Broadway Grosses: Box Office Up Slightly; Four Shows Begin Previews

As the air turns crisp, Broadway theaters are starting to fill up again, with four newcomers (Chinglish, Godspell, Other Desert Cities and Venus in Fur) beginning previews. Overall results were up slightly from the previous week, with the top three shows topping $1.5 million and The Book of Mormon getting close to that number in a theater half the size.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 16:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,675,421)
2. The Lion King ($1,669,563)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,574,705)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,333,950)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,068,613)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Other Desert Cities ($334,839)*
4. Chinglish ($305,443)**
3. Man and Boy ($287,334)
2. Godspell ($268,641)*
1. Venus in Fur ($157,454)***

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. The Lion King (100.02%)
3. War Horse (99.93%)
4. Wicked (99.70%)
5. Jersey Boys (98.57%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Follies (79.51%)
4. Godspell (79.41%)*
3. The Addams Family (78.21%)
2. Chinglish (73.87%)**
1. Mary Poppins (68.21%)

*Number based on six previews.
**Number based on eight previews.
***Number based on five previews.
Data provided by the Broadway League.