Broadway Grosses: Winter Holiday Livens Up Box Offices

Broadway producers sent a salute to Washington and Lincoln this past week as the Presidents' Day holiday weekend gave a strong boost to the box office take of almost every show. The majority of musicals including all three of Disney's Broadway shows, which held steady in the top five experienced a six-figure jump in grosses from the previous week, and more than 15 titles played to a healthy 85% of capacity or above. The week's two newcomers, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and In the Heights, got off to strong starts, playing to 87.66% and 82.66% of capacity, respectively.

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

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,363,888
2. The Lion King $1,168,780
3. Jersey Boys $1,136,337
4. The Little Mermaid $996,884
5. Mary Poppins $975,068

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The Homecoming $232,798
4. Xanadu $224,777
3. Come Back, Little Sheba $218,598
2. Is He Dead? $209,777
1. Passing Strange $101,496*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Wicked 98.20%
2. The Lion King 98.09%
3. Jersey Boys 96.55%
4. Grease 94.29%
5. Mary Poppins 93.46%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Is He Dead? 56.43%
4. The Farnsworth Invention 54.42%
3. Rock 'n' Roll 49.73%
2. The Homecoming 49.53%
1. Passing Strange 31.81%*

* Number based on 7 preview performances.
Data provided by The Broadway League.