Broadway Grosses: Fall Season Continues to Blow In With New Shows

The new season is heating up, as five Broadway houses welcomed  new shows this week, including the reboot of Time Stands Still, new sports drama Lombardi and star-studded revivals of A Life in the Theatre and La Bete (which packed in audiences for its first five performances). The first new musical of the season, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, also began previews. Long-running hits Wicked, The Lion King, Jersey Boys and Billy Elliot crossed the $1 million mark, with most other continuing shows up slightly from the previous week.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending September 26:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,495,013)
2. The Lion King ($1,269,344)
3. Jersey Boys ($1,088,466)
4. Billy Elliot ($1,000,428)
5. Promises, Promises ($981,598)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Brief Encounter ($224,905)*
4. Time Stands Still ($221,769)**
3. La Bete ($217,164)***
2. The Pitmen Painters ($200,807)*
1. Lombardi ($89,427)****

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Wicked (99.83%)
2. Jersey Boys (99.79%)
3. Billy Elliot (94.39%)
4. A Little Night Music (90.13%)
5. La Bete (88.48%)***

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. In the Heights (66.39%)
4. Million Dollar Quartet (65.52%)
3. West Side Story (60.75%)
2. Mary Poppins (58.06%)
1. American Idiot (52.64%)

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on four preview performances.
***Number based on five preview performances.
****Number based on three preview performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.