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Broadway Grosses - 2008

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Note: Click on a Column Head to Sort/Graph by Column. Complete Statistical Data Not Available for Shows Prior to 1996.

SHOW
Total Gross
Avg. Gross
Average Ticket
Top Ticket
Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf.
Average %
13
(JACOBS)
$3,780,714
$252,048
$57.91
$198.50
63,993
122,956
118
52.21%
A BRONX TALE
(WALTER KERR)
$2,222,302
$277,788
$70.19
$251.50
31,755
55,042
58
57.81%
A CATERED AFFAIR
(WALTER KERR)
$6,453,273
$358,515
$67.06
$199.50
95,542
131,553
141
72.86%
A CHORUS LINE
(SCHOENFELD)
$13,298,678
$402,990
$65.58
$301.25
201,982
282,216
264
71.57%
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$3,612,196
$258,014
$55.90
$111.50
64,431
75,408
102
85.36%
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$4,655,502
$387,958
$60.24
$250.00
77,436
132,060
93
59.04%
ALL MY SONS
(SCHOENFELD)
$9,610,544
$640,703
$86.46
$300.00
111,341
122,032
116
91.43%
AMERICAN BUFFALO
(BELASCO)
$739,550
$184,888
$50.83
$250.00
14,607
28,504
28
52.15%
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
(IMPERIAL)
$23,736,230
$465,416
$77.05
$251.50
310,326
455,093
407
68.65%
AVENUE Q
(GOLDEN)
$15,731,064
$302,520
$63.59
$201.25
246,477
330,340
415
74.63%
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL
(IMPERIAL)
$13,184,041
$1,014,157
$107.22
$300.00
122,502
130,727
92
93.72%
BOEING-BOEING
(LONGACRE)
$13,500,650
$364,882
$61.15
$251.50
219,235
310,872
288
70.59%
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(BROADHURST)
$12,603,337
$663,334
$77.43
$251.50
162,346
177,536
152
91.44%
CHICAGO
(AMBASSADOR)
$24,848,936
$477,864
$70.06
$251.25
353,180
449,280
416
78.62%
SHOW
Total Gross
Avg. Gross
Average Ticket
Top Ticket
Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf.
Average %
CIRQUE DREAMS: JUNGLE FANTASY
(BROADWAY)
$5,166,140
$516,614
$55.82
$200.00
92,789
139,296
80
66.63%
COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA
(BILTMORE)
$2,052,427
$186,584
$54.37
$96.50
37,416
55,250
85
67.27%
CRY BABY
(MARQUIS)
$4,077,104
$271,807
$34.24
$250.00
120,932
179,835
113
69.21%
CURTAINS
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$13,280,012
$510,770
$69.38
$251.50
191,351
295,776
208
64.70%
CYMBELINE
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$230,226
$230,226
$58.76
$90.00
3,918
8,376
8
46.80%
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$905,526
$905,526
$87.14
$250.00
10,392
10,776
8
96.40%
DIVIDING THE ESTATE
(BOOTH)
$2,461,596
$246,160
$53.18
$95.00
45,950
57,720
74
79.69%
DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!
(ST. JAMES)
$647,223
$647,223
$57.68
$159.50
11,220
20,472
12
54.80%
EQUUS
(BROADHURST)
$9,099,127
$535,243
$91.20
$300.00
100,427
155,656
129
65.85%
GLORY DAYS
(CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE)
$111,283
$37,094
$38.54
$201.50
3,719
12,060
18
27.80%
GREASE
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$30,574,696
$587,975
$79.78
$300.00
381,308
444,000
414
85.92%
GYPSY
(ST. JAMES)
$29,866,095
$694,560
$71.42
$252.00
417,170
585,501
343
71.20%
HAIRSPRAY
(NEIL SIMON)
$31,229,254
$600,563
$64.07
$240.00
483,274
594,320
416
81.32%
IN THE HEIGHTS
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$34,001,301
$739,159
$81.22
$300.00
413,902
490,896
365
84.27%
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS 2008-2009
(MARQUIS)
$8,484,299
$1,212,043
$99.44
$250.00
83,797
93,437
58
89.41%
SHOW
Total Gross
Avg. Gross
Average Ticket
Top Ticket
Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf.
Average %
IS HE DEAD?
(LYCEUM)
$1,984,831
$198,483
$48.58
$226.50
40,981
73,760
80
55.56%
JERSEY BOYS
(AUGUST WILSON)
$58,871,924
$1,132,152
$115.92
$351.50
507,847
508,352
416
99.91%
LEGALLY BLONDE
(PALACE)
$26,766,478
$637,297
$63.75
$250.00
416,592
568,176
336
73.32%
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$3,161,855
$243,220
$49.36
$101.25
63,853
73,217
99
87.18%
LES MISÉRABLES
(BROADHURST)
$878,076
$878,076
$96.79
$251.25
9,072
8,976
8
101.10%
LIZA'S AT THE PALACE
(PALACE)
$2,472,655
$618,164
$102.13
$250.00
25,223
30,590
18
83.52%
MACBETH 2008
(LYCEUM)
$4,105,572
$456,175
$80.35
$251.50
51,048
57,330
63
88.36%
MAMMA MIA!
(WINTER GARDEN)
$47,580,493
$915,009
$80.84
$251.25
586,330
621,670
415
94.33%
MARY POPPINS
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$42,750,255
$822,120
$69.70
$250.00
610,733
747,456
416
81.71%
NOVEMBER
(BARRYMORE)
$10,523,748
$375,848
$69.75
$251.50
150,505
236,992
224
63.51%
PAL JOEY
(STUDIO 54)
$2,402,482
$343,212
$56.07
$121.50
42,905
50,200
50
85.91%
PASSING STRANGE
(BELASCO)
$5,161,374
$215,057
$52.59
$201.50
97,370
184,820
185
52.13%
RENT
(NEDERLANDER)
$16,997,222
$472,145
$62.83
$200.00
267,103
338,947
287
78.77%
ROCK 'N' ROLL
(JACOBS)
$3,434,040
$343,404
$64.31
$226.50
53,136
85,920
80
61.86%
SHREK THE MUSICAL
(BROADWAY)
$5,627,138
$703,392
$85.20
$300.00
66,515
93,782
54
72.98%
SHOW
Total Gross
Avg. Gross
Average Ticket
Top Ticket
Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf.
Average %
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW
(HELEN HAYES)
$1,071,687
$267,922
$82.51
$111.50
12,843
19,074
33
66.73%
SOUTH PACIFIC
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$35,847,733
$814,721
$100.43
$125.00
354,600
360,206
346
98.40%
SPAMALOT
(SHUBERT)
$32,386,698
$622,821
$71.07
$251.25
452,398
599,456
416
75.47%
SPEED THE PLOW
(BARRYMORE)
$5,621,146
$432,396
$75.10
$250.00
73,996
105,800
100
70.16%
SPRING AWAKENING
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$22,458,556
$431,895
$67.36
$250.00
330,627
453,440
416
72.91%
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
(STUDIO 54)
$8,812,815
$383,166
$56.15
$121.25
156,964
181,692
181
86.48%
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(CIRCLE)
$758,360
$252,787
$58.22
$175.00
12,992
16,416
24
79.17%
THE 39 STEPS
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$11,652,952
$242,770
$52.90
$226.50
220,209
293,108
379
75.42%
THE COLOR PURPLE
(BROADWAY)
$4,474,952
$559,369
$62.73
$251.25
71,004
108,234
63
65.68%
THE COUNTRY GIRL
(JACOBS)
$5,949,235
$371,827
$73.75
$300.00
81,577
133,566
122
61.80%
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
(MUSIC BOX)
$2,232,916
$248,102
$56.68
$201.50
39,327
72,360
72
54.34%
THE HOMECOMING
(CORT)
$3,370,330
$224,689
$56.31
$226.50
59,088
129,840
120
45.50%
THE LION KING
(MINSKOFF)
$61,014,194
$1,173,350
$93.59
$251.25
650,152
688,064
416
94.49%
THE LITTLE MERMAID
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$48,980,835
$941,939
$87.36
$251.50
556,346
631,280
416
88.13%
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)
$39,044,221
$750,850
$67.72
$201.25
576,353
664,028
412
86.88%
SHOW
Total Gross
Avg. Gross
Average Ticket
Top Ticket
Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf.
Average %
THE SEAFARER
(BOOTH)
$3,337,449
$256,727
$59.49
$226.50
55,968
81,824
104
68.40%
THE SEAGULL
(WALTER KERR)
$6,430,741
$459,339
$74.80
$252.00
85,825
106,064
112
80.91%
THURGOOD
(BOOTH)
$4,613,166
$242,798
$57.50
$151.50
80,291
113,100
145
71.59%
TITLE OF SHOW
(LYCEUM)
$2,188,129
$145,875
$45.76
$200.00
47,894
105,134
115
45.91%
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
(FRIEDMAN)
$1,166,048
$129,561
$53.21
$95.00
21,960
46,800
72
46.93%
TOP GIRLS
(BILTMORE)
$2,211,556
$201,051
$53.59
$91.50
41,199
55,902
87
73.50%
WICKED
(GERSHWIN)
$75,642,334
$1,454,660
$101.44
$300.00
745,456
752,544
416
99.06%
XANADU
(HELEN HAYES)
$8,753,455
$224,448
$66.50
$226.25
130,490
185,952
312
70.17%
TOTAL
$940,900,977
$494,917
$76.37
$221.28
12,319,490
15,531,062
12631
79.32%


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