Broadway Grosses: Spring Sales Remain Strong

Broadway box offices remained healthy in the week after Easter, with more than half the shows playing to more than 90% of capacity. All of the week's top five grossers took in more than $1 million, and the revival Cat on a Hot Tin Roof continued doing capacity business at the Broadhurst Theatre. Two highly anticipated shows began previews: the new musical A Catered Affair, which played to 87.92% of capacity at the Walter Kerr Theatre, and Patrick Stewart's revival of Macbeth, which played its first three Broadway performances at the Lyceum.

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

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,544,646
2. The Lion King $1,250,226
3. The Little Mermaid $1,178,998
4. Jersey Boys $1,160,319
5. Mary Poppins $1,052,316

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The Seafarer $322,073
4. The 39 Steps $267,735
3. Xanadu $263,325
2. The Homecoming $178,676
1. Macbeth $176,719*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. The Phantom of the Opera 100.82%
1. The Little Mermaid 100.82%
3. Jersey Boys 100.76%
4. Hairspray 100.63%
5. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 100.54%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Gypsy 76.97%
4. Macbeth 76.85%*
3. Cry-Baby 76.17%**
2. August: Osage County 66.51%
1. The Homecoming 38.24%

*Number based on three preview performances
*Number based on eight preview performances
Data provided by the Broadway League