Broadway Grosses: Kinky Boots, Wicked, Mormon and More Soar with Summer Sales

New Yorkers and tourists alike have found one way to beat the heat—they’re heading to Times Square to see a Broadway show! A whopping 10 musicals grossed more than $1 million this week, with The Lion King leading the pack with over $2 million in ticket sales. Hit musicals Newsies, Kinky Boots, Madilda and Pippin packed the houses with over 100% capacity, with The Book of Mormon taking the lead.

Here’s a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 4:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,145,484)
2. Wicked ($1,880,559)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,730,668)
4. Kinky Boots ($1,636,476)
5. Motown The Musical ($1,423,791)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Rock of Ages ($406,126)
4. Let It Be ($377,941)
3. The Nance ($352,327)
2. Forever Tango ($332,317)
1. Soul Doctor ($195,120)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Newsies (101.02%)
3. Kinky Boots (100.79%)
4. Matilda (100.75%)
5. Pippin (100.54%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Soul Doctor (81.56%)*
4. Forever Tango (67.35%)
3. The Nance (67.30%)
2. The Trip to Bountiful (65.02%)
1. Let It Be (52.66%)

*Number based on eight preview performances.