Broadway Grosses: An American in Paris Leaps Back Ahead of Final Performance

An American in Paris will dance its fidgety feet off the Great White Way on October 9, but it’s still got rhythm (and some box office clout). The Gershwin musical grossed $959,422 this past week, marking an over $100,000 boost since the previous week and its best since May. Cats also landed on its feet this past week, re-entering seven figures at $1,011,242. The Tony-winning The Humans is quickly seeing the effects of moving to a bigger house; the show announced its recoupment after earning its highest gross to date with $670,967. Lewis Black played his first performance of Black to the Future on September 12; in one performance, his comedy special grossed $151,181—over 90% of its potential.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending September 18:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Hamilton ($2,159,038)
2. The Lion King ($1,849,066)
3. Wicked ($1,500,094)
4. Aladdin ($1,375,121)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,285,144)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Chicago ($630,824)
4. Something Rotten! ($619,408)
3. Holiday Inn ($401,139)*
2. The Cherry Orchard ($236,157)**
1. Black to the Future ($154,181)***

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.04%)
2. Hamilton (101.77%)
3. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (100.46%)
4. Wicked (99.57%)
5. Black to the Future (97.72%)***

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. School of Rock (80.18%)
4. On Your Feet! (75.96%)
3. Holiday Inn (72.66%)*
2. Something Rotten! (69.42%)
1. Fiddler on the Roof (63.50%)

* Number based on eight preview performances
** Number based on five preview performances
*** Number based on one performance

Source: The Broadway League