Senior editors at all three said newsstand sales have been up this week but could not say by how much.
Its newsstand sales are down 15.8 percent, according to the bureau.
The issue turned out to be the most successful ever in terms of newsstand sales.
But in the magazine industry, the health of newsstand sales determines what goes on the cover.
That was about 40 percent higher than the magazine's typical newsstand sales.
During the second half of 2009 the magazine saw a 34.9% decline in newsstand sales.
In 1982, the magazines had total average newsstand sales of 70.5 million.
It showed an average loss of 17 percent in newsstand sales.
The year was 1985, and during that time newsstand sales increased 11 percent, he said.
The issue drew Times biggest newsstand sales in more than 20 years.