Broadway Grosses: A Big Week for In the Heights & Spring Awakening

If anybody's wondering whether 13 Tony nominations helps at the box office, the answer is yes: Five days after picking up the most 2008 Tony nods, In the Heights saw its grosses jump by almost $125,000, with an increase in capacity from 70.25% to 85.12% at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Passing Strange had a more modest Tony bump of about $50,000 after receiving seven nominations, and Cry-Baby, a surprise Best Musical nominee, went up by almost $80,000 for the week. Fueled by the exit of leading players Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele on May 18, Spring Awakening shot up more than $150,000 for the week as fans rushed to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to say good-bye. Among plays, Patrick Stewart's Macbeth moved into the top five for capacity as it neared its closing date at the Lyceum Theatre.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending May 18:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,446,047
2. The Lion King $1,221,435
3. Jersey Boys $1,163,619
4. Mamma Mia! $966,801
5. The Little Mermaid $924,670

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The 39 Steps $259,087
4. Thurgood $258,739
3. Passing Strange $256,680
2. Top Girls $229,081
1. Xanadu $228,658

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 100.69%
2. Wicked 100%
3. The Lion King 99.09%
4. Macbeth 98.15%
5. Mamma Mia! 98.06%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Curtains 68.34%
4. The Country Girl 67.99%
3. A Chorus Line 62.11%
2. Passing Strange 59.11%
1. November 52.34%

Data provided by The Broadway League.