Broadway Grosses: Summer Brings Heat to the Box Office

Hot time, summer in the city, and Broadway box offices are getting plenty warm. Too bad that two of the hottest shows are leaving town: Red, which played its final performance on June 27, set a record at the Golden Theatre ($723,560) and kept its place in the frontrunners' list for capacity and megahit Fences set yet another record at the Cort ($1,138, 982), prompting fervent prayers that Denzel Washington might extend past July 11 (probably not). A total of eight shows topped $1 million for the week, and newly minted Best Musical Memphis is hovering just below the magic mark with $923,861. In addition to Red, Broadway said farewell to Hair and Sondheim on Sondheim.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending June 27:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,641,718)
2. The Lion King ($1,551,798)
3. The Addams Family ($1,396,262)
4. Promises, Promises ($1,311,246)
5. Billy Elliot ($1,172,529)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Sondheim on Sondheim ($349,333)
4. Next to Normal ($322,673)
3. Everyday Rapture ($226,168)
2. Race ($204,944)
1. Next Fall ($180,317)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Fences (101.59%)
2. The Lion King (100.07%)
3. Wicked (100%)
4. Red (99.55%)
5. Billy Elliot (99.45%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Rock of Ages (68.30%)
4. Next Fall (64.60%)
3. Lend Me a Tenor (62.95%)
2. Come Fly Away (54.59%)
1. Race (46.61%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.