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Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 2005


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Show Gross Avg. Tix Seats Sold Total Perf.
WONDERFUL TOWN
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$2,598,466 $69 36,904 40
WICKED
(GERSHWIN)
$66,421,803 $88 752,226 416
WHOOPI
(LYCEUM)
$1,177,043 $54 21,807 36
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
(LONGACRE)
$5,327,578 $58 92,704 142
TWELVE ANGRY MEN
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$5,495,487 $55 98,466 160
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
(MARQUIS)
$5,952,858 $72 84,177 64
THE RIVALS
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$1,179,263 $53 22,215 32
THE PRODUCERS
(ST. JAMES)
$42,701,058 $72 591,946 417
THE PILLOWMAN
(BOOTH)
$8,946,186 $65 137,521 208
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)
$37,556,566 $60 622,583 415
THE ODD COUPLE
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$10,227,304 $98 104,456 96
THE LION KING
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$59,917,876 $82 729,055 416
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$18,420,507 $68 267,713 324
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
(BARRYMORE)
$4,573,842 $57 80,428 149
THE CONSTANT WIFE
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$3,365,506 $53 63,263 100
THE COLOR PURPLE
(BROADWAY)
$5,717,176 $67 84,194 57
THE BLONDE IN THE THUNDERBIRD
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$191,165 $14 15,122 19
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(CIRCLE)
$14,879,356 $79 187,053 293
SWEET CHARITY
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$17,815,660 $62 289,726 295
SWEENEY TODD
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$4,800,723 $80 60,139 72
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
(LYCEUM)
$4,139,622 $57 72,860 159
SPAMALOT
(SHUBERT)
$43,594,098 $84 518,049 358
SOUVENIR
(LYCEUM)
$654,642 $43 15,560 66
SEASCAPE
(BOOTH)
$1,181,464 $39 30,954 66
RENT
(NEDERLANDER)
$20,697,651 $55 375,151 409
PRIMO
(MUSIC BOX)
$1,952,699 $65 29,520 39
PACIFIC OVERTURES
(STUDIO 54)
$1,701,803 $53 32,302 40
ON GOLDEN POND
(CORT)
$2,947,551 $54 54,757 112
MOVIN' OUT
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$25,073,751 $62 400,266 393
MARK TWAIN TONIGHT
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$617,468 $52 12,184 18
MAMMA MIA!
(CADILLAC WINTER G)
$49,161,427 $80 614,503 415
LOVE / LIFE
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$280,480 $41 6,914 8
LITTLE WOMEN
(VIRGINIA)
$8,321,053 $63 131,342 169
LENNON
(BROADHURST)
$3,596,685 $66 54,449 91
LAUGH WHORE
(CORT)
$264,181 $56 4,707 7
LATINOLOGUES
(HELEN HAYES)
$964,460 $43 22,642 119
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES 2004-2005
(MARQUIS)
$12,460,619 $58 212,777 209
JULIUS CAESAR
(BELASCO)
$8,543,103 $83 102,854 112
JERSEY BOYS
(AUGUST WILSON)
$7,299,716 $77 92,030 95
JACKIE MASON: FRESHLY SQUEEZED
(HELEN HAYES)
$2,964,688 $56 53,002 186
IN MY LIFE
(MUSIC BOX)
$1,557,164 $48 32,307 84
HAIRSPRAY
(NEIL SIMON)
$36,242,571 $68 529,339 417
GOLDA'S BALCONY
(HELEN HAYES)
$217,744 $56 3,873 8
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
(JACOBS)
$8,532,405 $63 135,411 164
GEM OF THE OCEAN
(WALTER KERR)
$1,502,259 $47 31,524 48
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
(MINSKOFF)
$27,196,334 $58 464,354 416
DRACULA THE MUSICAL
(BELASCO)
$462,006 $62 7,401 8
DOUBT
(WALTER KERR)
$19,723,373 $72 273,768 333
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
(IMPERIAL)
$35,497,900 $74 477,181 374
DEMOCRACY
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$3,983,251 $54 72,516 129
DAME EDNA: BACK WITH A VENGEANCE
(MUSIC BOX)
$4,381,364 $61 71,325 127
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
(HILTON THEATRE)
$26,231,125 $63 410,901 310
CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE
(SCHOENFELD)
$1,306,935 $62 21,350 35
CHICAGO
(AMBASSADOR)
$25,990,911 $67 388,501 415
BROOKLYN BOY
(BILTMORE)
$2,135,668 $49 43,367 85
BROOKLYN
(SCHOENFELD)
$6,014,034 $49 122,102 207
BOMBAY DREAMS
(BROADWAY)
$912,090 $63 14,540 9
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$32,261,756 $62 518,377 415
AVENUE Q
(Golden)
$23,849,155 $77 311,196 416
ALL SHOOK UP
(PALACE)
$14,447,491 $49 298,652 246
AFTER THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC
(BILTMORE)
$1,558,313 $47 33,008 77
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR
(BILTMORE)
$1,816,196 $49 37,235 85
A TOUCH OF THE POET
(STUDIO 54)
$1,843,038 $52 35,272 51
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
(STUDIO 54)
$4,079,447 $53 77,997 106
A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$3,082,541 $53 57,992 96
700 SUNDAYS
(BROADHURST)
$17,077,829 $98 168,755 141
42ND STREET
(FORD CENTER)
$1,128,583 $78 14,448 8
'NIGHT MOTHER
(ROYALE)
$351,871 $52 6,741 16
Gross$2,598,466 Avg. Ticket$69 Seats Sold36,904 Total Perf.40
Gross$66,421,803 Avg. Ticket$88 Seats Sold752,226 Total Perf.416
Gross$1,177,043 Avg. Ticket$54 Seats Sold21,807 Total Perf.36
Gross$5,327,578 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold92,704 Total Perf.142
Gross$5,495,487 Avg. Ticket$55 Seats Sold98,466 Total Perf.160
Gross$5,952,858 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold84,177 Total Perf.64
Gross$1,179,263 Avg. Ticket$53 Seats Sold22,215 Total Perf.32
Gross$42,701,058 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold591,946 Total Perf.417
Gross$8,946,186 Avg. Ticket$65 Seats Sold137,521 Total Perf.208
Gross$37,556,566 Avg. Ticket$60 Seats Sold622,583 Total Perf.415
Gross$10,227,304 Avg. Ticket$98 Seats Sold104,456 Total Perf.96
Gross$59,917,876 Avg. Ticket$82 Seats Sold729,055 Total Perf.416
Gross$18,420,507 Avg. Ticket$68 Seats Sold267,713 Total Perf.324
Gross$4,573,842 Avg. Ticket$57 Seats Sold80,428 Total Perf.149
Gross$3,365,506 Avg. Ticket$53 Seats Sold63,263 Total Perf.100
Gross$5,717,176 Avg. Ticket$67 Seats Sold84,194 Total Perf.57
Gross$191,165 Avg. Ticket$14 Seats Sold15,122 Total Perf.19
Gross$14,879,356 Avg. Ticket$79 Seats Sold187,053 Total Perf.293
Gross$17,815,660 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold289,726 Total Perf.295
Gross$4,800,723 Avg. Ticket$80 Seats Sold60,139 Total Perf.72
Gross$4,139,622 Avg. Ticket$57 Seats Sold72,860 Total Perf.159
Gross$43,594,098 Avg. Ticket$84 Seats Sold518,049 Total Perf.358
Gross$654,642 Avg. Ticket$43 Seats Sold15,560 Total Perf.66
Gross$1,181,464 Avg. Ticket$39 Seats Sold30,954 Total Perf.66
Gross$20,697,651 Avg. Ticket$55 Seats Sold375,151 Total Perf.409
Gross$1,952,699 Avg. Ticket$65 Seats Sold29,520 Total Perf.39
Gross$1,701,803 Avg. Ticket$53 Seats Sold32,302 Total Perf.40
Gross$2,947,551 Avg. Ticket$54 Seats Sold54,757 Total Perf.112
Gross$25,073,751 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold400,266 Total Perf.393
Gross$617,468 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold12,184 Total Perf.18
Gross$49,161,427 Avg. Ticket$80 Seats Sold614,503 Total Perf.415
Gross$280,480 Avg. Ticket$41 Seats Sold6,914 Total Perf.8
Gross$8,321,053 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold131,342 Total Perf.169
Gross$3,596,685 Avg. Ticket$66 Seats Sold54,449 Total Perf.91
Gross$264,181 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold4,707 Total Perf.7
Gross$964,460 Avg. Ticket$43 Seats Sold22,642 Total Perf.119
Gross$12,460,619 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold212,777 Total Perf.209
Gross$8,543,103 Avg. Ticket$83 Seats Sold102,854 Total Perf.112
Gross$7,299,716 Avg. Ticket$77 Seats Sold92,030 Total Perf.95
Gross$2,964,688 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold53,002 Total Perf.186
Gross$1,557,164 Avg. Ticket$48 Seats Sold32,307 Total Perf.84
Gross$36,242,571 Avg. Ticket$68 Seats Sold529,339 Total Perf.417
Gross$217,744 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold3,873 Total Perf.8
Gross$8,532,405 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold135,411 Total Perf.164
Gross$1,502,259 Avg. Ticket$47 Seats Sold31,524 Total Perf.48
Gross$27,196,334 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold464,354 Total Perf.416
Gross$462,006 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold7,401 Total Perf.8
Gross$19,723,373 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold273,768 Total Perf.333
Gross$35,497,900 Avg. Ticket$74 Seats Sold477,181 Total Perf.374
Gross$3,983,251 Avg. Ticket$54 Seats Sold72,516 Total Perf.129
Gross$4,381,364 Avg. Ticket$61 Seats Sold71,325 Total Perf.127
Gross$26,231,125 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold410,901 Total Perf.310
Gross$1,306,935 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold21,350 Total Perf.35
Gross$25,990,911 Avg. Ticket$67 Seats Sold388,501 Total Perf.415
Gross$2,135,668 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold43,367 Total Perf.85
Gross$6,014,034 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold122,102 Total Perf.207
Gross$912,090 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold14,540 Total Perf.9
Gross$32,261,756 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold518,377 Total Perf.415
Gross$23,849,155 Avg. Ticket$77 Seats Sold311,196 Total Perf.416
Gross$14,447,491 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold298,652 Total Perf.246
Gross$1,558,313 Avg. Ticket$47 Seats Sold33,008 Total Perf.77
Gross$1,816,196 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold37,235 Total Perf.85
Gross$1,843,038 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold35,272 Total Perf.51
Gross$4,079,447 Avg. Ticket$53 Seats Sold77,997 Total Perf.106
Gross$3,082,541 Avg. Ticket$53 Seats Sold57,992 Total Perf.96
Gross$17,077,829 Avg. Ticket$98 Seats Sold168,755 Total Perf.141
Gross$1,128,583 Avg. Ticket$78 Seats Sold14,448 Total Perf.8
Gross$351,871 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold6,741 Total Perf.16

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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