Broadway loves an underdog! The knockout hit Rocky made its million dollar debut this past week, bringing in $1,022,747. Your family spends Easter weekend at the boxing ring too, right? But the Italian Stallion was not the only one to join the millionaire's club for the first time. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and All The Way grossed $1,027,244 and $1,067,173, respectively. Meanwhile, Matilda reunited with box office favorites Wicked, The Lion King, Kinky Boots and The Book of Mormon in the top five grossing shows, and Newsies and Mamma Mia! enjoyed a sell-out week for the first and second time this year, respectively.
Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending April 20:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($2,760,554)
2. The Lion King ($2,543,377)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,689,905)
4. Kinky Boots ($1,629,283)
5. Matilda ($1,577,093)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Act One ($340,604) ****
4. Violet ($283,182) ***
3. Casa Valentina ($212,097) *
2. Mothers and Sons ($187,192)
1. The Velocity of Autumn ($94,400) **
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Mamma Mia! (101.54%)
3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (100.95%) **
4. Newsies (100.85%)
5. Matilda (100.75%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. A Gentleman' Guide to Love and Murder (85.46%)
4. The Velocity of Autumn (75.49%) **
3. Act One (73.15%)
2. The Bridges of Madison County (64.32%)
1. Mothers and Sons (52.29%)
*Number based on 8 preview performances
**Number based on 7 preview performances
***Number based on 7 preview performances and 1 regular performance
****Number based on 3 preview performances and 5 regular performances