Broadway Grosses: Amen! An Act of God Concludes Broadway Run with Highest-Grossing Week

Jim Parsons took on the Almighty for the final time on August 3 as An Act of God concluded its run at Studio 54. But the show had reason to celebrate before ascending to the Heaviside Layer (which is where we assume cats and Broadway shows go once they’re no longer with us.) The comedy hit its highest-grossing week at $1,074,778, making it one of 13 shows to reach seven figures this week and one of six to exceed capacity. Leading the box office were four usual suspects and one exceptionally in-demand show still in previews: The Lion King, Wicked, Aladdin, which broke the New Amsterdam Theatre house record for the seventh time, Hamilton (set to open officially on August 6) and The Book of Mormon.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending August 2:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,624,288)**
2. Wicked ($2,118,401)**
3. Aladdin ($1,854,407)
4. Hamilton ($1,490,816)*
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,474,355)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. On the Town ($475,889)
4. It Shoulda Been You ($432,210)
3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch ($390,829)***
2. Amazing Grace ($308,313)
1. Hand to God ($285,603)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.61%)
2. Fun Home (100.95%)
3. Mamma Mia! (100.93%)
4. Hamilton (100.48%)*
5. Matilda (100.21%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (74.99%)***
4. Jersey Boys (71.79%)
3. Hand to God (67.78%)
2. Amazing Grace (53.22%)
1. On the Town (51.12%)

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

Source: The Broadway League