Broadway Grosses: Numbers Steady; Three News Shows Top 90% of Capacity

Box office numbers generally remained steady, with three new shows showing early strength: All My Sons jumped more than $80,000 in grosses from the previous week, moving back into the top five for capacity at the Schoenfeld Theatre at 96%. Billy Elliot grossed $864,793 in six rather than eight previews at the Imperial, just missing the top five for capacity with 94.63%. The Seagull continued strong, grossing more than $554,000 for the week, filling the Walter Kerr Theatre to 94.27% of capacity.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending October 26:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,418,491
2. Jersey Boys $1,111,741
3. The Lion King $1,078,472
4. Mamma Mia! $982,407
5. South Pacific $920,904

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. A Man for All Seasons $291,182
4. The 39 Steps $246,699
3. 13 $224,799
2. To Be or Not To Be $133,903
1. Dividing the Estate $109,674*

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 99.97%
2. South Pacific 99.82%
3. Wicked 99.34%
4. Mamma Mia! 96.07%
5. All My Sons 96%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Spamalot 64.35%
4. Spring Awakening 56.55%
3. A Tale of Two Cities 53.98%
2. 13 48.87%
1. To Be or Not To Be 46.48%

*Number based on four previews.
Data provided by the Broadway League.