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Broadway Grosses: Sept. 28-Oct. 4

By David Gewirtzman
05 Oct 2009

All data provided by The Broadway League

Production (Theatre)	Gross Gross	Attendance	Prev.	Perf.	Seats	Avg. Paid Admission	% Cap.

A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld)	$1,096,463	8,666	0	8	1,071	$126.52	101.1%
After Miss Julie (American Airlines)	$200,782	4,484	8	0	740	$44.78	75.7%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,393,270	11,372	0	8	1,421	$122.52	100.0%
Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nederlander)	$39,755	1,340	2	0	1,223	$29.67	54.8%
Burn the Floor (Longacre)	$354,177	5,638	0	8	1,044	$62.82	67.5%
Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller)	$542,702	7,971	8	0	1,026	$68.08	97.1%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$532,360	7,047	0	8	1,080	$75.54	81.6%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$970,032	8,787	0	8	1,078	$110.39	101.9%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$733,006	8,094	0	8	1,412	$90.56	71.7%
Hamlet (Broadhurst)	$624,358	7,421	8	0	1,174	$84.13	79.0%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$640,366	7,973	0	8	1,365	$80.32	73.0%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,142,846	9,900	0	8	1,222	$115.44	101.3%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$914,114	10,739	0	8	1,498	$85.12	89.6%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$602,730	8,742	0	8	1,797	$68.95	60.8%
Memphis (Shubert)	$395,501	9,365	8	0	1,470	$42.23	79.6%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$393,100	5,316	0	8	772	$73.95	86.1%
Oleanna (Golden)	$283,245	5,185	8	0	790	$54.63	82.0%
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$576,116	6,905	0	8	997	$83.43	86.6%
Shrek (Broadway)	$511,347	7,960	0	8	1,733	$64.24	57.4%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$710,499	7,023	0	8	1,041	$101.17	84.3%
Superior Donuts (Music Box)	$302,284	6,939	3	5	998	$43.56	86.9%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$192,430	2,906	0	8	589	$66.22	61.7%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,161,854	11,448	0	8	1,654	$101.49	86.5%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$768,133	10,187	0	8	1,615	$75.40	78.8%
The Royal Family (Biltmore)	$173,550	4,194	7	0	650	$41.38	92.2%
West Side Story (Palace)	$996,234	10,667	0	8	1,697	$93.39	78.6%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,470,532	13,997	0	8	1,809	$105.06	96.7%
Wishful Drinking (Studio 54)	$225,793	8,016	7	1	1,004	$28.17	99.8%

Comparison with Previous Week

Production (Theatre)	Gross Gross	Last Week's Gross	$ Change	% Cap.	Last Week's % Cap.	Cap. % Change

A Steady Rain (Schoenfeld)	$1,096,463	$1,153,779	-$57,316	101.1%	100.1%	1.1%
After Miss Julie (American Airlines)	$200,782	$203,207	-$2,424	75.7%	80.6%	-4.8%
Billy Elliot (Imperial)	$1,393,270	$1,393,384	-$115	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nederlander)	$39,755	n/a	n/a	54.8%	n/a	n/a
Burn the Floor (Longacre)	$354,177	$365,706	-$11,530	67.5%	73.3%	-5.7%
Bye Bye Birdie (Henry Miller)	$542,702	$533,736	$8,966	97.1%	94.3%	2.8%
Chicago (Ambassador)	$532,360	$571,719	-$39,359	81.6%	86.7%	-5.1%
God of Carnage (Jacobs)	$970,032	$867,540	$102,492	101.9%	101.4%	0.5%
Hair (Hirschfeld)	$733,006	$821,117	-$88,111	71.7%	82.7%	-11.1%
Hamlet (Broadhurst)	$624,358	$632,206	-$7,848	79.0%	71.3%	7.8%
In the Heights (Rodgers)	$640,366	$688,750	-$48,384	73.0%	78.2%	-5.1%
Jersey Boys (August Wilson)	$1,142,846	$1,146,890	-$4,044	101.3%	101.2%	0.1%
Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden)	$914,114	$950,422	-$36,308	89.6%	95.1%	-5.5%
Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam)	$602,730	$601,729	$1,001	60.8%	59.0%	1.9%
Memphis (Shubert)	$395,501	$294,664	$100,837	79.6%	86.2%	-6.6%
Next to Normal (Booth)	$393,100	$399,553	-$6,454	86.1%	89.0%	-2.9%
Oleanna (Golden)	$283,245	n/a	n/a	82.0%	n/a	n/a
Rock of Ages (Atkinson)	$576,116	$601,376	-$25,260	86.6%	90.9%	-4.4%
Shrek (Broadway)	$511,347	$552,808	-$41,461	57.4%	62.7%	-5.3%
South Pacific (Beaumont)	$710,499	$703,758	$6,741	84.3%	83.5%	0.9%
Superior Donuts (Music Box)	$302,284	$261,141	$41,144	86.9%	80.9%	6.0%
The 39 Steps (Hayes)	$192,430	$201,071	-$8,641	61.7%	65.6%	-3.9%
The Lion King (Minskoff)	$1,161,854	$1,204,242	-$42,388	86.5%	91.0%	-4.5%
The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic)	$768,133	$805,209	-$37,076	78.8%	81.6%	-2.7%
The Royal Family (Biltmore)	$173,550	$176,953	-$3,403	92.2%	78.8%	13.4%
West Side Story (Palace)	$996,234	$1,012,254	-$16,020	78.6%	80.9%	-2.3%
Wicked (Gershwin)	$1,470,532	$1,481,120	-$10,587	96.7%	99.4%	-2.7%
Wishful Drinking (Studio 54)	$225,793	$232,375	-$6,582	99.8%	67.4%	32.4%

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