Broadway Grosses: Audiences Say 'I Do' to Mamma Mia!

After a Columbus Day-induced bump the previous week, many shows took a slight hit this frame, though the five top-grossing shows remained over $1 million. As one of the few shows to increase its box office take, long-running hit Mamma Mia! entered the top five for capacity, while more recent hit The Addams Family returned to the frontrunners' list for grosses. Three shows ended their preview periods this week, with A Life in the Theatre, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and La Bete all beginning their regular runs.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 17:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,576,947)
2. The Lion King ($1,452,507)
3. Jersey Boys ($1,112,513)
4. Billy Elliot ($1,098,027)
5. The Addams Family ($1,020,192)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. A Life in the Theatre ($268,568)
4. Mrs. Warren’s Profession ($317,603)
3. The Scottsboro Boys ($232,538)*
2. The Pitmen Painters ($231,917)
1. Lombardi ($170,255)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Wicked (100%)
2. Jersey Boys (99.92%)
3. Billy Elliot (98.79%)
4. Mamma Mia! (97.94%)
5. The Lion King (93.34%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Scottsboro Boys (69.10%)*
4. A Life in the Theatre (65.58%)
3. In the Heights (65.37%)
2. Brief Encounter (61.38%)
1. American Idiot (53.28%)

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