Report on Grosses
Week of January 1st—7th, 2007
by Carol-Ann Rudy
Every theatre saw a drop in grosses this post-holiday week, but Wicked is wowing them in the top dog position at $1,404,787, with Mary Poppins at $1,240,899, The Lion King at $1,222,828, and Jersey Boys at $1,196,388.
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas dropped attendance like Christmas trees drop their needles. Still, at 54% attendance—11,938—it continued its popularity to the end of its run on January 7th. Gross was $718,568, down from $1,708,885 for the previous reporting period.
Continuing to shine with between 95–100% capacity were Spamalot, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, The Coast of Utopia, Avenue Q, and Beauty and the Beast.
Other productions did well with between 75% and 94% of capacity: . Chicago $610,776, Mamma Mia! $895,165, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me $621,946, Rent $465,719, Spring Awakening $485,466, Tarzan $672,317, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $231,322, The Apple Tree $339,680, The Drowsy Chaperone $852,133, and The Phantom of the Opera $839,849.
Losing some of its luster around the 50% capacity mark this past week was The Little Dog Laughed in spite of great reviews.
Other productions with more respectable grosses were Grey Gardens $389,439, and The Vertical Hour $397,993, at about 68% capacity, The Color Purple $648,157, at about 69%, Company $424,132, Butley $301,263, The Producers $614,990 at about 70% and Hairspray $562,487 at about 74%.
The total grosses for the week were $19,509,823.
OPENINGS & CLOSINGS:
Translations previewed on January 4th at the Biltmore Theatre with attendance of 49.13% capacity and grosses of $119,161. It opens January 25th.
The Wedding Singer closed on December 31st with grosses of $889,596 as reported previously.
Broadway Gross Reports, January 7th, 2006
All data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers
| Production (Theatre) |
Weekly Gross | Total Atten. | Prev. | Perf. | Total Capacity | Avg. Ticket Price | Atten. % |
| A Chorus Line (Schoenfeld) |
$807,880 | 8,014 | 0 | 8 | 1,069 | $100.81 | 93.7% |
| Avenue Q (Golden) |
$422,352 | 6,163 | 0 | 8 | 796 | $68.53 | 96.8% |
| Beauty and Beast (Lunt-Fontanne) |
$590,259 | 9,699 | 0 | 8 | 1,509 | $60.86 | 80.3% |
| Butley (Booth) |
$330,287 | 4,799 | 0 | 8 | 780 | $68.82 | 76.9% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$500,399 | 6,758 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $74.05 | 78.2% |
| Company (Barrymore) |
$420,627 | 5,561 | 0 | 8 | 1,046 | $75.64 | 66.5% |
| Grey Gardens (Kerr) |
$467,346 | 6,041 | 0 | 8 | 922 | $77.36 | 81.9% |
| Hairspray (Neil Simon) |
$569,651 | 8,480 | 0 | 8 | 1,428 | $67.18 | 74.2% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,197,901 | 9,847 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $121.65 | 100.7% |
| Les Miserables (Broadhurst) |
$666,391 | 7,834 | 0 | 8 | 1,122 | $85.06 | 87.3% |
| Mamma Mia! (Cadillac Winter Garden) |
$854,716 | 11,060 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $77.28 | 92.3% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,104,243 | 13,205 | 0 | 8 | 1,791 | $83.62 | 92.2% |
| Rent (Nederlander) |
$445,178 | 7,606 | 0 | 8 | 1,181 | $58.53 | 80.5% |
| Spamalot (Shubert) |
$934,297 | 11,273 | 0 | 8 | 1,441 | $82.88 | 97.8% |
| Spring Awakening (O’Neill) |
$481,274 | 6,735 | 0 | 8 | 1,090 | $71.46 | 77.2% |
| Tarzan (Rodgers) |
$613,354 | 8,869 | 0 | 8 | 1,319 | $69.16 | 84.1% |
| The 25th…Bee (Circle in Square) |
$255,862 | 4,127 | 0 | 8 | 684 | $62.00 | 75.4% |
| The Apple Tree (Studio 54) |
$372,352 | 6,898 | 0 | 8 | 1,006 | $53.98 | 85.7% |
| The Coast of Utopia (Beaumont) |
$287,282 | 4,051 | 0 | 4 | 1,047 | $70.92 | 96.7% |
| The Color Purple (Broadway) |
$724,294 | 10,317 | 0 | 8 | 1,718 | $70.20 | 75.1% |
| The Drowsy Chaperone (Marquis) |
$812,248 | 10,411 | 0 | 8 | 1,611 | $78.02 | 80.8% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,032,612 | 11,543 | 0 | 8 | 1,598 | $89.46 | 90.3% |
| The Little Dog Laughed (Cort) |
$215,238 | 4,604 | 0 | 8 | 1,082 | $46.75 | 53.2% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$672,470 | 10,245 | 0 | 8 | 1,607 | $65.64 | 79.7% |
| The Producers (St. James) |
$537,903 | 8,302 | 0 | 8 | 1,706 | $64.79 | 60.8% |
| The Vertical Hour (Music Box) |
$436,383 | 5,808 | 0 | 8 | 993 | $75.13 | 73.1% |
| Translations (Biltmore) |
$180,854 | 4,468 | 8 | 0 | 650 | $40.48 | 85.9% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,408,037 | 14,472 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $97.29 | 100.0% |