Broadway Grosses: The Ballad of Sweeney and Jersey

A classic revival and a jukebox tuner officially hit Broadway last week. The new twist to Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, in which the actors also play instruments, opened on November 3 to mostly positive reviews. In its opening week, the mounting, which stars Tony winners Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris, took in $442,998 and filled the Eugene O'Neill to a capacity of 71.15% on average during three previews and five regular performances. Jersey Boys, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, also appealed to the majority of critics when it opened on November 6. In its opening week, the show made $422,738 in seven previews and one regular performance.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 6:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,304,041
2. Spamalot $1,074,105
3. The Lion King $1,059,532
4. Mamma Mia! $949,003
5. The Odd Couple $813,655

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. In My Life $186,518
4. Absurd Person Singular $179,306
3. Seascape $137,230*
2. Souvenir $76,688*
1. Latinologues $66,987

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.77%
2. The Odd Couple 101.10%**
3. Wicked 100%
4. Mamma Mia! 98.33%
5. The Woman in White 92.32%**

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Fiddler on the Roof 52.58%
4. Sweet Charity 46.56%
3. In My Life 44.66%
2. Souvenir 35.14%*
1. Latinologues 33.67%

*Number based on eight previews.

**Number based on seven previews and one regular performance.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.