Broadway Grosses: Spider-Man Flying High

With apologies to Roxie Hart, the name on everybody’s lips these days around Broadway is Spider-Man. And in the face of onstage injuries and unceasing press scrutiny, the webslinger managed to make the frontrunners’ list for capacity (at 98.22%) while grossing almost $1 million in just five previews of Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark. Although the overall grosses were down from Thanksgiving week, seven shows pulled in more than $1 million, including the hot holiday hit Elf.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 28:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,566,919)
2. The Lion King ($1,529,019)
3. Jersey Boys ($1,237,955)
4. Elf ($1,175,130)
4. Promises, Promises ($1,154,614)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. A Free Man of Color ($261,283)
4. Next to Normal ($234,199)
3. La Bete ($216,038)
2. The Pitmen Painters ($154,367)
1. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short ($128,644)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Merchant of Venice (102.50%)*
2. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark (98.22%)**
3. The Lion King (95.64%)
4. Jersey Boys (95.42%)
5. Wicked (94.47%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. A Free Man of Color (51.97%)
4. Time Stands Still (49.79%)
3. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (47.15%)
2. American Idiot (43.31%)
1. La Bete (40.38%)

*Number based on seven regular performances.
**Number based on five preview performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.