Broadway Box Office: 12.19.11 - 01.01.12

The Broadway Box Office Top Ten 

for the 30th week of the 2011 - 2012 season 

(December 19 - 25; 34 productions):

#9 - Other Desert Cities

1. Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway (Concert) Broadhurst Theatre (1)

2. The Book of Mormon (Musical) Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1)

2. tie Disney's The Lion King (Musical) Minskoff Theatre (3)

4. Wicked (Musical) Gershwin Theatre (5) 

5. War Horse (Play) Vivian Beaumont Theatre (4)

6. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Musical) Foxwoods Theatre (-) 

7. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Musical Revival) Al Hirschfeld Theatre (8)

8. Jersey Boys (Musical) August Wilson Theatre (7)

9. Other Desert Cities (Play) Booth Theatre (9)

9. tie The Phantom of the Opera (Musical) Majestic Theatre (-)

#7 - How to Succeed...

(-) - Last week's position in the Broadway Top Ten 

Godspell

• Biggest Increase in Attendance: Godspell (+23.7%)
• Biggest Decrease in Attendance: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (-21.8%)
• Biggest Increase in Gross Receipts:  The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess   (+$379,198)
• Biggest Decrease in Gross Receipts: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (-$392,782)
• Highest Average Paid Admission: Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway ($166.44)
• Lowest Average Paid Admission: The Road to Mecca ($38.18)

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

• SRO Shows: The Book of Mormon, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, War Horse
• $1M Club: Wicked, The Lion King, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway,  The Book of Mormon, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, War Horse

The Broadway Box Office Top Ten 

for the 31st week of the 2011 - 2012 season 

(December 26 - January 1; 34 productions):

#6: Jersey Boys

1. Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway (Concert) Broadhurst Theatre (1)*

2. The Book of Mormon (Musical) Eugene O'Neill Theatre (2)*

3. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Musical) Foxwoods Theatre (6)* 

4. Wicked (Musical) Gershwin Theatre (4)* 

5. Disney's The Lion King (Musical) Minskoff Theatre (2)*

6. Jersey Boys (Musical) August Wilson Theatre (8)

7. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Musical Revival) Al Hirschfeld Theatre (7)*

8. The Phantom of the Opera (Musical) Majestic Theatre (9)

9. War Horse (Play) Vivian Beaumont Theatre (5)

10. The Addams Family (Musical) Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (-)

#10 - The Addams Family

(-) - Last week's position in the Broadway Top Ten
* - Played 9 performances this week

Bonnie and Clyde

• Biggest Increase in Attendance: Bonnie and Clyde (+34.1%)
• Biggest Decrease in Attendance: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (-8.5%)
• Biggest Increase in Gross Receipts:  Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark   (+$1,181,945)
• Biggest Decrease in Gross Receipts: No show posted a decrease this week.
• Highest Average Paid Admission: Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway ($190.65)
• Lowest Average Paid Admission: The Road to Mecca ($42.65)

Billy Elliot

• SRO Shows: The Book of Mormon, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, The Phantom of the Opera, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Wicked, War Horse
• $2M Club:  Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Wicked, The Lion King, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway
• $1M Club:   How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Book of Mormon, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, The Addams Family, Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, Memphis, War Horse, Chicago, Anything Goes, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

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