Broadway Grosses: The Great White Way Shines Brighter as Five Plays Gear Up for Opening Night
The new Broadway season is in full swing! James Earl Jones, Rose Byrne and the starry cast of You Can't Take It With You played their third full week of preview performances last week, bringing in its highest gross so far ($542,918). Another star-studded comedy, It's Only a Play, exceeded capacity and continued to hit the seven-figure mark. Three additional plays, The Country House, Love Letters and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, began preview performances last week. Meanwhile Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which recently announced its Broadway recoupment, found its way back into the top five grossing shows, rejoining perennial box office faves The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, Wicked and Aladdin. It should also be noted that This Is Our Youth opened to rave reviews last week; we will continue to monitor the impact the positive press brings in the coming weeks.
Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending September 14:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,725,567)
2. The Book of Mormon ($1,555,886)
3. Wicked ($1,462,840)
4. Aladdin ($1,312,257)
5. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical ($1,300,961)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. This Is Our Youth ($372,793)*****
4. Rock of Ages ($360,561)
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ($288,614)**
2.The Country House ($198,383)***
1. Love Letters ($54,749)*
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.50%)
2. It's Only a Play (100.20%)****
3. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (100.09%)
4. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (100.01%)
5. Wicked (99.17%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Country House (81.41%)***
4. Once (72.34%)
3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (70.82%)
2. Love Letters (64.37%)*
1. Cinderella (60.72%)
*Number based on two preview performances
**Number based on four preview performances
***Number based on seven preview performances
****Number based on eight preview performances
*****Number based on three preview performances and five regular performances
Source: The Broadway League