Broadway Grosses: Fiddler on the Roof Finishes Third Consecutive Week as a Rich Man in Millionaire's Club

Following the short-lived Doctor Zhivago earlier this year, the Broadway Theatre has made a more promising match with Fiddler on the Roof. The revival, directed by Bartlett Sher and starring Danny Burstein, ended its third consecutive week of previews over the $1 million mark, taking in $1,047,622. While it has taken a dip with each report (the more notable being following a particularly gangbusters Thanksgiving), we expect its numbers to plateau comfortably over seven figures for some time as buzz develops further. Opening night is set for December 20. Meanwhile, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical took in its highest gross since May, making $1,347,047 and appearing in the top five by capacity. China Doll is beginning to see the effects of less-than-positive feedback with a downtick of nearly $200 thousand since last week. While it dipped below the seven-figure line, it still made 96% of its potential.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending December 13:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,008,986)
2. Wicked ($1,732,290)
3. Hamilton ($1,639,634)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,593,849)
5. Aladdin ($1,586,494)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Gin Game ($356,745)*
4. Sylvia ($284,988)
3. Fool for Love ($250,127)*
2. Hand to God ($192,647)
1. Dames at Sea ($116,501)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.16%)
2. Hamilton (101.50%)
3. The Color Purple (99.55%)**
4. The Lion King (98.69%)
5. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (97.83%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Thérèse Raquin (61.35%)
4. Allegiance (58.66%)
3. Hand to God (54.45%)
2. Dames at Sea (45.73%)
1. Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (38.98%)

* Number based on seven regular performances
**Number based on four preview performances and four regular performances

Source: The Broadway League