Broadway Grosses: The Lion King Rakes in $2.3 Million; Audiences Give Soul Doctor a Check-Up

In the same week that the royal baby arrived, another royal was on top of the world—on Broadway! Perennial favorite The Lion King nabbed the top spot in this week’s grosses, with box office-busting mainstays Wicked and The Book of Mormon not too far behind. This week also saw the arrival of the new Broadway musical Soul Doctor, which began previews on July 17. Though the rock star rabbi didn’t clean up in grosses, the show managed to pack more than 85 percent of the house at Circle in the Square Theatre during his first week on the stage.

Take a look below at who was on top (and who wasn’t) for the week ending July 21:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,316,189)*
2. Wicked ($1,907,228)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,749,550)
4. Kinky Boots ($1,604,272)
5. Motown The Musical ($1,478,595)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Let It Be ($399,319)
4. The Nance ($380,778)
3. First Date ($350,122)
2. The Assembled Parties ($285,154)
1. Soul Doctor ($109,750)**

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Pippin (101.34%)
3. Kinky Boots (100.77%)
4. Matilda (100.72%)
5. Motown The Musical (100.66%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Assembled Parties (82.81%)
4. Forever Tango (73.29%)
3. Let It Be (70.78%)
2. The Nance (68.53%)
1. The Trip to Bountiful (59.43%)

* Number based on nine performances
** Number based on five performances