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SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
WICKED
(GERSHWIN)
$78,272,351 $1,505,238 $106
$300
740,821 752,544 416 98.44%
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL
(IMPERIAL)
$67,097,098 $1,290,329 $117
$300
570,862 591,136 416 96.57%
THE LION KING
(MINSKOFF)
$64,088,308 $1,232,467 $99
$250
645,795 688,064 416 93.85%
JERSEY BOYS
(AUGUST WILSON)
$57,377,989 $1,103,423 $113
$350
505,603 508,352 416 99.46%
West Side Story 2009-2011
(PALACE)
$50,717,688 $1,152,675 $94
$300
537,104 595,027 351 90.28%
MAMMA MIA!
(WINTER GARDEN)
$47,884,773 $920,861 $83
$200
575,833 623,168 416 92.40%
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)
$42,452,119 $816,387 $73
$200
578,718 671,840 416 86.14%
SOUTH PACIFIC
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$41,558,035 $799,193 $107
$125
388,687 433,056 416 89.76%
MARY POPPINS
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$40,646,276 $781,659 $69
$250
585,440 747,552 416 78.31%
SHREK THE MUSICAL
(BROADWAY)
$39,347,106 $756,675 $74
$300
526,896 721,280 416 73.05%
IN THE HEIGHTS
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$38,849,051 $747,097 $83
$300
468,816 567,840 416 82.56%
HAIR
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$36,751,424 $854,684 $87
$252
423,349 480,080 340 88.15%
GOD OF CARNAGE
(JACOBS)
$29,290,217 $770,795 $98
$250
292,238 314,776 292 92.60%
CHICAGO
(AMBASSADOR)
$28,866,526 $555,126 $77
$250
374,656 449,280 416 83.39%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
THE LITTLE MERMAID
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$28,658,958 $818,827 $76
$250
371,317 425,488 280 87.27%
ROCK OF AGES
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$22,403,083 $546,417 $76
$225
294,561 322,639 325 91.35%
9 TO 5
(MARQUIS)
$15,231,411 $692,337 $70
$300
218,823 275,481 171 79.98%
A STEADY RAIN
(SCHOENFELD)
$15,168,742 $1,166,826 $139
$375
109,175 108,171 101 100.90%
NEXT TO NORMAL
(BOOTH)
$14,726,114 $368,153 $71
$200
205,537 241,636 313 84.96%
AVENUE Q
(GOLDEN)
$11,776,450 $318,282 $65
$250
180,002 235,616 296 76.40%
BLITHE SPIRIT
(SHUBERT)
$11,603,724 $552,558 $71
$300
162,121 244,035 165 66.42%
GUYS AND DOLLS
(NEDERLANDER)
$10,220,561 $537,924 $67
$275
152,117 180,492 149 84.57%
HAMLET 2009
(BROADHURST)
$10,010,252 $770,019 $101
$250
99,759 113,878 97 87.50%
THE 39 STEPS
(CORT)
$9,954,948 $199,099 $61
$225
162,436 236,595 399 68.56%
BYE BYE BIRDIE
(HENRY MILLER)
$9,240,822 $577,551 $76
$142
121,570 128,235 125 94.91%
BURN THE FLOOR
(LONGACRE)
$8,127,159 $353,355 $62
$174
129,885 185,111 177 71.08%
MEMPHIS
(SHUBERT)
$7,709,710 $550,694 $64
$250
122,310 161,700 110 75.84%
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS 2008-2009
(MARQUIS)
$6,983,582 $872,948 $96
$300
70,333 103,332 64 67.83%
WAITING FOR GODOT
(STUDIO 54)
$6,908,255 $460,550 $62
$122
111,164 116,464 116 95.33%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
(MUSIC BOX)
$6,825,643 $262,525 $61
$250
112,336 204,611 209 54.87%
YOU'RE WELCOME AMERICA. A FINAL NIGHT WITH GEORGE W. BUSH
(CORT)
$6,723,050 $840,381 $101
$250
66,710 68,288 64 97.68%
EXIT THE KING
(BARRYMORE)
$6,703,380 $446,892 $69
$250
96,429 119,716 114 80.96%
MARY STUART
(BROADHURST)
$6,088,106 $304,405 $59
$225
103,007 182,880 159 56.21%
FINIAN'S RAINBOW
(ST. JAMES)
$5,810,831 $484,236 $58
$250
101,334 153,090 90 66.61%
RAGTIME
(NEIL SIMON)
$4,695,393 $469,539 $64
$300
74,085 110,682 78 67.43%
WISHFUL DRINKING
(STUDIO 54)
$4,619,175 $329,941 $55
$127
84,962 112,448 112 75.54%
33 VARIATIONS
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$4,380,302 $292,020 $63
$350
70,012 123,216 116 56.99%
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS
(CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE)
$4,256,181 $266,011 $56
$177
75,224 99,060 127 75.62%
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
(WALTER KERR)
$4,154,446 $830,889 $124
$350
33,496 34,447 37 97.08%
SUPERIOR DONUTS
(MUSIC BOX)
$3,935,948 $262,397 $58
$250
69,712 117,196 118 59.83%
FELA!
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$3,883,374 $388,337 $59
$225
63,716 74,160 72 85.77%
PAL JOEY
(STUDIO 54)
$3,172,105 $352,456 $52
$137
60,916 72,256 72 84.30%
RACE
(BARRYMORE)
$3,160,124 $526,687 $81
$250
39,278 50,784 48 77.37%
IRENA'S VOW
(WALTER KERR)
$3,070,112 $191,882 $48
$150
64,931 121,216 128 53.56%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
(BELASCO)
$3,022,226 $232,479 $45
$95
66,014 101,392 100 64.75%
EQUUS
(BROADHURST)
$2,863,140 $477,190 $71
$300
40,170 57,888 48 69.38%
SPEED THE PLOW
(BARRYMORE)
$2,855,947 $356,993 $70
$250
40,726 67,712 64 60.14%
IMPRESSIONISM
(SCHOENFELD)
$2,776,558 $252,414 $64
$300
44,558 84,609 79 54.73%
HEDDA GABLER 2009
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,742,238 $228,520 $49
$112
56,067 70,300 95 80.14%
THE ROYAL FAMILY
(FRIEDMAN)
$2,627,586 $202,122 $49
$112
53,252 66,950 103 79.67%
AFTER MISS JULIE
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,534,646 $211,220 $46
$112
54,538 68,820 93 79.73%
THE PHILANTHROPIST
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,463,705 $205,309 $49
$112
49,691 68,080 92 73.61%
OLEANNA
(GOLDEN)
$2,177,335 $217,734 $55
$200
39,824 64,096 80 62.23%
ACCENT ON YOUTH
(FRIEDMAN)
$2,028,775 $169,065 $49
$95
41,751 61,750 95 67.59%
SPRING AWAKENING
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$2,012,534 $670,845 $77
$250
26,259 26,160 24 100.37%
THE AMERICAN PLAN
(FRIEDMAN)
$2,001,797 $166,816 $51
$105
38,583 59,800 92 64.27%
REASONS TO BE PRETTY
(LYCEUM)
$1,936,204 $138,300 $44
$225
43,457 96,460 106 44.72%
SPAMALOT
(SHUBERT)
$1,880,172 $940,086 $81
$250
23,176 23,056 16 100.55%
IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY
(LYCEUM)
$1,580,950 $158,095 $43
$95
36,772 68,069 75 53.60%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
GYPSY 2008
(ST. JAMES)
$1,564,205 $782,102 $63
$250
24,779 27,312 16 90.75%
ALL MY SONS
(SCHOENFELD)
$1,419,096 $709,548 $84
$300
16,991 17,884 17 95.20%
DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS
(ST. JAMES)
$1,381,950 $230,325 $52
$252
26,397 67,344 48 39.20%
SOUL OF SHAOLIN
(MARQUIS)
$1,225,360 $408,453 $41
$200
30,406 38,664 24 78.63%
HAIRSPRAY
(NEIL SIMON)
$921,534 $921,534 $81
$240
11,436 11,560 8 98.90%
GREASE
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$768,163 $768,163 $89
$300
8,647 8,672 8 99.70%
13
(JACOBS)
$655,655 $655,655 $74
$199
8,914 9,378 9 95.10%
LIZA'S AT THE PALACE
(PALACE)
$587,196 $587,196 $95
$250
6,208 6,796 4 91.30%
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
(NEDERLANDER)
$539,369 $107,874 $26
$149
21,631 40,878 34 53.22%
BOEING-BOEING
(LONGACRE)
$450,913 $450,913 $56
$250
8,030 8,616 8 93.20%
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW
(HELEN HAYES)
$363,887 $363,887 $86
$112
4,250 5,202 9 81.70%
DIVIDING THE ESTATE
(BOOTH)
$335,231 $335,231 $66
$95
5,087 5,460 7 93.20%
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
(BOOTH)
$264,611 $88,204 $40
$175
6,628 18,720 24 35.40%
TOTAL $969,381,885 $546,625 $83.02
$224.79
11,676,318 14,118,546 11369 82.70%


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:
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