Broadway Grosses: Spider-Man Flies Back to Foxwoods Theatre; Wicked Remains on Top

Few shows saw a drastic change at the box office this week as long-running hits Wicked, The Lion King and red hot newcomer The Book of Mormon claimed the top three spots. After a three week hiatus to rework the show, Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark swung back into the Foxwoods Theatre. Five preview performances were enough to earn the musical a healthy $809,941. Meanwhile, Broadway said farewell to Wonderland which played to 78.8% capacity during its final week at the Marquis Theatre. The musical may have had a shorter than expected run, but some good came from the early closing: star Darren Ritchie proposed to leading lady Janet Dacal at the final perfomance!

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending May 15:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,606,974)
2. The Lion King ($1,562,498)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,130,382)
4. Jersey Boys ($1,061,397)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ($985,393)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Importance of Being Earnest ($249,508)
4. Born Yesterday ($243,696)
3. Arcadia ($239,554)
2. The People in the Picture ($228,987)
1. Lombardi ($210,651)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.44%)
2. War Horse (100%)
3. Anything Goes (99.91%)
4. Wicked (98.16%)
5. Sister Act (97.97%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The People in the Picture (53.82%)
4. Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (50.32%)
3. Born Yesterday (50.13%)
2. Arcadia (46.27%)
1. Million Dollar Quartet (46.23%)

*Number based on three preview and five regular performances.
**Number based on two preview and six regular performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.