Broadway Grosses: Hits Keep Hopping; Jerusalem Departs

Broadway grosses slipped slightly in the third week of August, though the top five shows remained in place (and above $1 million), as they have for most of the summer. Family-friendly musicals and hits such as The Book of Mormon and War Horse remain hot tickets. Speaking of War Horse, the Tony-winning drama and Master Class are now the only two plays running on Broadway. A third drama, Jerusalem, ended its Broadway engagement, and the year-long run of Mark Rylance at the Music Box Theatre, on August 21. (The Tony-winning actor opened last fall in La Bete before headlining Jerusalem.)

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 21:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,820,989)
2. The Lion King ($1,790,309)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,567,344)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,274,244)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ($1,183,669)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Jerusalem ($465,280)
4. Hair ($385,942)
3. Baby It’s You! ($363,200)
2. Rock of Ages ($350,292)
1. Master Class ($280,729)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.43%)
2. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (100.42%)
3. War Horse (100%)
4. The Lion King (99.87%)
5. Wicked (97.84)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Baby It’s You (74.18%)
4. Sister Act (67.74%)
3. Memphis (66.87%)
2. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (61.45%)
1. Hair (57.30%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.