Broadway Grosses: A Couple of Scoundrels Depart

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels just said goodbye to Norbert Leo Butz, who won a Tony for his role as Freddy Benson, and Jonathan Pryce, who picked up excellent reviews for his spring and summer run as con artist Lawrence Jameson. In their final week of performances, the musical took in $682,455 at the box office, a $107,183 increase from the prior week. Attendance was strong across the board, with 14 Broadway shows playing to more than 90% capacity.

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

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,438,835
2. The Lion King $1,243,011
3. The Color Purple $1,143,888
4. The Jersey Boys $1,050,974
5. Spamalot $1,029,511

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $331,037
4. Shining City $301,046
3. Hot Feet $273,533
2. The Lieutenant of Inishmore $211,753
1. Bridge and Tunnel $178,540

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.06%
2. Mamma Mia! 100.71%
3. Jersey Boys 100.57%
4. The History Boys 100.12%
5. The Lion King 100.01%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. The Wedding Singer 75.39%
4. The Producers 69.65%
3. The Lieutenant of Inishmore 65.17%
2. Sweeney Todd 55.24%
1. Hot Feet 37.52%

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.