Broadway Grosses: Holiday Season Boosts Box Office

With the closing of four shows last week (including box office champs A Steady Rain and Hamlet) and a fifth on December 13 (The Royal Family), fewer titles are vying for attention on Broadway. The good news is that most shows saw an uptick as the holiday season gets into full swing. White Christmas (boosted by an extra performance) moved into the top five and A Little Night Music moved up the frontrunners’ list for capacity in its final week of previews. One of the biggest jumps came from a show that isn’t in the top five: Fela! took in $100,000 more than the previous week, a 25% increase.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending December 13:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,624,400)
2. The Lion King ($1,428,646)
3. Billy Elliot ($1,417,238)
4. White Christmas (1,268,196)*
5. Jersey Boys ($1,227,946)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Next to Normal ($323,136)
4. In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play ($235,481)
3. Superior Donuts ($233,285)
2. The Royal Family ($184,471)
1. The 39 Steps ($166,566)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Jersey Boys (100.94%)
2. A Little Night Music (99.75%)
3. Wicked (99.44%)
4. Billy Elliot (98.60%)
5. The Lion King (97.86%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. In the Heights (63.48%)
4. Burn the Floor (63.33%)
3. In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (59.20%)
2. The 39 Steps (54.86%)
1. Superior Donuts (50.59%)

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