Broadway Grosses: Les Miserables Brings It Home at the Box Office

The Great White Way is all about hearing the people sing! The Broadway return of Les Miserables officially opened at the Imperial Theatre on March 23 and has made its presence known by breaking into the top five grossing shows. Meanwhile, perennial box office favorites Wicked, The Lion King, The Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots kept their positions in the other top four places. What else is on the horizon? Look out for Hedwig: audiences love Neil Patrick Harris and the rock goddess played her first preview performance on March 29 to over 100% capacity.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending March 30:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,946,536)
2. The Lion King ($1,885,162)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,638,380)
4. Kinky Boots ($1,489,070)
5. Les Miserables ($1,223,317)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill ($337,951) ***
4. Act One ($318,292)
3. Mothers and Sons ($228,669) 
2. Violet ($169,792) **
1. Hedwig and the Angry Inch ($144,194) *

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (101.40%) *
3. Matilda (100.59%) 
4. Aladdin (100.17%)
5. The Lion King (100.02%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Rocky (75.68%)
4. Once (74.60%)
3. Mothers and Sons (70.42%)
2. Act One (63.32%)
1. The Bridges of Madison County (60.35%) 

*Number based on 1 preview performance
**Number based on 4 preview performances
***Number based on 7 preview performances