Broadway Grosses: Hugh Jackman Keeps Packing in Crowds at the Broadhurst

Broadway's box offices experienced a slight pre-holiday slump, with one noticable exception: Hugh Jackman. The talented Aussie set yet another record as his ticket sales climbed more than $220,000 from the previous week, filling the Broadhurst Theatre to 102.05% of capacity. Meanwhile MTC's presentation of Venus in Fur moved up to the frontrunners category for capacity. New shows Stick Fly and An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin also began previews this week.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 20:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,535,489)
2. The Lion King ($1,532,701)
3. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway ($1,468,189)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,367,805)
5. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,304,416)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Man and Boy ($336,522)
4. Seminar ($249,503)*
3. Chinglish ($210,815)
2. Stick Fly ($204,970)**
1. Lysistrata Jones ($139,406)***

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway (102.05%)
3. War Horse (99.32%)
4. The Lion King (98.36%)
5. Venus in Fur (97.29%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Mary Poppins (63.39%)
4. Mamma Mia (61.24%)
3. Chicago (59.71%)
2. Follies (52.45%)
1. Chinglish (36.95%)

*Number based on six previews and one regular performance.
**Number based on five preview performances.
***Number based on seven preview performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.