Broadway Grosses: Billie Joe Armstrong Spikes Box Office at American Idiot; Spider-Man Hot

It’s hibernation time on Broadway, with just 19 shows running in the weeks before the super-busy spring season begins. Only three titles played to more than 90% of capacity, including Roundabout Theatre Company’s well-reviewed revival of The Importance of Being Earnest and—you guessed it—Spider Man, Turn Off the Dark, which continues to pack the Foxwoods Theatre during previews. If you’re wondering what the presence of Billie Joe Armstrong is worth over at American Idiot, it’s a jump of $300,000 from the previous week’s grosses and a spot on the frontrunners’ list.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending January 23:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,401,082)
2. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ($1,338,162)*
3. The Lion King ($993,169)
4. Jersey Boys ($933,386)
5. American Idiot ($901,450)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Time Stands Still ($425,058)
4. The Importance of Being Earnest ($356,833)
3. Chicago ($330,062)
2. Lombardi ($316,283)
1. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short ($168,862)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Wicked (96.55%)
2. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (95.11%)*
3. The Importance of Being Earnest (94.44%)
4. Jersey Boys (84.27%)
5. Memphis (83.94%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (61.31%)
4. Mary Poppins (57.21%)
3. Mamma Mia (56.75%)
2. Million Dollar Quartet (56.64%)
1. Chicago (53.03%)

*Number based on seven preview performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.