Broadway Grosses: New Arrivals

Two new shows started performances last week: Eve Ensler's The Good Body and 'night, Mother, starring Edie Falco and Brenda Blethyn. Despite their addition to the Broadway landscape, the overall box office was up only $304,376 over the previous week. Compared to the same week last season, box office is way off--it dropped $2,191,704, coming in at $12,484,082.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 24:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,185,795
2. The Lion King $1,129,995
3. Mamma Mia! $928,127
4. The Producers $924,305
5. Hairspray $825,051

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Forever Tango $129,019
4. 'night, Mother $125,452*
3. Golda's Balcony $115,140
4. Laugh Whore $80,887**
5. The Good Body $40,369***

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Wicked 100%
2. Avenue Q 99.84%
4. The Lion King 98.76%
4. Mamma Mia! 97.89%
5. Hairspray 97.73%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. 'night, Mother 54.31%
4. Golda's Balcony 51.76%
3. The Good Body 38.12%
2. Laugh Whore 28.63%**
1. Forever Tango 20.78%

*Number based on four preview performances.
**Number based on six previews and one regular performance.
***Number based on three preview performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.