Broadway Grosses: Aladdin's Carpet Still Flies High Through a Box Office Low Tide

The Broadway box office continued its slow decline, as is par for the course during this time of year. Most shows faced either a dip or a minimal bump in grosses. Two perennial hits—The Book of Mormon and The Lion King—capitalized on their evergreen popularity with an added performance. Aladdin, while taking in a lower number than in the previous week, held its place in the top five by gross and appeared in the frontrunners by capacity. Crowd favorites Les Miserables and Matilda—both closing in the coming months—inched toward seven figures, at $947,202 and $997,525, respectively.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending July 31:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,554,453)*
2. Hamilton ($2,041,865)
3. Wicked ($1,899,742)
4. Aladdin ($1,711,547)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,462,531)*

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Jersey Boys ($548,113)
4. Fully Committed ($468,583)
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ($461,263)
2. Fun Home ($386,965)
1. An Act of God ($311,773)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.31%)*
2. Hamilton (101.77%)
3. The Lion King (99.34%)*
4. Aladdin (98.20%)
5. Waitress (98.19%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Fiddler on the Roof (64.67%)
4. An Act of God (63.71)
=4. Jersey Boys (63.71%)
3. Kinky Boots (63.53%)
2. An American In Paris (62.92%)
1. On Your Feet! (57.81%)

* Number based on nine regular performances

Source: The Broadway League