Broadway Grosses: Hairspray and Spring Awakening Tied at the Top

Box-office standings held firm for the third week in a row, with four shows topping $1 million in grosses perennial winners Wicked, Jersey Boys, The Lion King and Mary Poppins and a mix of old favorites Hairspray, still riding high from the film version and newcomers Spring Awakening, continuing its hot streak after winning the Best Musical Tony topping the standings for capacity. Legally Blonde also saw a jump in grosses, bringing in $973,641 and rounding out the top five. Meanwhile, Broadway said farewell to Frost/Nixon, which played to 92.93% of capacity in its final week and grossed over $578,000, as well as Deuce and Old Acquaintance.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 19:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,483,860
2. The Lion King $1,322,864
3. Jersey Boys $1,233,108
4. Mary Poppins $1,162,963
5. Legally Blonde $973,641

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Xanadu $343,639
4. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $242,832
3. Deuce $201,612
2. The Year of Magical Thinking $172,132*
1. Old Acquaintance $163,330

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Hairspray 101.14%
2. Spring Awakening 101.14%
3. Jersey Boys 100.79%
4. Mamma Mia! 100.09%
5. The Lion King 100.04%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 75.53%
4. The Drowsy Chaperone 66.53%
3. Old Acquaintance 63.77%
2. The Year of Magical Thinking 58.06%*
1. Deuce 49.55%

*Number based on 7 regular performances
Data provided by the League of American Theatres and Producers.