Broadway Grosses: Box Offices Snap Awake with The Addams Family and More New Shows

Broadway box offices warmed up a bit this week, with five shows grossing over $1 million and 20 shows enjoying a capacity greater than 80%. The Addams Family, which began previews on March 8, was one of the week’s top grossers, bringing in over $1.1 million in just seven performances and filling the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to 98.6% capacity. Broadway also welcomed a number of other new shows as Million Dollar Quartet, Red and Lend Me a Tenor all began previews.

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

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,505,286)
2. The Addams Family (1,192,213)*
3. The Lion King ($1,1,191,289)
4. Billy Elliot ($1,124,274)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,052,412)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Lend Me a Tenor ($190,491)**
4. Million Dollar Quartet ($156,387)***
3. Looped ($151,549)****
2. Red ($117,328)**
1. Next Fall ($109,638)*****

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. A View from the Bridge (101.03%)
2. Wicked (100%)
3. The Addams Family (98.67%)
4. Billy Elliot (98.63%)
5. Jersey Boys (98.05%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Million Dollar Quartet (71.93%)***
4. Hair (64.68%)
3. Looped (64.33%)****
2. Race (55.82%)
1. All About Me (54.85%)******

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