Broadway Grosses: Box Office Numbers Keep Climbing as Spring Season Kicks In

Winter-weary New Yorkers weren’t the only ones who enjoyed the first warm and sunny weekend of spring: Broadway producers sighed happily as box office results rose for the second week in a row. The Addams Family continued its winning ways, hauling in an impressive $1.3 million in its second week of previews, as Wicked climbed oh-so-close to $1.6 million. With 33 shows on the boards (Present Laughter closed on March 21 after topping the frontrunners’ list for capacity, while Sondheim on Sondheim played its first three previews), there's a Broadway show to suit every taste.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 21:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,583,765)
2. The Addams Family (1,328,460)*
3. The Lion King ($1,328,250)
4. Billy Elliot ($1,207,973)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,055,904)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Miracle Worker ($198,347)
4. All About Me ($197,935)**
3. Looped ($180,830)
2. Sondheim on Sondheim ($169,004)***
1. Next Fall ($166,259)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Present Laughter (100.57%)
2. A View from the Bridge (100.52%)
3. Wicked (100%)
4. The Lion King (99.82%)
5. Billy Elliot (98.75%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Million Dollar Quartet (67.02%)*
4. Lend Me a Tenor (66.71%)****
3. Next Fall (61.71%)
2. Race (54.03%)
1. Looped (53.62%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.
*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on four previews and four regular performances.
***Number based on three preview performances.
****Number based on seven preview performances.