Broadway Grosses: The Book of Mormon Still Tops as It Says 'Hello!' to Sixth Year on the Boards

As The Book of Mormon reaches five years on Broadway this month, those black tie-clad boys have an extra reason to leap for joy. The Tony-winning musical once again made an appearance in the top five shows by gross and claimed the number one spot by capacity. Joining it in the top spots were perennial box office favorites Hamilton, The Lion King, Wicked and Aladdin. Eclipsed reached a capacity of 94.28% but saw a lower gross during the critics performances. The Lupita Nyong’o-led play opened officially on March 6, and will likely reach a higher average ticket price and gross following its good reviews and word of mouth.

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

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Hamilton ($1,766,223)
2. The Lion King ($1,461,331)
3. Wicked ($1,337,007)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,278,459)
5. Aladdin ($1,079,248)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Eclipsed ($340,891)***
4. Disaster! ($296,010)*
3. Hughie ($256,454)
2. Bright Star ($255,641)**
1. Our Mother's Brief Affair ($167,916)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.49%)
2. Hamilton (101.73%)
3. Noises Off (100.07%)
4. The Lion King (97.94%)
5. Eclipsed (94.28%)***

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. An American in Paris (61.70%)
4. Kinky Boots (60.26%)
3. Jersey Boys (57.07%)
2. Chicago (56.69%)
1. The Phantom of the Opera (52.49%)

* Number based on eight preview performances
**Number based on seven preview performances
*** Number based on seven preview performances and one regular performance

Source: The Broadway League