Broadway Grosses: South Pacific Shows Strength

Broadway box office receipts generally remained steady last week, with a few notable jumps: In the wake of rapturous reviews, Lincoln Center Theater's revival of South Pacific leaped into the top five for capacity, playing to more than 95% at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The season's other three musical revivals Sunday in the Park with George, Grease and Gypsy also showed strength, playing to 92.70%, 91.02% and 85.86% of capacity, respectively. Two starry dramas began previews this past week: Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Laura Linney, and Thurgood with Laurence Fishburne. Meanwhile, Broadway said farewell to The Homecoming, which received generally excellent reviews but struggled to find an audience during its limited run at the Cort Theatre.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending April 13:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,506,420
2. The Lion King $1,206,587
3. Jersey Boys $1,131,348
4. The Little Mermaid $1,007,862
5. Mary Poppins $1,162,183

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Passing Strange $198,628
4. The Homecoming $162,990
3. Xanadu $168,990
2. Les Liaisons Dangereuses $87,613*
1. Thurgood $79,175**

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 100.57%
2. Wicked 100.00%
3. The Lion King 98.27%
4. Mamma Mia! 96.23%
5. South Pacific 95.46%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Curtains 56.09%
4. A Chorus Line 55.52%
3. Xanadu 54.45%
2. Passing Strange 48.89%
1. The Homecoming 37.63%

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