Broadway Grosses: Glengarry Gets the Green

Producers are having no trouble selling Glengarry Glen Ross. The show opened to rave reviews on May 1, and in its first week following those notices, the production shot up at the box office. It increased $111,105 from the previous week to come in at $400,745. There is still room for improvement though, the play filled the Jacobs Theatre formerly the Royale to 73.06% capacity on average.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending May 8:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,230,678
2. The Lion King $1,173,238
3. Mamma Mia! $975,831
4. Spamalot $876,613
5. 700 Sundays $769,378*

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Steel Magnolias $209,872
4. The Glass Menagerie $196,312
3. Brooklyn $187,626
2. After the Night and the Music $160,590**
1. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed $124,356***

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. 700 Sundays 101.87%*
2. The Lion King 100.53%
3. Mamma Mia! 100.48%
4. Wicked 100%
5. Spamalot 99.68%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Brooklyn 48.31%
4. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed 45.47%***
3. Steel Magnolias 44.08%
2 Little Women 42.25%
1. The Glass Menagerie 37.08%

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

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.