Broadway Grosses: Family Fare Continues to Top the Charts

Broadway box office numbers remained steady during a break in the New York heat, with family favorites continuing to lead the pack during prime summer vacation days. Wicked topped last week’s white-hot total of $1.72 million by just a hair, ending up at $1.74 million, while long-running Disney favorite The Lion King purred close behind at $1.6 million. Meanwhile, newcomers The Addams Family and Promises, Promises continued to stay strong, with the former logging $1.23 million at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and latter pulling $1.14 million at the Broadway Theatre. Although not among the front-runners, A Little Night Music gained more than $100,000 from the previous week (to $543,076) on the strength of good reviews.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 8:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,745,925)
2. The Lion King ($1,636,598)
3. The Addams Family ($1,232,598)
4. Mary Poppins ($1,196,659)
5. Promises, Promises ($1,148,946)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Fela! ($482,518)
4. Million Dollar Quartet ($439,631)
3. Lend Me a Tenor ($407,886)
2. Next to Normal ($307,709)
1. Race ($242,320)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Lion King (100.04%)
2. Wicked (100%)
3. Billy Elliot (98.09%)
4. Jersey Boys (97.35%)
5. Mary Poppins (97.31%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. American Idiot (76.05%)
4. Lend Me a Tenor (72.40%)
3. Million Dollar Quartet (54.54%)
2. Come Fly Away (51.23%)
1. Race (43.96%)

Data provided by the Broadway League.