Broadway Grosses: Great White Way Remains Thankful for Turkey Day; Rocking Previews, House Records & More

There are many traditions on Thanksgiving weekend: turkey and stuffing, parades, artfully avoiding hot topics at the table and Broadway box offices doing gangbusters. Aladdin broke the house record for the ninth time at the New Amsterdam Theatre, grossing $2,048,248. It sat comfortably in the top five with perennial favorites The Lion King, Wicked, Hamilton and The Book of Mormon (a couple of which played nine performances). Meanwhile, the School of Rock played the palatial Winter Garden Theatre at nearly 100% capacity and finished its third week of previews as a new member of the Millionaire’s Club at $1,304,251. The new revival of Fiddler on the Roof also finished its first full week of previews with seven figures at $1,221,716.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending November 29:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,436,498)
2. Wicked ($2,290,873)*
3. Aladdin ($2,048,348)
4. Hamilton ($1,833,886)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,771,091)*

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Sylvia ($306,496)
4. Fool for Love ($245,366)**
3. The Gin Game ($241,917)**
2. Hand to God ($211,795)
1. Dames at Sea ($127,199)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. Hamilton (101.62%)
2. The Book of Mormon (101.28%)*
3. The Lion King (99.59%)
4. Aladdin (98.68%)
5. School of Rock (97.61%)***

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. The Illusionists (54.78%)
4. The Gin Game (54.74%)
3. Hand to God (48.36%)
2. Dames at Sea  (37.35%)
1. Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (26.92%)

* Number based on nine regular performances
**Number based on seven regular performances
***Number based on eight preview performances

Source: The Broadway League