Broadway Grosses: September Vacancies

Broadway will have a couple more vacancies come September. After dips at the box office, two struggling Broadway shows announced closings last week. Caroline, or Change, which will end its run on August 29, was down $41,899 from the previous week--coming in at $301, 414. Frozen, which is now set to close on August 22, slipped $41,899 to come in at $105,998, the lowest box office tally of the week.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 8:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,187,804
2. The Lion King $1,179,350
3. The Boy from Oz $912,240
4. Mamma Mia! $888,643
5. Hairspray $883,692

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. After the Fall $273,174
4. Forever Tango $191,127
3. I Am My Own Wife $170,882
2. Golda's Balcony $118,822
1. Frozen $105,998

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. The Lion King 101.45%
2. Wicked 100%
3. The Boy From Oz 99.87%
4. Avenue Q 99.58%
5. The Frogs 97.46%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Bombay Dreams 58.99%
4. Golda's Balcony 57.36%
3. Wonderful Town 56.40%
2. Frozen 46.17%
1. Forever Tango 34.69%

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.