Broadway Grosses: An American in Paris' Fidgety Feet & Kinky Boots's Sexed Up Heels Shuffle Up the Boards

An American in Paris’ streak of beginner’s luck has not yet worn off. The musical was one of the few shows to increase in the grosses following last week’s Thanksgiving-driven success. The show was just shy of breaking back into the top five, which was dominated by usual suspects The Lion King, Wicked, Hamilton, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon. Wayne Brady had reason to say “yeah” in the week leading up to his opening night in Kinky Boots; the Tony-winning musical strutted back into seven figures. School of Rock opened on December 6 to many positive reviews; good word of mouth, kid-friendly content and some guy named Andrew Lloyd Webber could all contribute to the show appearing on these lists more often in the future.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending December 6:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,983,820)
2. Wicked ($1,683,339)
3. Hamilton ($1,613,691)
4. Aladdin ($1,605,876)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,536,445)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Sylvia ($281,084)
4. Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games ($247,621)
3. The Gin Game ($218,301)*
2. Hand to God ($190,205)
1. Dames at Sea ($131,588)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (101.71%)
2. Hamilton (101.55%)
3. Aladdin (97.70%)
4. China Doll (97.22%)**
5. The Lion King (96.84%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Allegiance (58.12%)
4. The Gin Game (51.60%)*
3. Dames at Sea (42.54%)
2. Hand to God (41.66%)
1. Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (29.67%)

* Number based on seven regular performances
**Number based on three preview performances and four regular performances

Source: The Broadway League