Broadway Grosses: Death of a Salesman, Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Breaks Records

New shows continue to head to Broadway as spring approaches, with Magic/Bird and End of the Rainbow joining the boards last week. In its first week of full regular performances, the starry revival of Death of a Salesman broke the house record at the Barrymore Theatre by taking in $777,953 for seven performances. Other new entries Evita and Newsies are faring well in their early preview weeks, with the musicals taking in $1,410,635 and $828,882, respectively. 

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 25.

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,808,773)
2. The Lion King ($1,742,053)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,500,067)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,487,000)
5. Evita ($1,410,635)*

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Venus in Fur ($325,402)
4. Other Desert Cities ($318,902)
3. End of the Rainbow ($315,525)*
2. Godspell ($291,430)
1. Magic/Bird ($127,931)**

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Momon (102.63%)
2. The Lion King (100.01%)
3. Newsies (100.00%)**
4. Death of a Salesman (99.78%)****
5. Wicked (97.21%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Porgy and Bess (68.88%)
4. Sister Act (63.24%)
3. Other Desert Cities (61.48%)
2. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (57.99%)
1. Magic/Bird (48.35%)**

*Number based on eight preview performances
**Number based on seven preview performances
***Number based on four preview and three regular performances
****Number based on seven regular performances
Data Provided by the Broadway League.