Broadway Grosses: Hamilton Remains Box Office Darling; Will Spring Awakening Bloom After Opening Night Triumph?

With the official start of fall comes cooler weather and milder crowds, and though most Broadway shows faced an expected dip in grosses, a select few celebrated an uptick. The gargantuan hit Hamilton seems to never be satisfied, as it hit its highest capacity to date last week and jumped to $1,567,451. There was also The Book of Mormon and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, with the latter reaching its highest gross since June. Meanwhile, the Deaf West revival of Spring Awakening opened to well-nigh unanimous raves. We suspect forthcoming word-of-mouth and assurance of a production far from the one that closed only six years ago will lead to a more prominent presence on the boards during its limited run.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending September 27:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,758,556)
2. Hamilton ($1,567,451)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,489,769)
4. Wicked ($1,426,156)
5. Aladdin ($1,347,833)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Gin Game ($321,528)**
4. Amazing Grace ($256,284)
3. Fool For Love ($239,768)*
2. Hand to God ($205,062)
1. Dames At Sea ($144,944)***

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.40%)
2. Hamilton (101.36%)
3. Fun Home (101.01%)
4. The Lion King (100.01%)
5. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (100.00%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Matilda (70.23%)
4. Les Miserables (70.20%)
3. Jersey Boys (69.24%)*
2. Hand to God (45.68%)
1. Amazing Grace (45.61%)

* Number based on eight preview performances
**Number based on six preview performances
***Number based on five preview performances

Source: The Broadway League