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| Haydn Gwynne and David Alvarez in Billy Elliot |
Broadway box offices took an across-the-board hit last week, presumably due to a slow Halloween night, which fell on Friday. Newcomers
Billy Elliot and
All My Sons remained strong, with the tuner hitting the top five at more than $980,000 in its first week of giving eight (rather than six) previews. Meanwhile, the starry
Sons, along with
South Pacific, pushed down perennial one-two combo
Wicked and
Jersey Boys in terms of capacity, doing close to sellout business. The season’s second David Mamet revival,
American Buffalo, gave its first four previews at the Belasco Theatre.
Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 2:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,403,819)
2. Jersey Boys ($1,057,856)
3. The Lion King ($986,360)
4. Billy Elliot ($981,223)*
5. Mamma Mia! ($955,671)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. 13 ($198,610)
4. Dividing the Estate ($198,239)*
3. The 39 Steps ($182,134)
2. To Be or Not To Be ($130,119)
1. American Buffalo ($124,431)**
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)1.
South Pacific (99.62%)
2.
All My Sons (99.52%)
5.
Wicked (98.50%)
4.
Jersey Boys (98.49%)
5.
Mamma Mia! (96%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Spamalot (51.74%)
4. Spring Awakening (47.24%)
3. 13 (45.62%)
2. A Tale of Two Cities (44.51%)
1. To Be or Not To Be (44%)
*Number based on eight previews.
**Number based on four previews.
Data provided by the Broadway League.