Broadway Grosses: Guys and Dolls Cheers Winter Blues

Another cold week kept Broadway box offices from blooming. Despite the weather, Guys and Dolls, which played its first preview on February 5, filled the newly refurbished Nederlander Theatre to over 96%, making it the top show in capacity for the week. Also thriving was Tony-winning musical In the Heights and Will Ferrell’s You’re Welcome America, both of which were over 90%. Meanwhile, Equus, starring Daniel Radcliffe, ended its run at the Broadhurst Theatre, which will welcome Mary Stuart in April.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 8:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,169,304
2. Billy Elliot $1,031,690
3. Jersey Boys $934,055
4. The Lion King $825,320
5. South Pacific $798,900

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Avenue Q $236,737
4. Hedda Gabler $226,533
3. The American Plan $192,118
2. The 39 Steps $189,428
1. The Story of My Life $73,812*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Guys and Dolls 96.28%**
2. In the Heights 91.89%
3. You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush 91.72%***
4. Wicked 91.17%
5. Mamma Mia! 89.41%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. The Phantom of the Opera 65.92%
4. Chicago 62.41%
3. Speed-the-Plow 57.72%
2. August: Osage County 56.22%
1. The Story of My Life 33.11%*

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on five preview performances.
***Number based on two previews and six regular performances.

Data provided by the Broadway League