Broadway Grosses: The Book of Mormon Breaks Records; Jesus Christ Superstar Starts Strong

Many shows saw a dip at the box office this week, with the exception of The Book of Mormon. As the show enters its second year on Broadway, the Tony-winning musical broke the house record yet again at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre for the 29th time! The Road to Mecca and Shatner's World: We Just Live In It finished their limited runs, however spring is clearly starting to bloom on Broadway as two new shows, Jesus Christ Superstar and Once, held their first preview performances. Both shows played to crowded houses as Jesus Christ Superstar's capacity hit 92.9%, with Once playing to a house 91.28% full.

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 4:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,501,011)
2. The Book of Mormon ($1,493,754)
3. The Lion King ($1,396,438)
4. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,263,936)
5. Jersey Boys ($829,842)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Venus in Fur ($306,609)
4. Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It ($295,534)*
3. Godspell ($279,527)
2. The Road to Mecca ($250,224)
1. Wit ($227,360)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. The Lion King (96.94%)
3. Death of a Salesman (95.96%)**
4. Wicked (94.55%)
5. Jesus Christ Superstar (92.97%)***

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (64.60%)
4. Porgy and Bess (64.18%)
3. Chicago (63.38%)
2. Sister Act (48.03%)
1. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (45.95%)

*Number based on six regular performances
**Number based on seven preview performances
***Number based on four preview performances
Data Provided by the Broadway League.