Broadway Grosses: Holiday Week Sets Records

Too bad the holidays can't last all year long: Numerous Broadway shows set attendance records for the week ending December 30, with 13 musicals topping $1 million at the box office presumably Young Frankenstein made it 14, but the show doesn't report its grosses to the League of American Theatres and Producers. Three more shows topped $900,000 at the box office, including the revival of Cyrano de Bergerac, now in its final week at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. At least eight shows bested their "potential" box office take; for example, Wicked's potential take is listed as $1,499,364, but its actual grosses set a new Broadway record at $1,839,950, reflecting premium sales. Happy New Year, indeed!

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending December 30:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,839,950
2. The Lion King $1,571,941
3. Mary Poppins $1,465,794
4. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas $1,465,680*
5. Mamma Mia! $1,422,454**

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. A Bronx Tale $320,586
4. The Homecoming $311,171
3. The Seafarer $309,393
2. Is He Dead? $250,409
1. Cymbeline $218,252***

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.75%
2. Les Miserables 101.68%
3. Mary Poppins 101.31%
4. The Phantom of the Opera 101.17%
5. The Little Mermaid 100.98%****

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. The Farnsworth Invention 58.86%
4. A Bronx Tale 57.39%
3. The Homecoming 56.05%
2. Is He Dead? 51.84%
1. Cymbeline 51.19%

* Number based on 15 regular performances
** Number based on 9 regular performances
*** Number based on 7 regular performances
**** Number based on 8 preview performances
Data provided by the League of American Theatres and Producers