Broadway Grosses: Spring Sees Steady Sales

Box offices held steady in the first week of spring. Of the 30 musicals and plays currently playing on Broadway, only six filled their theaters to less than 75% capacity. Spamalot reclaimed its spot in the Top five, grossing $892,719 and filling the Shubert Theatre to 99.82%. Inherit the Wind stars Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy helped to fill the Lyceum Theatre to almost 74% in the revival's first week of previews. Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking and its star, Vanessa Redgrave, enjoyed full houses during previews, grossing more than $400,000 and filling the Booth Theatre to more than 95%.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 25:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,380,917
2. Jersey Boys $1,166,505
3. The Lion King $1,156,852
4. Mary Poppins $1,138,310
5. Spamalot $892,719

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Company $314,585
4. Talk Radio $305,723
3. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $251,860
2. Prelude to a Kiss $198,534
1. Journey's End $157,884

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 100.69%
2. Wicked 100%
3. Spamalot 99.82%
4. The Lion King 99.26%
5. Mary Poppins 98.41%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Grey Gardens 71.41%
4. Talk Radio 61.39%
3. Company 56.54%
2. The Producers 53.94%
1. Journey's End 41.20%

Data provided by the League of American Theatres and Producers.