Broadway Grosses: The Book of Mormon Takes Top Spot For First Time

Most Broadway shows saw their numbers drop during the week leading up to the Super Bowl. The Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon, however continued its success streak by not only breaking the record at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre for the 27th time, but also surpassed long-running hits Wicked and The Lion King to claim the top box office spot for the first time during its nearly year long run. Porgy and Bess continued to see strong numbers as well by landing in the top five for both grosses and capacity.

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 5:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Book of Mormon ($1,455,329)
2. Wicked ($1,349,433)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,268,002)
4. The Lion King ($1,226,681)
5. Porgy and Bess ($905,134)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Rock of Ages ($371,327)
4. Godspell ($293,658)
3. Wit ($244,728)
2. Stick Fly ($238,338)
1. The Road to Mecca ($206,142)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Porgy and Bess (94.76%)
3. War Horse (92.05%)
4. Wicked (90.64%)
5. Rock of Ages (90.44%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (63.99%)
4. Chicago (63.36%)
3. The Road to Mecca (62.90%)
2. Stick Fly (57.15%)
1. Sister Act (56.19%)

*Data Provided by the Broadway League