Broadway Grosses: High Flying, Adored? Cirque du Soleil's Paramour Climbs to the Top with Just Six Performances

Paramour continued its preview performances at the Lyric Theatre, and the Cirque du Soleil presentation soared to the top of the boards. After taking in $1,018,942 in just six performances, the show was just shy of making the top five. Those slots were claimed by the usual suspects: The Lion King, Hamilton, Wicked, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon. Expect Paramour to find its way in there as the average ticket price rises and the show works toward a standard eight-performance week. Meanwhile, the new musical Waitress was one of three shows to exceed capacity. We’ll continue to monitor the show’s attendance now that it has made it past opening night.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending April 24:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,995,760)
2. Hamilton ($1,813,024)
3. Wicked ($1,660,014)
4. Aladdin ($1,433,167)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,325,465)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Bright Star ($357,812)
4. Tuck Everlasting ($332,230)*
3. The Father ($258,848)
2. Disaster! ($247,941)
1. Eclipsed ($233,636)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.09%)
2. Hamilton (101.75%)
3. Waitress (100.71%)**
4. The Lion King (99.33%)
5. Aladdin (98.36%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Fiddler on the Roof (61.80%)
4. Kinky Boots (61.23%)
3. Jersey Boys (58.84%)
2. Eclipsed (54.55%)
1. Disaster! (41.68%)

* Number based on eight preview performances
** Number based on seven preview performances and one regular performance (opening night)

Source: The Broadway League