Broadway Grosses: Fun Home, Something Rotten! & More Climb Charts After Tony Nominations
After receiving 12 Tony nominations last week, Fun Home can continue celebrating. As buzz over the Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron musical continues to grow, so does the show's weekly gross. The tuner took in $531,985 (just over 70% of the show's potential in the Circle in the Square Theatre, one of the smaller Broadway houses). We expect numbers to increase this month as Tony Sunday approaches. Another Best Musical Tony nominee, Something Rotten!, also received its highest gross of its run at $801,033. An American in Paris, which—like Fun Home—received 12 nods including Best Musical, secured a spot in the top five grossing shows for the second consecutive week, joining perennial box office favorites The Lion King, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon and Wicked.
Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending May 3:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,908,299)
2. Aladdin ($1,408,344)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,407,988)
4. Wicked ($1,387,456)
5. An American in Paris ($1,220,234)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. It Shoulda Been You ($350,281)
4. Hand to God ($346,364)
3. The Visit ($194,145)
2. Living on Love ($160,105)
1. Airline Highway ($157,029)
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.59%)
2. Fish in the Dark (101.28%)
3. The Audience (100.68%)*
4. Aladdin (100.01%)
5. The King and I (100.00%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Visit (60.24%)
4. Jersey Boys (60.19%)
3. It Shoulda Been You (59.78%)
2. Living on Love (56.16%)
1. On the Town (52.99%)
* Number based on seven regular performances
Source: The Broadway League