Broadway Grosses: Sister Act Starts on a High; Wicked and Lion King Still Tops

The spring season continues to bloom on Broadway as four new shows began previews this week. New musicals Wonderland, Baby It's You and Sister Act all played to capacities over 92%, with Sister Act even selling out its first performances. The new play High, which stars Kathleen Turner, also joined the roster of previewing shows. Other Broadway newcomers How to Succeed, War Horse and The Book of Mormon (which played four regular performances) also played sold-out houses. Despite the popularity of incoming shows, long-running hits like Wicked and The Lion King continued to rake in the highest grosses overall. Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 27:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,627,422)
2. The Lion King ($1,577,631)
3. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ($1,517,600)*
4. Jersey Boys ($1,011,357)
5. Billy Elliot ($971,957)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Motherf**ker with the Hat ($290,280)**
4. Rock of Ages ($254,808)***
3. Lombardi ($252,334)
4. Baby It’s You ($73,130)****
5. High ($58,791)*****

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (101.90%)******
2. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (100.47%)*******
3. Sister Act (100.02%)********
5. Wicked (100%)
5. War Horse (100%)**

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Motherf**ker with the Hat (65.71%)**
4. Lombardi (63.56%)
3. High (61.76%)*****
2. American Idiot (60.97%)
1. Million Dollar Quartet (59.54%)

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on seven preview performances.
***Number based on six regular performances.
****Number based on one preview performance.
*****Number based on four preview performances.
******Number based on three preview and four regular performances.
*******Number based on seven preview and one regular performance.
********Number based on three preview performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.