Broadway Grosses: Box Offices Feel the Love on Valentine’s Day

A holiday weekend and Valentine’s Day? What better time to brave the snowy streets and warm up at a Broadway show? Almost every show increased its grosses from the previous week, with four of the top five frontrunners rising above $1 million. Family-oriented shows saw a welcome uptick, with shows such as West Side Story, Mary Poppins and In the Heights seeing jumps of $200,000 or more at the box office. One new show joined the Broadway roster as The Miracle Worker gave its first three previews at Circle in the Square.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 14:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,359,810)
2. The Lion King ($1,213,222)
3. Billy Elliot ($1,109,442)
4. West Side Story ($1,012,095)
5. Jersey Boys ($986,753)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. God of Carnage ($420,652)
4. Next to Normal ($340,961)
3. Time Stands Still ($299,069)
2. Present Laughter ($282,052)
1. The Miracle Worker ($122,265)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. A View From the Bridge (99.59%)
2. Wicked (94.11%)
3. A Little Night Music (93.73%)
4. Time Stands Still (90.29%)
5. Jersey Boys (88.72%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (67.88%)
4. Race (66.51%)
3. God of Carnage (66.45%)
2. South Pacific (65.33%)
1. Hair (65.21%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.<br>
*Number based on three preview performances.