The Jellicles have gone up, up, up, past the Russell Hotel, up up up up to the Millionaire’s Club. The Broadway revival of Cats celebrated a gross of $1,083,009 this past week. This marks the first time the feline tuner surpassed the $1 million mark. (Of course, at the time of the original production’s closing in 2000, the average ticket price was still just above $55.) Other familiar musicals of yesteryear are faring well in 2016: Les Miserables also reached seven figures at $1,008,808, and The Phantom of the Opera, while facing a slight dip, continued its streak of staying above $950,000.
Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending August 7:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,292,428)
2. Hamilton ($2,062,862)
3. Wicked ($1,927,412)*
4. Aladdin ($1,790,487)*
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,326,562)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Chicago ($534,575)
4. Jersey Boys ($519,934)
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ($467,506)
2. Fun Home ($379,924)
1. An Act of God ($306,023)**
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.43%)
2. Hamilton (101.78%)
3. The Lion King (99.93%)
4. Les Miserables (98.39%)
5. Waitress (97.22%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. An Act of God (67.39%)**
4. Kinky Boots (63.54%)
3. An American in Paris (63.37%)
2. Jersey Boys (60.20%)
1. On Your Feet! (56.15%)
* Number based on nine regular performances
**Number based on seven regular performances
Source: The Broadway League