Broadway Grosses: The Book of Mormon Sets New House Record

How big a hit is The Book of Mormon? The show manages to keep breaking records at the 1,068-seat Eugene O’Neill Theatre, one of the smallest houses on Broadway. To be precise, Mormon has shattered the house record 17 times, including the week of October 2, when it raked in $1,310,226. Newcomer Follies also remained a member of the $1 million club at the much larger Marquis Theatre. Meanwhile, the January 8, 2012, closing date of Billy Elliot was signaled by the musical’s appearance in the underdog list for capacity at just over 78%.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 2:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,593,748)
2. The Lion King ($1,414,779)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,324,204)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,310,226)
5. Follies ($1,132,226)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Addams Family ($635,602)
4. The Mountaintop ($584,897)*
3. Chicago ($542,711)
2. Rock of Ages ($365,354)
1. Man and Boy ($216,636)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. The Lion King (100.02%)
3. Jersey Boys (99.28%)
4. Wicked (98.94%)
5. War Horse (97.81%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Billy Elliot (78.10%)
4. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (77.21%)
3. The Addams Family (74.01%)
2. Mary Poppins (69.87%)
1. Man and Boy (68.46%)*

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