The New Year on Broadway got off to a strong start with record ticket sales for the 36 productions: $34,997,571 for the week ending January 2. The same week last season reported $28,089,912. Comparing ticket sales of the previous reporting period ending December 26 of $24,993,789, that is more than a $10 million jump in one week.
A total of 17 shows reported box office receipts in excess of $1 million, including (in order) “Wicked” at the Gershwin, $2,228,235; “The Lion King” at the Minskoff, $1,992,270; “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” at the Foxwoods Theater, $1,880,833; “Billy Elliott: The Musical” at the Imperial, $1,518,486; and “Mary Poppins” at the New Amsterdam, $1,492,701.
Other productions with notable gate receipts included “The Addams Family” at the Lunt-Fontanne; $1,408,509; and the special, “Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles” at the Neil Simon, $1,404,356.
Among the eight shows achieving highest marks for reaching or exceeding 100 percent of their Gross Gross Potential were “Wicked” at 142 percent; “The Lion King’ at 130.5 percent; “Jersey Boys” at 117.03 percent; “The Merchant of Venice” at 110.27 percent; and “Mary Poppins” at 105.85 percent.
Nine shows posted tickets with face values in excess of $300, including one at $350 and one at $352 while the best bargain-priced average ticket was $53.02 for “A Free Man of Color.”
Two openings coming up are “Spider-Man” on February 7 and “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the American Airlines Theatre on February 13.
Closing their runs on January 2 were: the musicals “West Side Story” at the Palace, which generated more than $1.4 million in its final week; “Elf” at the Hirschfeld and “Promises, Promises” at the Broadway, both of which generated more than $1.3 million for the week; “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” at the Jacobs; “Fela!” at the O’Neill; and “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” at the Belasco. Also closing were the plays “Brief Encounter” at Studio 54; “The Pee-wee Herman Show” at the Sondheim and the special, “Donny and Marie” at the Marquis.
All data provided by The Broadway League
Broadway Gross Ticket Sales
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| Production (Theatre) |
Weekly Gross | Total Atten. | Prev. | Perf. | Total Capacity | Avg. Ticket Price | Atten. % |
| Production (Theatre) |
Gross Gross | Attendance | Prev. | Perf. | Seats | Avg. Paid Admission | % Cap. |
| A Free…Color (Beaumont) |
$236,459 | 4,460 | 0 | 8 | 1,043 | $53.02 | 53.5% |
| A Little Night Music (Kerr) |
$627,556 | 6,642 | 0 | 8 | 931 | $94.48 | 89.2% |
| American Idiot (St. James) |
$1,183,038 | 13,426 | 0 | 9 | 1,709 | $88.12 | 87.3% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$1,518,486 | 12,676 | 0 | 9 | 1,421 | $119.79 | 99.1% |
| Bloody…Jackson (Jacobs) |
$697,839 | 8,237 | 0 | 8 | 1,030 | $84.72 | 100.0% |
| Brief Encounter (Studio 54) |
$411,174 | 6,867 | 0 | 8 | 1,002 | $59.88 | 85.7% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$921,309 | 8,766 | 0 | 9 | 1,080 | $105.10 | 90.2% |
| Colin Quinn…Short (Hayes) |
$261,451 | 3,576 | 0 | 8 | 587 | $73.11 | 76.1% |
| Donny & Marie (Marquis) |
$431,986 | 3,902 | 0 | 3 | 1,636 | $110.71 | 79.5% |
| Driving Miss Daisy (Golden) |
$582,218 | 5,026 | 0 | 8 | 804 | $115.84 | 78.1% |
| Elf (Hirschfeld) |
$1,344,993 | 9,552 | 0 | 7 | 1,424 | $140.81 | 95.8% |
| Fela! (O’Neill) |
$997,714 | 9,493 | 0 | 9 | 1,030 | $105.10 | 102.4% |
| In the Heights (Rodgers) |
$1,050,924 | 10,356 | 0 | 8 | 1,344 | $101.48 | 96.3% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,372,391 | 9,845 | 0 | 8 | 1,228 | $139.40 | 100.2% |
| La Bete (Music Box) |
$308,549 | 4,483 | 0 | 9 | 1,007 | $68.83 | 49.5% |
| La Cage aux Folles (Longacre) |
$665,907 | 7,151 | 0 | 9 | 1,057 | $93.12 | 75.2% |
| Lombardi (Circle in Square) |
$390,654 | 5,145 | 0 | 8 | 790 | $75.93 | 81.4% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$1,353,837 | 12,489 | 0 | 9 | 1,498 | $108.40 | 92.6% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$1,492,701 | 14,319 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $104.25 | 99.6% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$1,092,305 | 11,172 | 0 | 8 | 1,470 | $97.77 | 95.0% |
| Million Dollar Quartet (Nederlander) |
$605,169 | 7,399 | 0 | 9 | 1,214 | $81.79 | 67.7% |
| Next to Normal (Booth) |
$434,859 | 5,941 | 0 | 8 | 772 | $73.20 | 96.2% |
| Promises, Promises (Broadway) |
$1,336,579 | 12,079 | 0 | 8 | 1,747 | $110.65 | 86.4% |
| Rain (Simon) |
$1,404,356 | 14,836 | 0 | 11 | 1,448 | $94.66 | 93.1% |
| Rock of Ages (Atkinson) |
$731,576 | 7,273 | 0 | 8 | 997 | $100.59 | 91.2% |
| Spider-Man…Dark (Foxwoods) |
$1,880,833 | 15,443 | 8 | 0 | 1,930 | $121.79 | 100.0% |
| The Addams Family (Lunt-Fontanne) |
$1,408,509 | 11,433 | 0 | 8 | 1,519 | $123.20 | 94.1% |
| The Importance…Earnest (American Airlines) |
$235,694 | 4,147 | 8 | 0 | 740 | $56.83 | 70.1% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,993,520 | 13,422 | 0 | 8 | 1,677 | $148.53 | 100.0% |
| The Merchant of Venice (Broadhurst) |
$1,175,750 | 8,266 | 0 | 7 | 1,152 | $142.24 | 102.5% |
| The Pee-Wee Herman Show (Sondheim) |
$993,845 | 8,715 | 0 | 9 | 1,055 | $114.04 | 91.8% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$1,390,531 | 12,741 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $109.14 | 98.6% |
| Time Stands Still (Cort) |
$456,335 | 6,566 | 0 | 9 | 1,079 | $69.50 | 67.6% |
| West Side Story (Palace) |
$1,403,667 | 13,040 | 0 | 8 | 1,697 | $107.64 | 96.1% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$2,228,235 | 14,472 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $153.97 | 100.0% |
| Women…Breakdown (Belasco) |
$377,877 | 6,253 | 0 | 8 | 970 | $60.43 | 80.6% |
