Broadway Grosses: An American in Paris, in Week Preceding Tonys, Ahead of Other New Shows at the Box Office

While An American in Paris did not take home the big prize at the 2015 Tony Awards, the new musical doesn’t have much to fear. In the week preceding Broadway’s biggest night, the production landed once again in the top five grossing shows, joining perennial favorites The Lion King, Wicked, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon. We expect that the two big winners, Fun Home and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which each took home five awards including Best Musical and Best Play, respectively, will reap their rewards in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Airline Highway and It‘s Only a Play took their final bows over the weekend, and The Visit, which had been struggling at the box office and went home empty-handed, will close on June 14. It Shoulda Been You, Gigi and Hand to God also face low numbers; but it’s possible their presence on the broadcast will give them at least a temporary boost.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending June 7:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1.The Lion King ($1,959,636)
2. Wicked ($1,737,141)
3. Aladdin ($1,535,301)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,478,236)
5. An American in Paris ($1,368,734)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Hand to God ($449,227)
4. Gigi ($401,946)
3. It Shoulda Been You ($321,819)
2. The Visit ($194,400)
1. Airline Highway ($169,126)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Fun Home (103.66%)
2. The Book of Mormon (102.20%)
3. Fish in the Dark (101.54%)
4. An American in Paris (100.42%)
5. The Audience (100.21%)*

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. It Shoulda Been You (65.51%)*
4. Les Miserables (63.81%)
3. The Visit (58.45%)
2. Wolf Hall Parts One & Two (56.96%)
1. Gigi (48.09%)

* Number based on seven regular performances

Source: The Broadway League