By Carol-Ann Rudy
Week of March 5 – March 11, 2007
There’s a healthy thaw in the winter air on Broadway this past week, and a nice increase in total ticket sales to $18,114,084. Ten productions are enjoying 90% capacity or better houses, and only one, “Journey’s End,” struggles with less than 40% capacity and just $149,846 in sales.
Topping the list of biggest draws once again in the million-dollar club are four productions: “Wicked” with $1,370,150 at about 100% capacity, followed by “Jersey Boys” with $1,178,547 at 100% capacity; “The Lion King” with $1,027,155, at just over 90% capacity; and lastly “Mary Poppins” earning $1,025,733 at 88% capacity. The most expensive ticket on Broadway? For the best seat in the house at “Jersey Boys” the theatre-goer is paying $351.50.
A new production, “The Year of Magical Thinking” at the Booth Theatre, had a great preview week filled to 94% capacity with $373,154 in ticket sales. It is scheduled to open March 29.
The other productions enjoying a very good week with more than 90% capacity were: “Les Miserables” with $672,531; “Mamma Mia!” with $850,051; “The Coast of Utopia” with $530,101; “Translations” with $227,558 and almost 91%; “Beauty and The Beast” with $654,897; and “Spamalot” with $794,896 in ticket sales.
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) |
$645,359 | 7,058 | 0 | 8 | 1,069 | $91.44 | 82.5% |
| Avenue Q (Golden) |
$370,293 | 5,493 | 0 | 8 | 796 | $67.41 | 86.3% |
| Beauty and Beast (Lunt-Fontanne) |
$654,897 | 11,038 | 0 | 8 | 1,509 | $59.33 | 91.4% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$485,369 | 6,932 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $70.02 | 80.2% |
| Company (Barrymore) |
$327,325 | 4,787 | 0 | 8 | 1,046 | $68.38 | 57.2% |
| Curtains (Hirschfeld) |
$556,019 | 7,999 | 8 | 0 | 1,422 | $69.51 | 70.3% |
| Grey Gardens (Kerr) |
$374,926 | 5,148 | 0 | 8 | 922 | $72.83 | 69.8% |
| Hairspray (Neil Simon) |
$554,699 | 9,248 | 0 | 8 | 1,428 | $59.98 | 81.0% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,178,547 | 9,835 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $119.83 | 100.6% |
| Journey’s End (Belasco) |
$149,846 | 3,142 | 0 | 8 | 1,017 | $47.69 | 38.6% |
| Les Miserables (Broadhurst) |
$672,531 | 8,455 | 0 | 8 | 1,122 | $79.54 | 94.2% |
| Mamma Mia! (Cadillac Winter Garden) |
$850,051 | 11,218 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $75.78 | 93.6% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,025,733 | 12,642 | 0 | 8 | 1,791 | $81.14 | 88.2% |
| Prelude to a Kiss (American Airlines) |
$152,747 | 3,514 | 3 | 5 | 740 | $43.47 | 59.4% |
| Rent (Nederlander) |
$369,276 | 6,433 | 0 | 8 | 1,181 | $57.40 | 68.1% |
| Spamalot (Shubert) |
$794,896 | 10,482 | 0 | 8 | 1,441 | $75.83 | 90.9% |
| Spring Awakening (O’Neill) |
$529,696 | 7,144 | 0 | 8 | 1,090 | $74.15 | 81.9% |
| Talk Radio (Longacre) |
$188,081 | 4,468 | 7 | 1 | 1,095 | $42.10 | 51.0% |
| Tarzan (Rodgers) |
$562,095 | 8,474 | 0 | 8 | 1,319 | $66.33 | 80.3% |
| The 25th…Bee (Circle in Square) |
$222,155 | 3,920 | 0 | 8 | 684 | $56.67 | 71.6% |
| The Apple Tree (Studio 54) |
$364,086 | 6,411 | 0 | 8 | 1,006 | $56.79 | 79.7% |
| The Coast of Utopia (Beaumont) |
$530,101 | 7,756 | 0 | 8 | 1,047 | $68.35 | 92.6% |
| The Color Purple (Broadway) |
$716,623 | 11,091 | 0 | 8 | 1,718 | $64.61 | 80.7% |
| The Drowsy Chaperone (Marquis) |
$725,614 | 9,423 | 0 | 8 | 1,611 | $77.00 | 73.1% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,027,155 | 11,534 | 0 | 8 | 1,598 | $89.05 | 90.2% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$655,893 | 10,365 | 0 | 8 | 1,607 | $63.28 | 80.6% |
| The Pirate Queen (Hilton) |
$615,585 | 10,735 | 7 | 0 | 1,799 | $57.34 | 85.2% |
| The Producers (St. James) |
$557,529 | 8,645 | 0 | 8 | 1,706 | $64.49 | 63.3% |
| The Vertical Hour (Music Box) |
$286,084 | 4,867 | 0 | 8 | 993 | $58.78 | 61.3% |
| The Year…Thinking (Booth) |
$373,164 | 4,413 | 6 | 0 | 782 | $84.56 | 94.1% |
| Translations (Biltmore) |
$227,558 | 4,716 | 0 | 8 | 650 | $48.25 | 90.7% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,370,150 | 14,461 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $94.75 | 99.9% |
Comparison with Previous Week
| Production (Theatre) |
Weekly Gross | Last Week’s Gross | $ Change | Atten. % | Last Week’s Atten. % | Atten. % Change |
| A Chorus Line (Schoenfeld) |
$645,359 | $617,660 | $27,699 | 82.5% | 78.9% | 3.7% |
| Avenue Q (Golden) |
$370,293 | $318,516 | $51,777 | 86.3% | 75.7% | 10.6% |
| Beauty and Beast (Lunt-Fontanne) |
$654,897 | $565,974 | $88,923 | 91.4% | 73.1% | 18.3% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$485,369 | $418,552 | $66,816 | 80.2% | 70.6% | 9.7% |
| Company (Barrymore) |
$327,325 | $312,745 | $14,580 | 57.2% | 56.0% | 1.2% |
| Curtains (Hirschfeld) |
$556,019 | $458,168 | $97,851 | 70.3% | 62.9% | 7.4% |
| Grey Gardens (Kerr) |
$374,926 | $317,208 | $57,718 | 69.8% | 57.6% | 12.2% |
| Hairspray (Neil Simon) |
$554,699 | $465,526 | $89,173 | 81.0% | 66.1% | 14.9% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,178,547 | $1,159,592 | $18,955 | 100.6% | 100.6% | 0.0% |
| Journey’s End (Belasco) |
$149,846 | $124,250 | $25,596 | 38.6% | 32.5% | 6.1% |
| Les Miserables (Broadhurst) |
$672,531 | $517,287 | $155,244 | 94.2% | 77.9% | 16.3% |
| Mamma Mia! (Cadillac Winter Garden) |
$850,051 | $777,664 | $72,386 | 93.6% | 90.0% | 3.7% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,025,733 | $917,952 | $107,781 | 88.2% | 78.3% | 9.9% |
| Prelude to a Kiss (American Airlines) |
$152,747 | $164,564 | -$11,817 | 59.4% | 65.3% | -6.0% |
| Rent (Nederlander) |
$369,276 | $281,972 | $87,304 | 68.1% | 53.9% | 14.2% |
| Spamalot (Shubert) |
$794,896 | $693,975 | $100,922 | 90.9% | 78.4% | 12.6% |
| Spring Awakening (O’Neill) |
$529,696 | $510,609 | $19,087 | 81.9% | 78.3% | 3.7% |
| Talk Radio (Longacre) |
$188,081 | $184,593 | $3,488 | 51.0% | 49.4% | 1.6% |
| Tarzan (Rodgers) |
$562,095 | $483,503 | $78,592 | 80.3% | 73.2% | 7.1% |
| The 25th…Bee (Circle in Square) |
$222,155 | $209,905 | $12,251 | 71.6% | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| The Apple Tree (Studio 54) |
$364,086 | $285,706 | $78,381 | 79.7% | 64.4% | 15.3% |
| The Coast of Utopia (Beaumont) |
$530,101 | $516,380 | $13,721 | 92.6% | 91.5% | 1.1% |
| The Color Purple (Broadway) |
$716,623 | $686,063 | $30,561 | 80.7% | 80.1% | 0.6% |
| The Drowsy Chaperone (Marquis) |
$725,614 | $631,482 | $94,132 | 73.1% | 68.7% | 4.4% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,027,155 | $892,194 | $134,961 | 90.2% | 82.0% | 8.3% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$655,893 | $546,132 | $109,761 | 80.6% | 67.9% | 12.7% |
| The Pirate Queen (Hilton) |
$615,585 | n/a | n/a | 85.2% | n/a | n/a |
| The Producers (St. James) |
$557,529 | $458,163 | $99,366 | 63.3% | 52.1% | 11.2% |
| The Vertical Hour (Music Box) |
$286,084 | $235,165 | $50,920 | 61.3% | 52.0% | 9.3% |
| The Year…Thinking (Booth) |
$373,164 | n/a | n/a | 94.1% | n/a | n/a |
| Translations (Biltmore) |
$227,558 | $272,648 | -$45,090 | 90.7% | 94.8% | -4.1% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,370,150 | $1,355,906 | $14,244 | 99.9% | 99.4% | 0.5% |
