As the acclaimed run of One Man, Two Guvnors winds down, the comedy managed to break the house record at the Music Box Theatre for a fourth time by pulling in $746,407 during its penultimate week. Broadway bid farewell to Tony-nominated musical Sister Act this week, however the fall season reared its head as new musical Chaplin began previews. Matthew Broderick is also proving to be a big asset to Nice Work If You Can Get It. The show took a sizeable hit during Broderick's recent vacation time, however the Tony winner is set to return to the Gershwin musical this week.
Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 26:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,753,380)
2. Wicked ($1,690,150)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,631,432)
4. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,396,354)
5. Once ($1,025,288)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Bring It On ($492,212)
4. Rock of Ages ($485,487)
3. Clybourne Park ($420,369)
2. Peter and the Starcatcher ($368,042)
1. Chaplin ($356,882)*
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Newsies (101.31%)
3. The Lion King (100.01%)
4. Rock of Ages (98.37%)
5. Once (97.51%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Bring It On (72.81%)
4. Chaplin (71.72%)
3. Peter and the Starcatcher (62.03%)
2. Porgy and Bess (59.19%)
1. Nice Work If You Can Get It (50.70%)
*Number based on eight preview performances
Data Provided by the Broadway League.