Broadway Grosses: Hugh Jackman Sets House Record in Spite of Freak October Snowstorm

Hugh Jackman might as well sing “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow”: The northeast’s unwelcome October 29 snowstorm didn’t put a damper on Jackman’s Broadway concert run. With a total gross of $1,210,974 for the first eight previews of Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, the Aussie star jumped onto the frontrunners’ list and set a house record at the Broadhurst Theatre. Most shows saw their numbers drop from the previous week, but buoyed by a good review from The New York Times, newcomer Relatively Speaking gained $50,000 for a healthy total of $741,903.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 23:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,629,545)
2. The Lion King ($1,537,920)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,370,573)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,351,169)
5. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway ($1,210,974)) *

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Chinglish ($309,550)**
4. Man and Boy ($282,979)
3. Godspell ($264,916)*
2. Venus in Fur ($248,512)*
1. Seminar ($143,850)***

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. War Horse (100.01%)
3. The Lion King (99.96%)
4. Wicked (99%)
5. Other Desert Cities (98.87%)*

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Chinglish (72.67%)*
4. The Addams Family (69.35%)
3. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (66.85%)
2. Follies (64.45%)
1. Mary Poppins (61.83%)

*Number based on eight previews.
**Number based on three previews and five regular performances.
***Number based on three previews.
Data provided by the Broadway League.