)
$614,070 $519,455 $94,616 76.6% 67.9% 8.7%
Spring Awakening
(O'Neill)
$562,435 $410,523 $151,912 84.1% 66.6% 17.5%
Sunday…George
(Studio 54)
$346,369 $329,559 $16,810 78.4% 74.9% 3.5%
The 39 Steps
(Cort)
$259,087 $229,236 $29,851 81.8% 74.9% 7.0%
The Country Girl
(Jacobs)
$478,108 $452,484 $25,624 68.0% 64.7% 3.2%
The Lion King
(Minskoff)
$1,221,435 $1,171,678 $49,757 99.1% 97.7% 1.4%
The Little Mermaid
(Lunt-Fontanne)
$924,670 $875,071 $49,599 91.1% 85.4% 5.7%
The Phantom of the Opera
(Majestic)
$774,700 $761,251 $13,449 94.5% 94.0% 0.5%
Thurgood
(Booth)
$258,739 $239,366 $19,373 75.2% 70.5% 4.7%
Top Girls
(Biltmore)
$229,081 $163,474 $65,607 77.6% 55.8% 21.8%
Wicked
(Gershwin)
$1,446,047 $1,434,150 $11,897 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Xanadu
(Hayes)
$228,658 $218,615 $10,043 69.1% 69.0% 0.1%



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