Broadway Grosses: Pond Misses Jones

It's not the sound of the loons that are attracting people to the Cort Theatre; it's mostly James Earl Jones. Last week, the star missed seven of eight performances due to pneumonia and the On Golden Pond box office suffered as a result. It was down $54,642 as compared to the previous week when Jones missed only one performance to come in at $162,053. The show also filled the 1067-seat Cort to 36.11% capacity on average. No doubt there will be an upswing when Jones returns, which is expected to happen later this week.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending June 19:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,267,274
2. The Lion King $1,188,112
3. Spamalot $951,834
4. Mamma Mia! $945,982
5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang $881,707

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Steel Magnolias $174,344
4. After the Night and the Music $172,726
3. The Glass Menagerie $164,766
2. On Golden Pond $162,053
1. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed $104,102*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 101.63%
2. Spamalot 101.51%
3. The Lion King 100.44%
4. Wicked 100%
5. Doubt 99.08%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Brooklyn 46.35%
4. The Glass Menagerie 42.95%
3. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed 42.42%*
2. Steel Magnolias 40.51%
1. On Golden Pond 36.11%

*Number based on seven regular performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.