Broadway Grosses: Another Week, Another Strong Showing at the Box Office

The economy may be struggling, but Broadway box offices are holding up nicely, thank you! In a month that boasts 10 Broadway openings, the top five grossers remained unchanged from the previous week, with three more shows topping $1 million and another three surging past $900,000. The week's biggest leap came from a play that just missed the frontrunner list: Jude Law's Hamlet, which rose almost $200,000 from the previous week for a total of $904,914.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 18:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,554,561)
2. Billy Elliot ($1,455,524)
3. The Lion King ($1,373,872)
4. A Steady Rain (1,239,283)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,160,186)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Oleanna ($271,157)
4. The Royal Family ($268,524)
3. The 39 Steps ($229,125)
2. After Miss Julie ($210,808)*
1. The Neil Simon Plays: Brighton Beach Memoirs ($123,346)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. God of Carnage (101.95%)
2. Jersey Boys (101.27%)
2. A Steady Rain (101.21%)
4. Bye Bye Birdie (101.04%)**
5. Billy Elliot (100.01%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The 39 Steps (71.94%)
4. Burn the Floor (69.83%)
3. Superior Donuts (68.21%)
2. Shrek the Musical (58.18%)
1. The Neil Simon Plays: Brighton Beach Memoirs (49.56%)*

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on three previews and five regular performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.