Broadway Grosses: American Idiot Joins Million-Dollar Club

Broadway producers had plenty to smile about in the week leading up to Presidents’ Day. Almost every show experienced a healthy jump at the box office, with the top three musicals (including Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark) at or near $1.5 million for the week. A new entry to the million-dollar club: American Idiot, which is riding high with the return of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong as St. Jimmy. Meanwhile, Broadway said farewell to Al Pacino and The Merchant of Venice after a spectacularly successful run.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 20:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,534,779)
2. Wicked ($1,526,036)
3. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ($1,476,828)*
4. American Idiot ($1,144,030)
5. The Merchant of Venice ($1,125,273)**

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Importance of Being Earnest ($393,099)
4. Lombardi ($391,998)
3. Driving Miss Daisy ($334,457)**
2. Good People ($296,666)*
1. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short ($174,730)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Merchant of Venice (102.50%)**
2. Wicked (97.43%)
3. The Importance of Being Earnest (97.23%)
4. Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles (94.45%)
5. The Lion King (94.19%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Driving Miss Daisy (72.33%)**
4. The Phantom of the Opera (71.49%)
3. La Cage aux Folles (70.68%)
2. Million Dollar Quartet (69.14%)
1. Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (61.61%)

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