Broadway Grosses: Box Office Steady; Spring Awakening Up

Broadway box offices enjoyed a slight uptick in the first full week of February. The Color Purple saw a rise of nearly 10% in capacity and almost $95,000 in gross from the previous week, while Spring Awakening also jumped 10% in capacity and $66,000 in gross. Lincoln CenterTheatre began previews of "Salvage," the third part of The Coast of Utopia, filling the Vivian Beaumont Theatre to 91.76% of capacity. The week's only new offering, a revival of the World War I drama Journey's End, drew 35% of capacity in its first five previews at the Belasco Theatre.

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

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,307,183
2. Jersey Boys $1,171,042
3. Mary Poppins 981,932
4. The Lion King $900,309
5. Spamalot $778,899

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Rent $272,138
4. Translations $237,997
3. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $209,117
2. The Little Dog Laughed $186,523
1. Journey's End $80,140*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 100.71%
2. Wicked 98.03%
3. The Coast of Utopia 91.76%**
4. Spamalot 88.51%
5. The Lion King 83.23%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Company 58.03%
4. Rent 51.45%
3. The Producers 51.27%
2. The Little Dog Laughed 41.88%
1. Journey's End 35.05%

* Number based on 5 preview performances.
** Number based on 5 preview performances and 2 regular performances.
Data provided by the League of American Theatres and Producers.