Broadway Grosses: Numbers Down Slightly on Holiday Weekend

A week after four plays closed, Broadway saw a dip in box office results. Capacity remained above 90% at 15 of 24 shows, but the overall grosses dropped in a week that included the July 4 holiday. The sole exception: the Tony-winning revival of The Norman Conquests, now in the final weeks of its run at Circle in the Square and playing to 90.48% of capacity.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending July 5:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,573,163)
2. Billy Elliot ($1,351,026)
3. The Lion King ($1,294,159)
4. West Side Story ($1,253,984)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,101,363)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Next to Normal ($418,644)
4. The Norman Conquests ($320,397)
3. Avenue Q ($318,640)
2. Mary Stuart ($287,087)
1. The 39 Steps ($195,972)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Waiting for Godot (103.78%)
2. God of Carnage (100.65%)
3. Billy Elliot (100.01%)
4. Wicked (99.81%)
5. Mamma Mia! (99.73%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Mary Poppins (77.89%)
4. Avenue Q (77.83%)
3. 9 to 5 (75.04%)
2. Blithe Spirit (67.57%)
1. Mary Stuart (55.34%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.