Broadway Grosses: Spamalot Continues to Soar

As usual, Broadway grosses took a big dip during the week following Labor Day. Only Spamalot managed to buck the trend of dropping grosses. The Monty Python musical improved its box office performance and was up $35,679 as compared to the week ending September 4. The show came in at $1,058,759.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending September 11:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,276,941
2. Spamalot $1,058,759
3. The Lion King $993,404
4. Mamma Mia! $826,994
5. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels $664,739

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Movin' Out $294,739
4. Rent $262,101
3. Fiddler on the Roof $260,338
2. All Shook Up $244,185
1. Lennon $230,775

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.82%
2. Wicked 100%
3. Mamma Mia! 91.91%
4. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 89.14%
5. The Lion King 84.82%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Rent 51.01%
4. Sweet Charity 42.01%
3. Lennon 39.44%
2. All Shook Up 36.72%
1. Fiddler on the Roof 35.81%

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.