Broadway Grosses: Birthday Boy Hamilton Is Lion King's Right Hand Man in Post-Holiday Box Office

It’s Alexander Hamilton’s 259th (or 261st, depending on who tells your story) birthday, and here’s just one more way to celebrate the Founding Father’s big day. The box office juggernaut Hamilton secured the runner-up spot in this week’s grosses, trailing behind The Lion King. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical has stayed in the top five since beginning Broadway performances, but typically jumps between third and fifth place. Rounding out the frontrunners were usual suspects Wicked, The Book of Mormon and Aladdin. Despite its high capacity, Noises Off took a dip in revenue. Expect numbers (particularly its average paid attendance) to climb after the starry revival opens on January 14. Two of last year’s box office favorites, An American in Paris and Finding Neverland, also made appearances in the bottom five by capacity—a not-too-uncommon occurrence for fan favorites in the post-holiday winter.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending January 10:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,812,024)
2. Hamilton ($1,712,792)
3. Wicked ($1,552,322)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,492,963)
5. Aladdin ($1,370,548)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Gin Game ($500,357)
4. Chicago ($498,231)
3. Allegiance ($384,482)
2. Noises Off ($366,803)*
1. Our Mother's Brief Affair ($167,332)**

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.24%)
2. Hamilton (101.79%)
3. The Lion King (99.43%)
4. Aladdin (99.23%)
5. Noises Off (95.93%)*

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Finding Neverland (70.92%)
4. Misery (70.65%)
3. Our Mother's Brief Affair (69.85%)**
2. An American in Paris (63.18%)
1. Allegiance (62.87%)

* Number based on eight preview performances
** Number based on seven preview performances

Source: The Broadway League