Broadway Grosses: Goodbyes Bring Box Office Bumps

Three Broadway shows bid farewell last week, and all of those shows displayed jumps at the box office in their final week. Pacific Overtures was up $22,379 to come in at $325,514. The tuner also filled Studio 54 to an impressive 94.62% of its capacity. Whoopi went out with $277, 913, $88,683 more than it did for the week ending January 23. Wonderful Town saw its gross increase $128, 519 for a final tally of $502,476.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending January 30:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,226,773
2. The Lion King $957,327
3. Mamma Mia! $830,610
4. 700 Sundays $811,060*
5. The Producers $717,402

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Good Vibrations $269,040**
4. Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance! $260,753
3. Brooklyn $248,059
2. Gem of the Ocean $223,547
1. Brooklyn Boy $163,567**

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. 700 Sundays 100.20%*
2. Wicked 100%
3. Avenue Q 95.93%
4. Pacific Overtures 94.62%
5. Mamma Mia! 94.05%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Wonderful Town 66.70%
4. Rent 66.29%
3. Democracy 62.88%
2. Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance! 57.16%
1. Good Vibrations 48.04%**

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

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.