Broadway Grosses: Cats, Les Miz & Phantom Bring Broadway Back to the '80s (And Adjust for Inflation)

The Jellicles have gone up, up, up, past the Russell Hotel, up up up up to the Millionaire’s Club. The Broadway revival of Cats celebrated a gross of $1,083,009 this past week. This marks the first time the feline tuner surpassed the $1 million mark. (Of course, at the time of the original production’s closing in 2000, the average ticket price was still just above $55.) Other familiar musicals of yesteryear are faring well in 2016: Les Miserables also reached seven figures at $1,008,808, and The Phantom of the Opera, while facing a slight dip, continued its streak of staying above $950,000.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending August 7:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,292,428)
2. Hamilton ($2,062,862)
3. Wicked ($1,927,412)*
4. Aladdin ($1,790,487)*
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,326,562)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Chicago ($534,575)
4. Jersey Boys ($519,934)
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ($467,506)
2. Fun Home ($379,924)
1. An Act of God ($306,023)**

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.43%)
2. Hamilton (101.78%)
3. The Lion King (99.93%)
4. Les Miserables (98.39%)
5. Waitress (97.22%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. An Act of God (67.39%)**
4. Kinky Boots (63.54%)
3. An American in Paris (63.37%)
2. Jersey Boys (60.20%)
1. On Your Feet! (56.15%)

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

Source: The Broadway League