B.O. up; 'Movin'' 756g
B'way Grosses
|
More Articles:
Most Viewed:
'Blind Side' tackles box office competition(4974 views)Spielberg abandons 'Harvey'(1678 views)Nine(1440 views)Taylor Lautner to star in 'Max Steel'(1094 views)Jack Black animates film pitch(1042 views)Oscar loves foreign actresses(834 views) |
Majority of the 30 shows on the boards saw increases, especially "The Color Purple" ($869,119), up $291,850 in the wake of Oprah Winfrey's opening-night publicity push, and "Movin' Out" ($756,326), vaulting up $180,944 in its final week on Broadway.
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" jumped $114,413 to post a strong showing at $976,779, while "The Lion King" ($1,219,268) and "The Producers" ($901,043) each rose by a high-five-figure margin. "Jersey Boys" ($817,500) continued its winning streak, breaking the house record at the August Wilson again.
The sesh's two openings, "A Touch of the Poet" ($296,123) and "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life" ($274,299), both saw mild drops due to the week's heavily comped press performances.
And finally, "In My Life" ($163,000) gave up its valiant fight to become the people's choice. Like "Movin' Out," it played its last and moved out Dec. 11.
The 24 musicals grossed $17,074,103 for 89.7% of the Broadway total, with attendance of 221,918 at 84.3% of capacity.
The six plays grossed $1,955,103 for 10.3% of the Broadway total, with attendance of 28,149 at 69.9% of capacity.
Average paid admission was $76.94 for musicals, $69.46 for plays and $76.10 for all shows.
