Broadway Grosses: New Plays Enter While Blockbusters Spider-Man and Wicked Stay Strong

The spring season is starting to rear its head on Broadway as new plays Good People and That Championship Season began performances this week. Both shows got off to healthy starts by playing to 89.79% and 89.45% capacities, respectively. After a brief hiatus, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles also returned, playing its first week of performances at its new home the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Meanwhile, audience favorites like Wicked, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark and The Lion King remained on top over the Valentine's Day weekend, all selling over $1 million in tickets.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 13:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,436,121)
2. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ($1,330,014)*
3. The Lion King ($1,282,552)
4. The Merchant of Venice ($1,105,451)**
5. Jersey Boys ($981,264)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Importance of Being Earnest ($385,969)
4. Lombardi ($361,387)
3. Good People ($265,719)*
2. Driving Miss Daisy ($264,044)**
1. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short ($157,063)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Merchant of Venice (101.12%)**
2. Wicked (96.90%)
3. The Importance of Being Earnest (96.86%)
4. Jersey Boys (95.35%)
5. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark (93.58%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Lombardi (70.44%)
4. Mamma Mia! (63.84%)
3. Chicago (60.95%)
2. Million Dollar Quartet (59.11%)
1. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (58.13%)

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on seven regular performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.