Broadway Grosses: Constellations Continues to Shine Bright After Adding Additional Performances

The skies might not be totally clear yet, but the stars are certainly visible on Broadway. Constellations, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and recent Golden Globe winner Ruth Wilson in their Broadway debuts, played its first of three Friday late-night shows this weekend, and with nine performances, the play celebrated an impressive 98.34% capacity. The top five by capacity also included two long-running favorites (The Book of Mormon and Aladdin), as well as two shows that will open soon (The Audience and Fish in the Dark). Fish in the Dark, The Book of Mormon and Aladdin also appeared in the top five shows by gross, joining perennial box office hits The Lion King and Wicked.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending March 1:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,490,989)
2. The Book of Mormon ($1,433,408)
3. Wicked ($1,204,467)
4. Aladdin ($1,198,904)
5. Fish in the Dark ($1,159,537)*

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Mamma Mia! ($413,270)
4. On the Town ($407,366)
3. On the Twentieth Century ($377,072)
2. The Heidi Chronicles ($305,345)*
1. Honeymoon in Vegas ($284,648)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.50%)
2. Fish in the Dark (101.58%)*
3. The Audience (100.39%)**
4. Constellations (98.34%)***
5. Aladdin (97.59%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. It's Only a Play (63.05%)
4. Mamma Mia! (60.39%)
3. The Phantom of the Opera (56.61%)
2. Honeymoon in Vegas (48.37%)
1. On the Town (40.61%)

*Number based on eight preview performances
**Number based on seven preview performances
***Number based on nine regular performances

Source: The Broadway League