Broadway Grosses: Box Offices Get Post-Tony Boost

The post-Tony glow could be felt all across the Great White Way. In addition to perennial winners God of Carnage, West Side Story and Billy Elliot, the Tony-winning revival of Hair topped the magic $1 million mark, just missing top five status. Also on the upswing: Rock of Ages, which saw its grosses jump more than $130,000 from the previous week. Family musicals such as Shrek and Mary Poppins experienced six-figure upswings as well. Meanwhile, Broadway said good-bye to Exit the King, Guys and Dolls, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (which ended its run playing to capacity audiences) and Reasons to be Pretty.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending June 14:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,572,092)
2. Billy Elliot ($1,401,380)
3. West Side Story ($1,369,283)
4. The Lion King ($1,312,280)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,155,591)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross) 
5. The Philanthropist ($245,589)
4. August: Osage County ($226,152)
3. Irena’s Vow ($196,234)
2. Accent on Youth ($186,874)
1. The 39 Steps ($159,490)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. God of Carnage (102.28%)
2. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (102.15%)
3. Jersey Boys (101.27%)
4. The Lion King (100.02%)
5. Billy Elliot (100.01%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The 39 Steps (66.77%)
4. Blithe Spirit (66.49%)
3. Irena’s Vow (62.54%)
2. August: Osage County (59.56%)
1. Mary Stuart (57.63%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.
*Number based on 7 regular performances.