Broadway Grosses: Annie Gains Momentum as Holidays Approach

As the holiday season approaches, families are filing into the Palace Theatre where Annie had its best week since the revival began performances, taking in $883,946. Meanwhile things were going great for Broadway's reigning family show as The Lion King celebrated a significant milestone: its 15th anniversary! In non-family friendly show news, the porn comedy The Performers officially opened...and then closed after just six performances. Broadway also welcomed two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone back to the boards as The Anarchist began previews.

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 18:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Book of Mormon ($1,620,206)
2. Wicked ($1,598,476) 
3. The Lion King ($1,402,169)*
4. Glengarry Glen Ross ($1,157,319)**
5. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,112,179)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Cyrano de Bergerac ($284,502) 
4. The Performers ($218,095)***
3. Golden Boy  ($186,734)****
2. Scandalous ($147,572)*****
1. An Enemy of the People ($110,560)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Glengarry Glen Ross (100.92%)**
3. Once (97.39%)
4. The Lion King (97.22%)*
5. Rock of Ages (95.15%)
    (tie) Wicked (95.15%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Chaplin (61.99%)
4. Mamma Mia! (61.64%) 
3. Bring It On (61.13%)
2. Golden Boy (55.19%) ****
1. Grace (44.43%)

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