Broadway Grosses: Solo Shows Soar

While the majority of musicals took a dive in the post-Thanksgiving week, the season's one-person shows were on the rise. Both The Good Body and Whoopi, which had lackluster Thanksgiving weeks, were up over $35,000 to come in at $114,779 and $263,743, respectively. 700 Sundays was up $68,900, but much of that can be attributed to the fact that the Billy Crystal show played two more performances than during the holiday week. Likewise Laugh Whore played one more performance and was up $29,170.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending December 5:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,215,046
2. The Lion King $1,137,983
3. Mamma Mia! $992,858
4. The Producers $914,664
5. Hairspray $842,061

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Gem of the Ocean $220,138*
4. 'night, Mother $185,345
3. Laugh Whore $167,768**
2. The Good Body $114,779
1. Golda's Balcony $114,320

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Mamma Mia! 101%
2. Wicked 100%
3. Avenue Q 99.83%
4. The Lion King 97.97%
5. Reckless 95.35%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Dracula 53.33%
4. Golda's Balcony 51.80%
3. Laugh Whore 46.31%**
2. The Good Body 40.74%
1. 'night, Mother 38.40%

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on seven regular performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.