Broadway Grosses: Musical Hits Show Strength; Motherf**ker Goes Out Strong

Broadway’s box offices held steady as the summer tourist season continued to heat up, with How to Succeed jumping back into the frontrunners’ list the week after Daniel Radcliffe returned from Harry Potter promotional duty. Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock & Co. made it onto the list in a sold-out final week of The Motherf**ker With the Hat at Broadway’s Schoenfeld Theatre.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending July 17:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,863,700)
2. The Lion King ($1,841,720)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,698,775)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,242,408)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ($1,177,086)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Jerusalem ($364,136)
4. Rock of Ages ($358,870)
3. Hair ($312,070)*
2. Master Class ($304,557)
1. Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles ($245,902)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.43%)
2. The Motherf**ker With the Hat (101.32%)
3. Anything Goes (100.83%)
4. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (100.53%)
5. War Horse (100.05%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Sister Act (70.16%)
4. Jerusalem (65.28%)
3. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (60.58%)
2. Hair (55.97%)
1. Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles (51.72%)

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