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Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 2009


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Show Gross Avg. Tix Seats Sold Total Perf.
WICKED
(GERSHWIN)
$78,272,351 $106 740,821 416
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL
(IMPERIAL)
$67,097,098 $117 570,862 416
THE LION KING
(MINSKOFF)
$64,088,308 $99 645,795 416
JERSEY BOYS
(AUGUST WILSON)
$57,377,989 $113 505,603 416
West Side Story 2009-2011
(PALACE)
$50,717,688 $94 537,104 351
MAMMA MIA!
(WINTER GARDEN)
$47,884,773 $83 575,833 416
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)
$42,452,119 $73 578,718 416
SOUTH PACIFIC
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$41,558,035 $107 388,687 416
MARY POPPINS
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$40,646,276 $69 585,440 416
SHREK THE MUSICAL
(BROADWAY)
$39,347,106 $74 526,896 416
IN THE HEIGHTS
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$38,849,051 $83 468,816 416
HAIR
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$36,751,424 $87 423,349 340
GOD OF CARNAGE
(JACOBS)
$29,290,217 $98 292,238 292
CHICAGO
(AMBASSADOR)
$28,866,526 $77 374,656 416
THE LITTLE MERMAID
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$28,658,958 $76 371,317 280
ROCK OF AGES
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$22,403,083 $76 294,561 325
9 TO 5
(MARQUIS)
$15,231,411 $70 218,823 171
A STEADY RAIN
(SCHOENFELD)
$15,168,742 $139 109,175 101
NEXT TO NORMAL
(BOOTH)
$14,726,114 $71 205,537 313
AVENUE Q
(GOLDEN)
$11,776,450 $65 180,002 296
BLITHE SPIRIT
(SHUBERT)
$11,603,724 $71 162,121 165
GUYS AND DOLLS
(NEDERLANDER)
$10,220,561 $67 152,117 149
HAMLET 2009
(BROADHURST)
$10,010,252 $101 99,759 97
THE 39 STEPS
(CORT)
$9,954,948 $61 162,436 399
BYE BYE BIRDIE
(HENRY MILLER)
$9,240,822 $76 121,570 125
BURN THE FLOOR
(LONGACRE)
$8,127,159 $62 129,885 177
MEMPHIS
(SHUBERT)
$7,709,710 $64 122,310 110
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS 2008-2009
(MARQUIS)
$6,983,582 $96 70,333 64
WAITING FOR GODOT
(STUDIO 54)
$6,908,255 $62 111,164 116
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
(MUSIC BOX)
$6,825,643 $61 112,336 209
YOU'RE WELCOME AMERICA. A FINAL NIGHT WITH GEORGE W. BUSH
(CORT)
$6,723,050 $101 66,710 64
EXIT THE KING
(BARRYMORE)
$6,703,380 $69 96,429 114
MARY STUART
(BROADHURST)
$6,088,106 $59 103,007 159
FINIAN'S RAINBOW
(ST. JAMES)
$5,810,831 $58 101,334 90
RAGTIME
(NEIL SIMON)
$4,695,393 $64 74,085 78
WISHFUL DRINKING
(STUDIO 54)
$4,619,175 $55 84,962 112
33 VARIATIONS
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$4,380,302 $63 70,012 116
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS
(CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE)
$4,256,181 $56 75,224 127
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
(WALTER KERR)
$4,154,446 $124 33,496 37
SUPERIOR DONUTS
(MUSIC BOX)
$3,935,948 $58 69,712 118
FELA!
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$3,883,374 $59 63,716 72
PAL JOEY
(STUDIO 54)
$3,172,105 $52 60,916 72
RACE
(BARRYMORE)
$3,160,124 $81 39,278 48
IRENA'S VOW
(WALTER KERR)
$3,070,112 $48 64,931 128
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
(BELASCO)
$3,022,226 $45 66,014 100
EQUUS
(BROADHURST)
$2,863,140 $71 40,170 48
SPEED THE PLOW
(BARRYMORE)
$2,855,947 $70 40,726 64
IMPRESSIONISM
(SCHOENFELD)
$2,776,558 $64 44,558 79
HEDDA GABLER 2009
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,742,238 $49 56,067 95
THE ROYAL FAMILY
(FRIEDMAN)
$2,627,586 $49 53,252 103
AFTER MISS JULIE
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,534,646 $46 54,538 93
THE PHILANTHROPIST
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,463,705 $49 49,691 92
OLEANNA
(GOLDEN)
$2,177,335 $55 39,824 80
ACCENT ON YOUTH
(FRIEDMAN)
$2,028,775 $49 41,751 95
SPRING AWAKENING
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$2,012,534 $77 26,259 24
THE AMERICAN PLAN
(FRIEDMAN)
$2,001,797 $51 38,583 92
REASONS TO BE PRETTY
(LYCEUM)
$1,936,204 $44 43,457 106
SPAMALOT
(SHUBERT)
$1,880,172 $81 23,176 16
IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY
(LYCEUM)
$1,580,950 $43 36,772 75
GYPSY 2008
(ST. JAMES)
$1,564,205 $63 24,779 16
ALL MY SONS
(SCHOENFELD)
$1,419,096 $84 16,991 17
DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS
(ST. JAMES)
$1,381,950 $52 26,397 48
SOUL OF SHAOLIN
(MARQUIS)
$1,225,360 $41 30,406 24
HAIRSPRAY
(NEIL SIMON)
$921,534 $81 11,436 8
GREASE
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$768,163 $89 8,647 8
13
(JACOBS)
$655,655 $74 8,914 9
LIZA'S AT THE PALACE
(PALACE)
$587,196 $95 6,208 4
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
(NEDERLANDER)
$539,369 $26 21,631 34
BOEING-BOEING
(LONGACRE)
$450,913 $56 8,030 8
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW
(HELEN HAYES)
$363,887 $86 4,250 9
DIVIDING THE ESTATE
(BOOTH)
$335,231 $66 5,087 7
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
(BOOTH)
$264,611 $40 6,628 24
Gross$78,272,351 Avg. Ticket$106 Seats Sold740,821 Total Perf.416
Gross$67,097,098 Avg. Ticket$117 Seats Sold570,862 Total Perf.416
Gross$64,088,308 Avg. Ticket$99 Seats Sold645,795 Total Perf.416
Gross$57,377,989 Avg. Ticket$113 Seats Sold505,603 Total Perf.416
Gross$50,717,688 Avg. Ticket$94 Seats Sold537,104 Total Perf.351
Gross$47,884,773 Avg. Ticket$83 Seats Sold575,833 Total Perf.416
Gross$42,452,119 Avg. Ticket$73 Seats Sold578,718 Total Perf.416
Gross$41,558,035 Avg. Ticket$107 Seats Sold388,687 Total Perf.416
Gross$40,646,276 Avg. Ticket$69 Seats Sold585,440 Total Perf.416
Gross$39,347,106 Avg. Ticket$74 Seats Sold526,896 Total Perf.416
Gross$38,849,051 Avg. Ticket$83 Seats Sold468,816 Total Perf.416
Gross$36,751,424 Avg. Ticket$87 Seats Sold423,349 Total Perf.340
Gross$29,290,217 Avg. Ticket$98 Seats Sold292,238 Total Perf.292
Gross$28,866,526 Avg. Ticket$77 Seats Sold374,656 Total Perf.416
Gross$28,658,958 Avg. Ticket$76 Seats Sold371,317 Total Perf.280
Gross$22,403,083 Avg. Ticket$76 Seats Sold294,561 Total Perf.325
Gross$15,231,411 Avg. Ticket$70 Seats Sold218,823 Total Perf.171
Gross$15,168,742 Avg. Ticket$139 Seats Sold109,175 Total Perf.101
Gross$14,726,114 Avg. Ticket$71 Seats Sold205,537 Total Perf.313
Gross$11,776,450 Avg. Ticket$65 Seats Sold180,002 Total Perf.296
Gross$11,603,724 Avg. Ticket$71 Seats Sold162,121 Total Perf.165
Gross$10,220,561 Avg. Ticket$67 Seats Sold152,117 Total Perf.149
Gross$10,010,252 Avg. Ticket$101 Seats Sold99,759 Total Perf.97
Gross$9,954,948 Avg. Ticket$61 Seats Sold162,436 Total Perf.399
Gross$9,240,822 Avg. Ticket$76 Seats Sold121,570 Total Perf.125
Gross$8,127,159 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold129,885 Total Perf.177
Gross$7,709,710 Avg. Ticket$64 Seats Sold122,310 Total Perf.110
Gross$6,983,582 Avg. Ticket$96 Seats Sold70,333 Total Perf.64
Gross$6,908,255 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold111,164 Total Perf.116
Gross$6,825,643 Avg. Ticket$61 Seats Sold112,336 Total Perf.209
Gross$6,723,050 Avg. Ticket$101 Seats Sold66,710 Total Perf.64
Gross$6,703,380 Avg. Ticket$69 Seats Sold96,429 Total Perf.114
Gross$6,088,106 Avg. Ticket$59 Seats Sold103,007 Total Perf.159
Gross$5,810,831 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold101,334 Total Perf.90
Gross$4,695,393 Avg. Ticket$64 Seats Sold74,085 Total Perf.78
Gross$4,619,175 Avg. Ticket$55 Seats Sold84,962 Total Perf.112
Gross$4,380,302 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold70,012 Total Perf.116
Gross$4,256,181 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold75,224 Total Perf.127
Gross$4,154,446 Avg. Ticket$124 Seats Sold33,496 Total Perf.37
Gross$3,935,948 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold69,712 Total Perf.118
Gross$3,883,374 Avg. Ticket$59 Seats Sold63,716 Total Perf.72
Gross$3,172,105 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold60,916 Total Perf.72
Gross$3,160,124 Avg. Ticket$81 Seats Sold39,278 Total Perf.48
Gross$3,070,112 Avg. Ticket$48 Seats Sold64,931 Total Perf.128
Gross$3,022,226 Avg. Ticket$45 Seats Sold66,014 Total Perf.100
Gross$2,863,140 Avg. Ticket$71 Seats Sold40,170 Total Perf.48
Gross$2,855,947 Avg. Ticket$70 Seats Sold40,726 Total Perf.64
Gross$2,776,558 Avg. Ticket$64 Seats Sold44,558 Total Perf.79
Gross$2,742,238 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold56,067 Total Perf.95
Gross$2,627,586 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold53,252 Total Perf.103
Gross$2,534,646 Avg. Ticket$46 Seats Sold54,538 Total Perf.93
Gross$2,463,705 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold49,691 Total Perf.92
Gross$2,177,335 Avg. Ticket$55 Seats Sold39,824 Total Perf.80
Gross$2,028,775 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold41,751 Total Perf.95
Gross$2,012,534 Avg. Ticket$77 Seats Sold26,259 Total Perf.24
Gross$2,001,797 Avg. Ticket$51 Seats Sold38,583 Total Perf.92
Gross$1,936,204 Avg. Ticket$44 Seats Sold43,457 Total Perf.106
Gross$1,880,172 Avg. Ticket$81 Seats Sold23,176 Total Perf.16
Gross$1,580,950 Avg. Ticket$43 Seats Sold36,772 Total Perf.75
Gross$1,564,205 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold24,779 Total Perf.16
Gross$1,419,096 Avg. Ticket$84 Seats Sold16,991 Total Perf.17
Gross$1,381,950 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold26,397 Total Perf.48
Gross$1,225,360 Avg. Ticket$41 Seats Sold30,406 Total Perf.24
Gross$921,534 Avg. Ticket$81 Seats Sold11,436 Total Perf.8
Gross$768,163 Avg. Ticket$89 Seats Sold8,647 Total Perf.8
Gross$655,655 Avg. Ticket$74 Seats Sold8,914 Total Perf.9
Gross$587,196 Avg. Ticket$95 Seats Sold6,208 Total Perf.4
Gross$539,369 Avg. Ticket$26 Seats Sold21,631 Total Perf.34
Gross$450,913 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold8,030 Total Perf.8
Gross$363,887 Avg. Ticket$86 Seats Sold4,250 Total Perf.9
Gross$335,231 Avg. Ticket$66 Seats Sold5,087 Total Perf.7
Gross$264,611 Avg. Ticket$40 Seats Sold6,628 Total Perf.24

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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