Broadway Grosses: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Falters

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang lost a little gas last week, falling $100,565 when compared to the previous week. That drop was the biggest of the week The Producers fell the second most, plummeting $82,653 to come in at $820,600. Despite its loss, Chitty--a family-friendly show filled with children, dogs, fun songs and a flying car--still had a gross of $526,842, a figure better than many other musicals on the boards.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 16:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,281,947
2. The Lion King $1,140,662
3. Spamalot $1,054,345
4. Mamma Mia! $981,568
5. The Odd Couple $880,750*

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Jersey Boys $329,258*
4. A Naked Girl on Appian Way $252,554
3. Absurd Person Singular $179,394*
2. In My Life $127,308*
1. Latinologues $66,762**

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.83%
2. The Odd Couple 101.10%*
3. Chicago 100.13%
4. Wicked 100%
5. Mamma Mia! 99.80%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 66.29%
4. Fiddler on the Roof 64.39%
3. Jersey Boys 55.92%*
2. In My Life 38.40%*
1. Latinologues 32.04%**

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on two previews and six regular performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.