Broadway Grosses: Good Times

Broadway producers rejoice! When comparing the 2005-2006 season thus far to the same period of the 2004-2005 season, attendance is up. This season already paid attendance is at 3.08 million, compare that to this time last year when paid attendance was at 2.96 million.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 28:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,317,421
2. The Lion King $1,199,795
3. Spamalot $1,022,266
4. Mamma Mia! $901,114
5. The Phantom of the Opera $767,082

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. All Shook Up $342,657
4. The Pillowman $318,836
3. Lennon $303,960
2. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? $233,191*
1. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed $85,565*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.76%
2. The Lion King 101.05%
3. Wicked 100%
4. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 99.65%
5. The Phantom of the Opera 99.14%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Sweet Charity 58.76%
4. Fiddler on the Roof 51.31%
3. All Shook Up 47.15%
2. Lennon 46.85%
1. Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed 47.57%*

*Number based on seven regular performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.