Broadway Grosses: Winter Slump Continues

Broadway box offices continued to experience a January slide, with fully half the shows on the Great White Way playing to less than 60% of capacity and all five "underdogs" playing to houses that were less than half full. The nonprofits had something to smile about: Positive reviews gave Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway revival of Come Back, Little Sheba a $55,000 boost from the previous week, and Roundabout Theatre Company's productions of The 39 Steps and Sunday in the Park with George both made the top five list for capacity.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 3:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,344,206
2. Jersey Boys $1,081,839
3. The Lion King $875,769
4. The Little Mermaid $860,403
5. Mary Poppins $670,553

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The Homecoming $227,557
4. Come Back, Little Sheba $205,016
3. The Farnsworth Invention $186,342
2. Is He Dead? $165,165
1. Xanadu $153,328

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Wicked 98.59%
2. Jersey Boys 97.52%
3. Sunday in the Park with George 86.40%*
4. The 39 Steps 85.74%
5. The Lion King 80.74%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Curtains 47.30%
4. The Homecoming 44.72%
3. Is He Dead? 44.22%
2. The Farnsworth Invention 43.20%
1. Chicago 42.79%

* Number based on 8 preview performances
Data provided by the Broadway League.