Broadway Grosses: Moon Rises With Spacey's B'way Return

Star Kevin Spacey made his return to Broadway this past week in A Moon for the Misbegotten, helping to fill the Brooks Atkinson Theatre to over 87% and gross over $400,000 in just five performances. Long-running musicals enjoyed a great week with Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, Spamalot, The Lion King and Wicked all packing their houses to at least 100% capacity. The newly opened Curtains also had a strong showing this week with over 88% capacity at the Al Hirschfeld and grossing over $750,000.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending April 1:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,392,168
2. The Lion King $1,193,494
3. Jersey Boys $1,154,445
4. Mary Poppins $1,153,161
5. Spamalot $908,385

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Company $253,502
4. Spelling Bee $239,330
3. Prelude to a Kiss $171,464
2. Journey's End $147,849
1. Frost/Nixon $52,085* FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 100.61%
2. Les Miserables 100.16%
3. Spamalot 100.03%
4. The Lion King 100.02%
5. Wicked 100%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Grey Gardens 61.71%
4. The Producers 58.59%
3. Talk Radio 51.30%
2. Company 47.36%
1. Journey's End 35.77%

*Number based on one preview performance.

Data provided by the League of American Theatres and Producers.