Broadway Grosses: Pippin Breaks Box Office Record

The Tony-nominated revival of Pippin is definitely doing magic on Broadway. The musical broke the house record at the Music Box Theatre this week earning $861,233. Bette Midler's solo show I'll Eat You Last also broke the house record at the Booth for the third time. Meanwhile Constantine Maroulis' dueling identities said farewell to Broadway as Jekyll and Hyde played its final performance. 

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending May 5:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,846,975)
2. Wicked ($1,697,007) 
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,692,483)
4. Lucky Guy ($1,389,588)
5. Kinky Boots ($1,250,718)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Macbeth ($433,127)
4. Orphans ($369,078)
3. The Assembled Parties ($347,277)
2. Ann  ($241,037) 
1. The Big Knife ($206,469)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Lucky Guy (101.63%)
3. Pippin (100.97%)
4. I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers (100.88%)
5. Motown (100.78%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Nice Work If You Can Get It (68.00%)
4. Annie (65.65%)
3. The Big Knife (62.08%)
2. Jekyll & Hyde (54.04%)
1. Ann (38.69%)