Broadway Grosses: The Lion King Reigns Over Independence Day Box Office

America may have celebrated jettisoning the monarchy in 1776 this weekend, but on Broadway The Lion King continued its reign. The long-running musical brought in a massive $2,143,344 this week. It was joined in the top five in terms of grosses by perennial faves Wicked, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon, and this season's box office standout An American in Paris. Capacity wise, Tony winning-tuners Fun Home and The King and I continued to have a strong showing. However, on the other end of the spectrum, the currently in preview Amazing Grace will be looking to opening night reviews for a box office bump, while On the Town will be hoping the allure of prima ballerina Misty Copeland provides a much needed boost to takings.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending July 5:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1.The Lion King ($2,143,344)
2. Wicked ($1,864,235)
3. Aladdin ($1,598,424)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,382,123)
5. An American in Paris ($1,348,052)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. On the Town ($473,731)
4. Wolf Hall Parts One & Two ($346,459)
3. It Shoulda Been You ($344,925)
2. Hand to God ($317,404)
1. Amazing Grace ($201,081)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Fun Home (103.46%)
2. The Book of Mormon (102.61%)
3. The Lion King (101.02%)
4. Aladdin (100.01%)
5. The King and I (100.00%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Hand to God (70.55%)
4. It Shoulda Been You (68.89%)
3. Amazing Grace (63.51%)*
2. On the Town (59.50%)
1. Wolf Hall Parts One & Two (59.28%)

* Number based on seven preview performances


Source: The Broadway League