Broadway Grosses: New Shows Up; Most Shows Down

Broadway grosses dropped slightly in the final week of the spring season, with a few happy exceptions: The starry revival of Promises, Promises joined the million-dollar club and made its way onto the frontrunners’ list for grosses, joining The Addams Family and three long-running shows. The well-reviewed Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, did sellout business at the Cort Theatre, topping the frontrunners’ list for capacity and rising more than $50,000 from the previous week.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending May 2:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,510,925)
2. The Addams Family (1,302,382)
3. The Lion King ($1,299,404)
4. Billy Elliot ($1,098,796)
5. Promises, Promises ($1,097,916)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. God of Carnage ($272,863)
4. Enron ($234,196)
3. Next Fall ($152,391)
2. Everyday Rapture ($136,732)*
1. Collected Stories ($132,436)**

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Fences (100.89%)
2. Wicked (99.35%)
3. The Lion King (95.65%)
4. Billy Elliot (94.37%)
5. Jersey Boys (94.02%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Lend Me a Tenor (60.05%)
4. Next Fall (52.38%)
3. Race (49.23%)
2. God of Carnage (47.87%)
1. Hair (43.26%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.
*Number based on three previews and five regular performances.
**Number based on two previews and six regular performances.