Broadway Grosses: Spring Brings Three Days of Rain

Audiences crowded into the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre last week to catch mega-movie star Julia Roberts in Three Days of Rain. The Richard Greenberg show, which also stars Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper, scored big in its first eight previews-grossing $988,198 and filling its house to 101% capacity on average. Three Days of Rain is a limited engagement and officially opens on April 19.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending April 2:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,335,008
2. The Lion King $1,213,701
3. Spamalot $1,037,147
4. Jersey Boys $999,873
5. Three Days of Rain $988,198*

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Rabbit Hole $270,529
4. Ring of Fire $225,617
3. Bridge and Tunnel $204,718
2. Awake and Sing! $164,605*
1. Well $106,151**

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.57%
2. The Pajama Game 101.45%
3. Three Days of Rain 101%*
4. The Odd Couple 100.58%
5. The Phantom of the Opera 100.19%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Awake and Sing! 60.17%*
4. Barefoot in the Park 58.37%
3. The Light in the Piazza 56.42%
2. Ring of Fire 46.64%
1. Well 29.39%**

*Number based on eight preview performance
**Number based on four preview and four regular performances

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.