Broadway Grosses: Box Offices Log Modest Gains

A new month brought slight gains at Broadway's box offices, with most shows showing a welcome uptick from last week's dismal results. Following the usual one-two punch of Wicked and Jersey Boys, Disney's three musicals posted strong jumps from the previous week. One high-profile drama, Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention, announced a March 2 closing date, while several other plays struggled to build an audience. The latest arrival on the Great White Way—the new musical Passing Strange, written by and starring Stew—began previews at the Belasco Theatre.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 10:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,310,705
2. Jersey Boys $1,127,362
3. The Lion King $962,925
4. The Little Mermaid $889,942
5. Mary Poppins $731,687

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Come Back, Little Sheba $208,047
4. The Farnsworth Invention $195,726
3. Xanadu $194,215
2. Is He Dead? $172,872
1. Passing Strange $55,129*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 97.83%
2. Wicked 97.65%
3. The Lion King 90.58%
4. Sunday in the Park with George 88.33%**
4. The 39 Steps 84.96%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Rock 'n' Roll 54.05%
4. Is He Dead? 47.38%
3. The Homecoming 46.90%
2. The Farnsworth Invention 42.76%
1. Passing Strange 39.24%*

* Number based on 3 preview performances
** Number based on 8 preview performances
Numbers provided by the Broadway League.