Broadway Grosses: Al Pacino's Star Power Grants China Doll Entry to Millionaire's Club in First Week

It was the tale of two screen icons on Broadway this week. Al Pacino made his eagerly anticipated return to the Great White Way in David Mamet's China Doll with impressive results. The production joined the million dollar club in just six preview performances, bringing in $1,072,111 at 100.47% capacity, the third most packed house on the Main Stem. Bruce Willis also began his run in Misery, which garnered an extremely respectable $622,949 at 97.86% capacity in a mere four preview performances. Meanwhile, five perennial favorites topped the charts: The Lion King, Wicked, Aladdin, Hamilton and The Book of Mormon. On the other end of the spectrum we bid farewell to the short-lived Amazing Grace, which ended its run with a disappointing $476,631 and the week's third lowest capacity overall, at 68.41%.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending October 25:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,901,907)
2. Wicked ($1,621,057)
3. Aladdin ($1,500,799)
4. Hamilton ($1,489,233)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,483,464)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Sylvia ($411,079)***
4. Fool for Love ($371,345)
3. A View From the Bridge ($274,654)
2. Dames at Sea ($215,450) **
1. Hand to God ($208,655)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.32%)
2. Hamilton (101.32%)
3. China Doll (100.47%) *
4. The Lion King (100.01%)
5. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (98.98%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Les Miserables (76.94%)
4. Jersey Boys (74.21%)
3. Amazing Grace (68.41%)
2. Spring Awakening (62.56%)
1. Hand to God (45.42%)

* Number based on six preview performances
** Number based on three preview performances and five regular performances
*** Number based on eight preview performances

Source: The Broadway League