Broadway Grosses: American Idiot and Promises, Promises Start Strong; Addams Family Is Hot

As spring break visitors continued to stream into NYC, Broadway’s box offices remained perky, though not quite a strong as the previous week. On the plus side, The Addams Family keeps doing blockbuster business in previews, topping $1.3 million for the second week in a row. Two new musical productions got off to a strong start: American Idiot, featuring the music of Green Day, grossed more than $565,000 in just five performances; the Broadway revival of Promises, Promises starring Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes played to 100% capacity in its first preview.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 28:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,566,495)
2. The Lion King ($1,357,896)
3. The Addams Family (1,302,707)*
4. Billy Elliot ($1,196,092)
5. Jersey Boys ($1,043,861)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. All About Me ($216,425)
4. The Miracle Worker ($196,960)
3. Promises, Promises ($190,790)**
2. Next Fall ($181,904)
1. Looped ($176,622)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. A View from the Bridge (101.12%)
2. Wicked (100%)
2. Promises, Promises (100%)**
4. Billy Elliot (99.42%)
5. The Lion King (99.07%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Million Dollar Quartet (60.22%)*
4. God of Carnage (56.77%)
3. Looped (55.39%)
2. Race (54.41%)
1. All About Me (40.94%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.
*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on one preview performance.