Broadway Grosses: Hamilton Had Three Million Things to Be Thankful for this Holiday Weekend

There may be a million things he hasn’t done, but Alexander Hamilton can at least cross off making over three million dollars in a single week. The smash hit Hamilton led the box office grosses over Thanksgiving weekend as one of 13 shows to make seven figures over the holiday that typically does gangbusters for the Great White Way. Other shows in the Millionaire’s Club include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (with Josh Groban back in the spotlight following a brief illness) and the Andrew Lloyd Webber hat trick: The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and School of Rock. At $35,280,355, this was the highest-grossing Thanksgiving weekend in recorded history—hardly a turkey in sight.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending November 27:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Hamilton ($3,260,089)
2. The Lion King ($2,496,332)
3. Wicked ($2,286,976)
4. Aladdin ($2,047,065)
5. School of Rock ($1,590,032)*

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Les Liaisons Dangereuses ($428,583)
4. Heisenberg ($312,461)***
3. The Cherry Orchard ($284,434)
2. The Encounter ($259,068)
1. In Transit ($257,037)****

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.03%)
2. Hamilton (101.74%)
3. Dear Evan Hansen (99.80%)*****
4. The Lion King (99.52%)
5. Aladdin (98.81%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science (68.85%)
4. Paramour (68.64%)
3. The Encounter (65.00%)
2. The Illusionists: Turn of the Century (64.38%)**
1. On Your Feet! (60.84%)

* Number based on nine regular performances
** Number based on seven regular performances
***Number based on six regular performances
****Number based on eight preview performances
*****Number based on seven preview performances

Source: The Broadway League