Broadway Grosses: No Puzzlement as The King & I Spikes for Kelli O'Hara & Ken Watanabe's Farewell

The King and I bid farewell to Tony winner Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe on April 17, and the two left with the revival whistling a happy tune. The show grossed $1,013,157 this past week, marking the first time since the winter holidays that the production reached seven figures. Meanwhile, five usual suspects topped the board: The Lion King, the newly Pulitzer-awarded Hamilton, Wicked, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon. Waitress, which opens officially on April 24, had its highest-grossing week yet at $937,590; the Sara Bareilles tuner will likely join the millionaire's club as press previews die down. Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour played its first preview on April 16; in the one performance, it exceeded 100% capacity and was just shy of reaching its full gross potential.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending April 17:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,939,509)
2. Hamilton ($1,678,620)
3. Wicked ($1,612,361)
4. Aladdin ($1,451,714)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,343,502)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Tuck Everlasting ($339,031)*
4. Eclisped ($303,684)
3. Disaster! ($287,222)
2. The Father ($226,272)**
1. Paramour ($190,774)***

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (101.97%)
2. Hamilton (101.55%)
3. Waitress (100.54%)*
4. Paramour (100.05%)***
5. Shuffle Along (99.81%)*

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Kinky Boots (64.44%)
4. Blackbird (62.43%)
3. Fiddler on the Roof (62.33%)
2. Jersey Boys (59.14%)
1. Disaster! (45.81%)

* Number based on eight preview performances
** Number based on two preview performances and six regular performances
***Number based on one preview performance

Source: The Broadway League