Broadway Grosses: Kids Bring Early Christmas to Certain Shows; Wicked Reaches Comfortable Cruising Altitude

While Broadway on the whole (and temperatures) took a dip in New York this past week, a handful of shows with a proclivity for booster seats saw a sizable increase as kids began their winter breaks. The family-friendly Wicked saw more, well, green, up over $170,000 from last week and sitting comfortably in the first runner up slot. Disney favorites The Lion King and Aladdin rounded out the top three, Matilda celebrated a six-figure boost and School of Rock jumped back over the $1 million mark (at $1,023,108). While most other shows faced a decline ranging from modest to eye-raising, expect numbers to spike just after the holiday—Broadway's most wonderful time of the year.
 
Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending December 20:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,152,296)
2. Wicked ($1,903,218)
3. Aladdin ($1,704,819)
4. Hamilton ($1,658,598)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,613,034)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Gin Game ($283,931)
4. Sylvia ($254,930)
3. Noises Off ($206,490)*
2. Hand to God ($191,331)
1. Dames at Sea ($111,059)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.26%)
2. Hamilton (101.51%)
3. Wicked (98.21%)
4. Aladdin (97.79%)
5. The Color Purple (97.19%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Gin Game (57.17%)
4. Dames at Sea (56.22%)
3. Allegiance (53.93%)
2. Hand to God (44.27%)
1. Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (41.14%)

* Number based on five preview performances

Source: The Broadway League