Broadway Grosses: Tom Hanks Leaves Broadway with a Bang as Lucky Guy Closes

Lucky Guy star Tom Hanks has proven that he’s a huge box office draw at the movies and on Broadway, and his fans turned out in droves to cheer him on at the play's final performance July 3. Even after Hanks’ departure, Independence Day weekend was an excellent time to see a Broadway show, with all productions open for business during the holiday weekend. Broadway blockbusters The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots and Motown The Musical easily held their slots in the top five, with The Lion King taking the lead and crossing the $2 million mark.

Take a look below at who was on top (and who wasn’t) for the week ending July 7:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,028,471)
2. Wicked ($1,893,488)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,684,525)
4. Kinky Boots ($1,611,599)
5. Motown The Musical ($1,500,580)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Trip to Bountiful ($448,887)
4. Rock of Ages ($400,512)
3. The Nance ($360,241)
2. Macbeth ($292,722) *
1. The Assembled Parties ($292,368)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Lucky Guy (101.90%) **
3. Newsies (101.47%)
4. Pippin (101.15%)
5. Kinky Boots (100.77%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity
5. Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark (83.10%)
4. Cinderella (81.46%)
3. The Nance (70.66%)
2. Macbeth (65.16%)
1. The Trip to Bountiful (65.15%)

* Based on six performances
** Based on four performances