Broadway Grosses: Other Desert Cities S.R.O.; Hugh Jackman Breaks Another Record

In a week in which Broadway box office results rose across the board, a couple of new shows had an even bigger reason to celebrate: Jon Robin Baitz’s well-reviewed Other Desert Cities held on to its slot on the frontrunners’ list for capacity at 100.90%, and Hugh Jackman broke the house record at the Broadhurst Theatre for a second time with a total of more than $1.247 million. (In case you’re wondering, the previous record was held by Al Pacino's production of The Merchant of Venice.) Meanwhile, new entries Lysistrata Jones and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever played their first Broadway previews.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 13:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,646,583)
2. The Lion King ($1,567,670)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,502,779)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,355,672)
5. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway ($1,247,402)*

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Godspell ($359,121)
4. Man and Boy ($316,952)
3. Venus in Fur ($298,759)
2. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ($298,553)**
1. Lysistrata Jones ($35,916)***

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway (100.94%)*
3. Other Desert Cities (100.90%)
4. The Lion King (100.05%)
5. War Horse (99.71%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Mamma Mia (73.89%)
4. Sister Act (73.25%)
3. Mary Poppins (71.26%)
2. Chinglish (65.39%)
3. Follies (60.50%)

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