Broadway Grosses: Holiday Cheer Continues with 10 Shows Topping $1 Million

Santa arrived on Broadway right on time and left hefty receipts in the stockings of almost every box office. The witches of Wicked hauled in close to $2.1 million in a whopper of a holiday week, and nine other musicals crossed the coveted $1 million mark, with runner-up The Lion King topping $1.7 million. All in all, it was a week for producers to celebrate in advance of the long cold nights to come in January.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending December 27:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($2,092,745)
2. The Lion King ($1,714,566)
3. Billy Elliot ($1,573,400)
4. West Side Story ($1,356,456)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,290,426)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Next to Normal ($380,820)*
4. The 39 Steps ($256,391)
3. Superior Donuts ($218,515)
2. Wishful Drinking ($208,609)
1. In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play ($167,550)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Lion King (100.02%)
2. Wicked (100%)
3. Billy Elliot (99.84%)
4. Jersey Boys (99.69%)
5. A Little Night Music (99.52%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Ragtime (63.04%)
4. Wishful Drinking (56.35%)
3. Finian’s Rainbow (52.64%)
2. In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play (50.50%)*
1. Superior Donuts (42.05%)

*Number based on seven performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.