Bette Midler made her way back down the staircase at Harmonia Gardens Restaurant on July 17, reprising her Tony-winning turn in the acclaimed Broadway staging of Hello, Dolly! Joined by her original leading man, David Hyde Pierce, Midler ignited the box office, with the Tony-winning production posting a gross of $2,062,015.00, nearly filling the Shubert Theatre to full capacity. With just five weeks left to see The Divine Miss M onstage, now couldn't be a better time to book your tickets to the hottest-ticket revival is town.
Here's a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending July 22:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Hamilton ($3,143,813.00)
2. The Lion King ($2,488,032.00)
3. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ($2,225,761.00)
4. Frozen ($2,103,866.00)
5. Hello, Dolly! ($2,062,015.00)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Play That Goes Wrong ($344,448.50)
4. Straight White Men ($336,876.40)
3. Pretty Woman ($328,854.00)*
2. Head Over Heels ($284,400.00)
1. Gettin' the Band Back Together ($229,554.75)**
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (103.69%)+
2. The Boys in the Band (102.24%)
3. Come From Away (102.02%)
4. Hamilton (101.76%)
5. Dear Evan Hansen (101.56%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Play That Goes Wrong (80.52%)
4. Head Over Heels (80.13%)
3. Carousel (77.59%)
2. Kinky Boots (72.67%)
1. Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (65.88%)
*Number based on two preview performances
**Number based on six preview performances
+Number based on nine performances
Source: The Broadway League