Broadway Grosses: Season Starters

The fall season is blooming with two new shows that began previews last week. Brooklyn, the only new tuner scheduled for a fall Broadway bow, played four previews, filling the Plymouth Theatre to 60.87% capacity and making $135,106. The Manhattan Theatre Club/Second Stage Theatre co-production of Reckless performed its first five performances at the Biltmore Theatre and made $149,256 a good figure for a play in a smaller house by filling the theater to 92.22% on average.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending September 26:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,1172,291
2. The Lion King $1,087,707
3. Mamma Mia! $912,227
4. The Producers $850,513
5. Hairspray $761,949

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Dracula $229,482
4. I Am My Own Wife $185,652
3. Reckless $149,256*
2. Brooklyn $135,106**
1. Golda's Balcony $77,364

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Wicked 100%
2. Avenue Q 99.39%
3. Mamma Mia! 97.63%
4. The Lion King 94.84%
5. Reckless 92.22%*

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Brooklyn 60.87%**
4. Bombay Dreams 52.55%
3. Dracula 51.42%
2. Wonderful Town 49.17%
1. Golda's Balcony 41.34%

*Number based on five preview performances.
**Number based on four preview performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.