Broadway Grosses: Liev Schreiber & Janet McTeer Lure in a Full House for First Performance of Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Sometimes it pays to be dangerous. The new revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, starring Tony winners Liev Schrieber and Janet McTeer, played its first preview performance this past week to a full house. The production reached 100% capacity for its October 8 performance and grossed $105,177, making it just shy of hitting its full potential. Should it remain a hot ticket, expect that gross to flirt with the $900,000 mark once it plays full weeks. Meanwhile, Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrated a box office renaissance this past week as School of Rock and Cats both grossed seven figures, while The Phantom of the Opera was close behind.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending October 10:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Hamilton ($2,214,118)
2. The Lion King ($2,055,928)
3. Wicked ($1,719,802)
4. Aladdin ($1,535,611)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,417,234)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Holiday Inn ($404,315)***
4. The Encounter ($336,865)
3. The Cherry Orchard ($334,683)**
2. Heisenberg ($334,446)*
1. Les Liaisons Dangereuses ($105,177)****

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.16%)
2. Hamilton (101.77%)
3. The Front Page (100.32%)*
4. Beautiful (100.05%)
5. Les Liaisons Dangereuses (100.00%)****

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Kinky Boots (72.87%)
4. Paramour (72.68%)
3. Something Rotten! (62.65%)
2. On Your Feet! (61.91%)
1. Fiddler on the Roof (58.44%)

* Number based on eight preview performances
** Number based on seven preview performances
*** Number based on three preview performances and five regular performances
****Number based on one preview performance

Source: The Broadway League