Broadway Grosses: Spring Comes to Broadway as New Shows Fill Houses

Ticket sales were up for most shows this week, as Wicked spent another week on top. Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon managed to break the house record at the Eugene O'Neill yet again, marking the 30th time the show has done so. The Best Man began performances and raked in $614,511 for its first week. Several other previewing shows played to nearly full capacities including Death of a Salesman (99.79%), Once (95.47%) and Jesus Christ Superstar (93.30%).

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 11:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,662,595)
2. The Lion King ($1,520,084)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,500,713)
4. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,300,006)
5. Jersey Boys ($938,081)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Other Desert Cities ($399,332)
4. Seminar ($388,397)
3. Venus in Fur ($344,313)
2. Godspell ($289,607)
1. Wit ($232,422)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Death of a Salesman (99.79%)*
3. Wicked (98.43%)
4. Anything Goes (96.88%)
5. Rock of Ages (95.97%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Porgy and Bess (68.48%)
4. Mary Poppins (66.06%)
3. Mamma Mia! (64.59%)
2. Sister Act (54.19%)
1. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (52.83%)

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