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Broadway Grosses by Year - 2008


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Show Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats Sold Total Seats Perf. Avg. %
XANADU
(HELEN HAYES)
$8,753,455 $224,448 $66
$226
130,490 185,952 312 70.17%
WICKED
(GERSHWIN)
$75,642,334 $1,454,660 $101
$300
745,456 752,544 416 99.06%
TOP GIRLS
(BILTMORE)
$2,211,556 $201,051 $54
$92
41,199 55,902 87 73.50%
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
(FRIEDMAN)
$1,166,048 $129,561 $53
$95
21,960 46,800 72 46.93%
TITLE OF SHOW
(LYCEUM)
$2,188,129 $145,875 $46
$200
47,894 105,134 115 45.91%
THURGOOD
(BOOTH)
$4,613,166 $242,798 $58
$152
80,291 113,100 145 71.59%
THE SEAGULL
(WALTER KERR)
$6,430,741 $459,339 $75
$252
85,825 106,064 112 80.91%
THE SEAFARER
(BOOTH)
$3,337,449 $256,727 $59
$227
55,968 81,824 104 68.40%
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)
$39,044,221 $750,850 $68
$201
576,353 664,028 412 86.88%
THE LITTLE MERMAID
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$48,980,835 $941,939 $87
$252
556,346 631,280 416 88.13%
THE LION KING
(MINSKOFF)
$61,014,194 $1,173,350 $94
$251
650,152 688,064 416 94.49%
THE HOMECOMING
(CORT)
$3,370,330 $224,689 $56
$227
59,088 129,840 120 45.50%
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
(MUSIC BOX)
$2,232,916 $248,102 $57
$202
39,327 72,360 72 54.34%
THE COUNTRY GIRL
(JACOBS)
$5,949,235 $371,827 $74
$300
81,577 133,566 122 61.80%
THE COLOR PURPLE
(BROADWAY)
$4,474,952 $559,369 $63
$251
71,004 108,234 63 65.68%
THE 39 STEPS
(CORT)
$11,652,952 $242,770 $53
$227
220,209 293,108 379 75.42%
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(CIRCLE)
$758,360 $252,787 $58
$175
12,992 16,416 24 79.17%
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
(STUDIO 54)
$8,812,815 $383,166 $56
$121
156,964 181,692 181 86.48%
SPRING AWAKENING
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$22,458,556 $431,895 $67
$250
330,627 453,440 416 72.91%
SPEED THE PLOW
(BARRYMORE)
$5,621,146 $432,396 $75
$250
73,996 105,800 100 70.16%
SPAMALOT
(SHUBERT)
$32,386,698 $622,821 $71
$251
452,398 599,456 416 75.47%
SOUTH PACIFIC
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$35,847,733 $814,721 $100
$125
354,600 360,206 346 98.40%
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW
(HELEN HAYES)
$1,071,687 $267,922 $83
$112
12,843 19,074 33 66.73%
SHREK THE MUSICAL
(BROADWAY)
$5,627,138 $703,392 $85
$300
66,515 93,782 54 72.98%
ROCK 'N' ROLL
(JACOBS)
$3,434,040 $343,404 $64
$227
53,136 85,920 80 61.86%
RENT
(NEDERLANDER)
$16,997,222 $472,145 $63
$200
267,103 338,947 287 78.77%
PASSING STRANGE
(BELASCO)
$5,161,374 $215,057 $53
$202
97,370 184,820 185 52.13%
PAL JOEY
(STUDIO 54)
$2,402,482 $343,212 $56
$122
42,905 50,200 50 85.91%
NOVEMBER
(BARRYMORE)
$10,523,748 $375,848 $70
$252
150,505 236,992 224 63.51%
MARY POPPINS
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$42,750,255 $822,120 $70
$250
610,733 747,456 416 81.71%
MAMMA MIA!
(WINTER GARDEN)
$47,580,493 $915,009 $81
$251
586,330 621,670 415 94.33%
MACBETH 2008
(LYCEUM)
$4,105,572 $456,175 $80
$252
51,048 57,330 63 88.36%
LIZA'S AT THE PALACE
(PALACE)
$2,472,655 $618,164 $102
$250
25,223 30,590 18 83.52%
LES MISÉRABLES
(BROADHURST)
$878,076 $878,076 $97
$251
9,072 8,976 8 101.10%
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$3,161,855 $243,220 $49
$101
63,853 73,217 99 87.18%
LEGALLY BLONDE
(PALACE)
$26,766,478 $637,297 $64
$250
416,592 568,176 336 73.32%
JERSEY BOYS
(AUGUST WILSON)
$58,871,924 $1,132,152 $116
$352
507,847 508,352 416 99.91%
IS HE DEAD?
(LYCEUM)
$1,984,831 $198,483 $49
$227
40,981 73,760 80 55.56%
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS 2008-2009
(MARQUIS)
$8,484,299 $1,212,043 $99
$250
83,797 93,437 58 89.41%
IN THE HEIGHTS
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$34,001,301 $739,159 $81
$300
413,902 490,896 365 84.27%
HAIRSPRAY
(NEIL SIMON)
$31,229,254 $600,563 $64
$240
483,274 594,320 416 81.32%
GYPSY 2008
(ST. JAMES)
$29,866,095 $694,560 $71
$252
417,170 585,501 343 71.20%
GREASE
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$30,574,696 $587,975 $80
$300
381,308 444,000 414 85.92%
GLORY DAYS
(CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE)
$111,283 $37,094 $39
$202
3,719 12,060 18 27.80%
EQUUS
(BROADHURST)
$9,099,127 $535,243 $91
$300
100,427 155,656 129 65.85%
DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!
(ST. JAMES)
$647,223 $647,223 $58
$160
11,220 20,472 12 54.80%
DIVIDING THE ESTATE
(BOOTH)
$2,461,596 $246,160 $53
$95
45,950 57,720 74 79.69%
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$905,526 $905,526 $87
$250
10,392 10,776 8 96.40%
CYMBELINE
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$230,226 $230,226 $59
$90
3,918 8,376 8 46.80%
CURTAINS
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$13,280,012 $510,770 $69
$252
191,351 295,776 208 64.70%
CRY BABY
(MARQUIS)
$4,077,104 $271,807 $34
$250
120,932 179,835 113 69.21%
COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA
(BILTMORE)
$2,052,427 $186,584 $54
$97
37,416 55,250 85 67.27%
CIRQUE DREAMS: JUNGLE FANTASY
(BROADWAY)
$5,166,140 $516,614 $56
$200
92,789 139,296 80 66.63%
CHICAGO
(AMBASSADOR)
$24,848,936 $477,864 $70
$251
353,180 449,280 416 78.62%
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(BROADHURST)
$12,603,337 $663,334 $77
$252
162,346 177,536 152 91.44%
BOEING-BOEING
(LONGACRE)
$13,500,650 $364,882 $61
$252
219,235 310,872 288 70.59%
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL
(IMPERIAL)
$13,184,041 $1,014,157 $107
$300
122,502 130,727 92 93.72%
AVENUE Q
(GOLDEN)
$15,731,064 $302,520 $64
$201
246,477 330,340 415 74.63%
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
(MUSIC BOX)
$23,736,230 $465,416 $77
$252
310,326 455,093 407 68.65%
AMERICAN BUFFALO
(BELASCO)
$739,550 $184,888 $51
$250
14,607 28,504 28 52.15%
ALL MY SONS
(SCHOENFELD)
$9,610,544 $640,703 $86
$300
111,341 122,032 116 91.43%
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$4,655,502 $387,959 $60
$250
77,436 132,060 93 59.04%
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$3,612,196 $258,014 $56
$112
64,431 75,408 102 85.36%
A CHORUS LINE
(SCHOENFELD)
$13,298,678 $402,990 $66
$301
201,982 282,216 264 71.57%
A CATERED AFFAIR
(WALTER KERR)
$6,453,273 $358,515 $67
$200
95,542 131,553 141 72.86%
A BRONX TALE
(WALTER KERR)
$2,222,302 $277,788 $70
$252
31,755 55,042 58 57.81%
13
(JACOBS)
$3,780,714 $252,048 $58
$199
63,993 122,956 118 52.21%
TOTAL $940,900,977 $494,917 $76.37
$221.28
12,319,490 15,531,062 12631 79.32%
Total Gross$8,753,455 Avg. Gross$224,448 Avg. Ticket$66 Top Ticket$226 Seats Sold130,490 Total Seats185,952 Perf.312 Avg. %70.17%
Total Gross$75,642,334 Avg. Gross$1,454,660 Avg. Ticket$101 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold745,456 Total Seats752,544 Perf.416 Avg. %99.06%
Total Gross$2,211,556 Avg. Gross$201,051 Avg. Ticket$54 Top Ticket$92 Seats Sold41,199 Total Seats55,902 Perf.87 Avg. %73.50%
Total Gross$1,166,048 Avg. Gross$129,561 Avg. Ticket$53 Top Ticket$95 Seats Sold21,960 Total Seats46,800 Perf.72 Avg. %46.93%
Total Gross$2,188,129 Avg. Gross$145,875 Avg. Ticket$46 Top Ticket$200 Seats Sold47,894 Total Seats105,134 Perf.115 Avg. %45.91%
Total Gross$4,613,166 Avg. Gross$242,798 Avg. Ticket$58 Top Ticket$152 Seats Sold80,291 Total Seats113,100 Perf.145 Avg. %71.59%
Total Gross$6,430,741 Avg. Gross$459,339 Avg. Ticket$75 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold85,825 Total Seats106,064 Perf.112 Avg. %80.91%
Total Gross$3,337,449 Avg. Gross$256,727 Avg. Ticket$59 Top Ticket$227 Seats Sold55,968 Total Seats81,824 Perf.104 Avg. %68.40%
Total Gross$39,044,221 Avg. Gross$750,850 Avg. Ticket$68 Top Ticket$201 Seats Sold576,353 Total Seats664,028 Perf.412 Avg. %86.88%
Total Gross$48,980,835 Avg. Gross$941,939 Avg. Ticket$87 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold556,346 Total Seats631,280 Perf.416 Avg. %88.13%
Total Gross$61,014,194 Avg. Gross$1,173,350 Avg. Ticket$94 Top Ticket$251 Seats Sold650,152 Total Seats688,064 Perf.416 Avg. %94.49%
Total Gross$3,370,330 Avg. Gross$224,689 Avg. Ticket$56 Top Ticket$227 Seats Sold59,088 Total Seats129,840 Perf.120 Avg. %45.50%
Total Gross$2,232,916 Avg. Gross$248,102 Avg. Ticket$57 Top Ticket$202 Seats Sold39,327 Total Seats72,360 Perf.72 Avg. %54.34%
Total Gross$5,949,235 Avg. Gross$371,827 Avg. Ticket$74 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold81,577 Total Seats133,566 Perf.122 Avg. %61.80%
Total Gross$4,474,952 Avg. Gross$559,369 Avg. Ticket$63 Top Ticket$251 Seats Sold71,004 Total Seats108,234 Perf.63 Avg. %65.68%
Total Gross$11,652,952 Avg. Gross$242,770 Avg. Ticket$53 Top Ticket$227 Seats Sold220,209 Total Seats293,108 Perf.379 Avg. %75.42%
Total Gross$758,360 Avg. Gross$252,787 Avg. Ticket$58 Top Ticket$175 Seats Sold12,992 Total Seats16,416 Perf.24 Avg. %79.17%
Total Gross$8,812,815 Avg. Gross$383,166 Avg. Ticket$56 Top Ticket$121 Seats Sold156,964 Total Seats181,692 Perf.181 Avg. %86.48%
Total Gross$22,458,556 Avg. Gross$431,895 Avg. Ticket$67 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold330,627 Total Seats453,440 Perf.416 Avg. %72.91%
Total Gross$5,621,146 Avg. Gross$432,396 Avg. Ticket$75 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold73,996 Total Seats105,800 Perf.100 Avg. %70.16%
Total Gross$32,386,698 Avg. Gross$622,821 Avg. Ticket$71 Top Ticket$251 Seats Sold452,398 Total Seats599,456 Perf.416 Avg. %75.47%
Total Gross$35,847,733 Avg. Gross$814,721 Avg. Ticket$100 Top Ticket$125 Seats Sold354,600 Total Seats360,206 Perf.346 Avg. %98.40%
Total Gross$1,071,687 Avg. Gross$267,922 Avg. Ticket$83 Top Ticket$112 Seats Sold12,843 Total Seats19,074 Perf.33 Avg. %66.73%
Total Gross$5,627,138 Avg. Gross$703,392 Avg. Ticket$85 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold66,515 Total Seats93,782 Perf.54 Avg. %72.98%
Total Gross$3,434,040 Avg. Gross$343,404 Avg. Ticket$64 Top Ticket$227 Seats Sold53,136 Total Seats85,920 Perf.80 Avg. %61.86%
Total Gross$16,997,222 Avg. Gross$472,145 Avg. Ticket$63 Top Ticket$200 Seats Sold267,103 Total Seats338,947 Perf.287 Avg. %78.77%
Total Gross$5,161,374 Avg. Gross$215,057 Avg. Ticket$53 Top Ticket$202 Seats Sold97,370 Total Seats184,820 Perf.185 Avg. %52.13%
Total Gross$2,402,482 Avg. Gross$343,212 Avg. Ticket$56 Top Ticket$122 Seats Sold42,905 Total Seats50,200 Perf.50 Avg. %85.91%
Total Gross$10,523,748 Avg. Gross$375,848 Avg. Ticket$70 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold150,505 Total Seats236,992 Perf.224 Avg. %63.51%
Total Gross$42,750,255 Avg. Gross$822,120 Avg. Ticket$70 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold610,733 Total Seats747,456 Perf.416 Avg. %81.71%
Total Gross$47,580,493 Avg. Gross$915,009 Avg. Ticket$81 Top Ticket$251 Seats Sold586,330 Total Seats621,670 Perf.415 Avg. %94.33%
Total Gross$4,105,572 Avg. Gross$456,175 Avg. Ticket$80 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold51,048 Total Seats57,330 Perf.63 Avg. %88.36%
Total Gross$2,472,655 Avg. Gross$618,164 Avg. Ticket$102 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold25,223 Total Seats30,590 Perf.18 Avg. %83.52%
Total Gross$878,076 Avg. Gross$878,076 Avg. Ticket$97 Top Ticket$251 Seats Sold9,072 Total Seats8,976 Perf.8 Avg. %101.10%
Total Gross$3,161,855 Avg. Gross$243,220 Avg. Ticket$49 Top Ticket$101 Seats Sold63,853 Total Seats73,217 Perf.99 Avg. %87.18%
Total Gross$26,766,478 Avg. Gross$637,297 Avg. Ticket$64 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold416,592 Total Seats568,176 Perf.336 Avg. %73.32%
Total Gross$58,871,924 Avg. Gross$1,132,152 Avg. Ticket$116 Top Ticket$352 Seats Sold507,847 Total Seats508,352 Perf.416 Avg. %99.91%
Total Gross$1,984,831 Avg. Gross$198,483 Avg. Ticket$49 Top Ticket$227 Seats Sold40,981 Total Seats73,760 Perf.80 Avg. %55.56%
Total Gross$8,484,299 Avg. Gross$1,212,043 Avg. Ticket$99 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold83,797 Total Seats93,437 Perf.58 Avg. %89.41%
Total Gross$34,001,301 Avg. Gross$739,159 Avg. Ticket$81 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold413,902 Total Seats490,896 Perf.365 Avg. %84.27%
Total Gross$31,229,254 Avg. Gross$600,563 Avg. Ticket$64 Top Ticket$240 Seats Sold483,274 Total Seats594,320 Perf.416 Avg. %81.32%
Total Gross$29,866,095 Avg. Gross$694,560 Avg. Ticket$71 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold417,170 Total Seats585,501 Perf.343 Avg. %71.20%
Total Gross$30,574,696 Avg. Gross$587,975 Avg. Ticket$80 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold381,308 Total Seats444,000 Perf.414 Avg. %85.92%
Total Gross$111,283 Avg. Gross$37,094 Avg. Ticket$39 Top Ticket$202 Seats Sold3,719 Total Seats12,060 Perf.18 Avg. %27.80%
Total Gross$9,099,127 Avg. Gross$535,243 Avg. Ticket$91 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold100,427 Total Seats155,656 Perf.129 Avg. %65.85%
Total Gross$647,223 Avg. Gross$647,223 Avg. Ticket$58 Top Ticket$160 Seats Sold11,220 Total Seats20,472 Perf.12 Avg. %54.80%
Total Gross$2,461,596 Avg. Gross$246,160 Avg. Ticket$53 Top Ticket$95 Seats Sold45,950 Total Seats57,720 Perf.74 Avg. %79.69%
Total Gross$905,526 Avg. Gross$905,526 Avg. Ticket$87 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold10,392 Total Seats10,776 Perf.8 Avg. %96.40%
Total Gross$230,226 Avg. Gross$230,226 Avg. Ticket$59 Top Ticket$90 Seats Sold3,918 Total Seats8,376 Perf.8 Avg. %46.80%
Total Gross$13,280,012 Avg. Gross$510,770 Avg. Ticket$69 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold191,351 Total Seats295,776 Perf.208 Avg. %64.70%
Total Gross$4,077,104 Avg. Gross$271,807 Avg. Ticket$34 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold120,932 Total Seats179,835 Perf.113 Avg. %69.21%
Total Gross$2,052,427 Avg. Gross$186,584 Avg. Ticket$54 Top Ticket$97 Seats Sold37,416 Total Seats55,250 Perf.85 Avg. %67.27%
Total Gross$5,166,140 Avg. Gross$516,614 Avg. Ticket$56 Top Ticket$200 Seats Sold92,789 Total Seats139,296 Perf.80 Avg. %66.63%
Total Gross$24,848,936 Avg. Gross$477,864 Avg. Ticket$70 Top Ticket$251 Seats Sold353,180 Total Seats449,280 Perf.416 Avg. %78.62%
Total Gross$12,603,337 Avg. Gross$663,334 Avg. Ticket$77 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold162,346 Total Seats177,536 Perf.152 Avg. %91.44%
Total Gross$13,500,650 Avg. Gross$364,882 Avg. Ticket$61 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold219,235 Total Seats310,872 Perf.288 Avg. %70.59%
Total Gross$13,184,041 Avg. Gross$1,014,157 Avg. Ticket$107 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold122,502 Total Seats130,727 Perf.92 Avg. %93.72%
Total Gross$15,731,064 Avg. Gross$302,520 Avg. Ticket$64 Top Ticket$201 Seats Sold246,477 Total Seats330,340 Perf.415 Avg. %74.63%
Total Gross$23,736,230 Avg. Gross$465,416 Avg. Ticket$77 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold310,326 Total Seats455,093 Perf.407 Avg. %68.65%
Total Gross$739,550 Avg. Gross$184,888 Avg. Ticket$51 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold14,607 Total Seats28,504 Perf.28 Avg. %52.15%
Total Gross$9,610,544 Avg. Gross$640,703 Avg. Ticket$86 Top Ticket$300 Seats Sold111,341 Total Seats122,032 Perf.116 Avg. %91.43%
Total Gross$4,655,502 Avg. Gross$387,959 Avg. Ticket$60 Top Ticket$250 Seats Sold77,436 Total Seats132,060 Perf.93 Avg. %59.04%
Total Gross$3,612,196 Avg. Gross$258,014 Avg. Ticket$56 Top Ticket$112 Seats Sold64,431 Total Seats75,408 Perf.102 Avg. %85.36%
Total Gross$13,298,678 Avg. Gross$402,990 Avg. Ticket$66 Top Ticket$301 Seats Sold201,982 Total Seats282,216 Perf.264 Avg. %71.57%
Total Gross$6,453,273 Avg. Gross$358,515 Avg. Ticket$67 Top Ticket$200 Seats Sold95,542 Total Seats131,553 Perf.141 Avg. %72.86%
Total Gross$2,222,302 Avg. Gross$277,788 Avg. Ticket$70 Top Ticket$252 Seats Sold31,755 Total Seats55,042 Perf.58 Avg. %57.81%
Total Gross$3,780,714 Avg. Gross$252,048 Avg. Ticket$58 Top Ticket$199 Seats Sold63,993 Total Seats122,956 Perf.118 Avg. %52.21%

Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League.

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