Broadway Grosses: Box Office Results Rebound

After a couple of discouraging weeks, Broadway’s box office results showed a welcome improvement among most of the 20 shows currently on the boards. As usual, the frontrunners’ lists boast a mix of still-hot long-running shows (Wicked, The Lion King) and last season’s Tony-winning hits (The Book of Mormon, War Horse).

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending September 18:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,479,369)
2. The Lion King ($1,414,948)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,291,617)
4. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,231,589)
5. Jersey Boys ($982,489)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Mary Poppins ($572,243%)
4. The Addams Family ($511,025)
3. Chicago ($477,729)
2. Rock of Ages ($324,421)
1. Man and Boy ($213,069)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.43%)
2. The Lion King (99.41%)
3. War Horse (98.81%)
4. Anything Goes (96.44%)
5. Wicked (95.78%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Memphis (70.90%)
4. Chicago (70.58%)
3. Billy Elliot (69.99%)
2. The Addams Family (65.71%)
1. Mary Poppins (60.20%)

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