Broadway Grosses: The Holiday Season Is Some Kind of Wonderful for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Winter, spring, summer or fall, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a Broadway mainstay, but the winter in particular brings a particular holiday boost. The tuner, which celebrated three years on the Great White Way last month, grossed over $1 million for the second consecutive week, taking in $1,061,673. Its capacity was at almost 99% of its potential. Expect its figures to stay in this range through the New Year as tourists head to the city. The five usual suspects remained at the top of the boards, with the starry The Front Page, soon-to-close Jersey Boys and the buzzy hit Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 trailing behind.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending December 11:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Hamilton ($2,443,438)
2. The Lion King ($2,119,872)
3. Wicked ($1,909,374)
4. Aladdin ($1,612,134)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,432,327)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Humans ($569,445)
4. Les Liaisons Dangereuses ($471,279)
3. Heisenberg ($431,180)
2. In Transit ($225,117)*
1. The Encounter ($210,732)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (101.93%)
2. Hamilton (101.75%)
3. Dear Evan Hansen (101.50%)
4. The Front Page (99.47%)
5. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (98.95%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Fiddler on the Roof (73.10%)
4. On Your Feet! (70.61%)
3. Something Rotten! (66.99%)
2. The Encounter (60.53%)
1. The Illusionists - Turn of the Century (59.68%)

*Number based on seven preview performances and one regular performance (opening night)

Source: The Broadway League