Broadway Grosses: Gem Sparkles in its Final Week

Broadway took a beating at the box office last week. The vast majority of shows were down in terms of gross as compared to the week ending January 30. Gem of the Ocean, which played its final week of performances, was one of the two shows the other being Good Vibrations that showed a box office bump. The August Wilson piece came in a $295,381, up $71,834 from the previous week. It also filled the Walter Kerr Theatre to a respectable 83.56% capacity.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 6:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,203,023
2. The Lion King $939,792
3. Mamma Mia! $805,213
4. 700 Sundays $751,561*
5. The Producers $648,390

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Democracy $253,086
4. Rent $243,723
3. Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance! $230,182
2. Brooklyn $194,909
1. Brooklyn Boy $160,893**

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. 700 Sundays 99.84%*
2. Wicked 99.39%
3. Mamma Mia! 93.09%
4. Avenue Q 88.74%
5. Twelve Angry Men 84.16%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. La Cage aux Folles 60.85%
4. Democracy 60.62%
3. Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance! 52.85%
2. Rent 52.15%
1. Brooklyn 49.96%

*Number based on seven regular performances.
** Number based on two previews and six regular performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.