Broadway Grosses: Seasons of Love

With the attraction of barbecues and the great outdoors, Memorial Day weekend is not always the best one for Broadway box offices, but some shows did exhibit signs of improvement last week. Rent made the greatest improvement as compared to the previous week--it increased its box office gross by $50,498 to come in at $385,332.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending May 29:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,255,567
2. The Lion King $1,176,169
3. Mamma Mia! $972,995
4. Spamalot $895,047
5. The Producers $885,924

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Brooklyn $199,449
4. Steel Magnolias $196,420
3. After the Night and the Music $155,599*
2. The Constant Wife $117,381**
1. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed $101,478***

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. 700 Sundays 102%****
2. The Phantom of the Opera 100.75%
3. The Lion King 100.72%
2. Wicked 100%
1. Spamalot 99.99%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Brooklyn 53.93%
4. On Golden Pond 53.08%
3. The Glass Menagerie 51.46%
2. Steel Magnolias 47.52%
1. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed 43.60%***

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on four preview performances.
***Number based on six regular performances.
****Number based on five regular performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.