Broadway Grosses: Hugh Jackman Continues Breaking Records

After a healthy Thanksgiving bump, most Broadway shows saw their numbers drop entering the final month of the year, with one notable exception: Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway. Jackman's solo show broke the house record yet again at the Broadhurst Theatre with over $1.5 million in ticket sales. The Lion King also managed to roar its way back to the top spot, slightly edging out frequent box office champ Wicked.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending December 4:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,682,555)
2. Wicked ($1,656,955)
3. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway ($1,520,929)
4. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,385,685)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,374,003)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Bonnie & Clyde ($341,908)*
4. Stick Fly ($296,619)**
3. Godspell ($284,947)
2. Chinglish ($221,009)
1. Lysistrata Jones ($117,488)**

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway (101.98%)
3. Venus in Fur (99.46%)
4. War Horse (97.49%)
5. The Lion King (95.89%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Godspell (61.12%)
4. Lysistrata Jones (60.22%)
3. An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin (60.19%)
2. Follies (46.98%)
1. Chinglish (42.41%)

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