Broadway Grosses: Box Office Bounces Back; Tale Ends

After a week slowed by Halloween and the New York marathon, Broadway’s box offices perked up, with family-oriented shows such as The Little Mermaid and Mary Poppins posting six-figure gains over the week before. Billy Elliot, still in previews, hit the magic $1 million mark, and Shrek The Musical made the top five for capacity after a single preview at the Broadway Theatre. Meanwhile, Broadway said farewell to the lavish musical A Tale of Two Cities, which closed on November 9 at the Hirschfeld.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 9:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,363,108
2. Billy Elliot $1,074,139*
3. Jersey Boys $1,074,054
4. The Lion King $994,362
5. South Pacific $920,876

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Dividing the Estate $210,786*
4. American Buffalo $205,474*
3. The 39 Steps $196,517
2. Shrek the Musical $169,720**
1. To Be or Not To Be $127,452

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. South Pacific 99.60%
2. Jersey Boys 96.97%
3. Wicked 94.42%
4. Mamma Mia! 94.16%
5. Shrek the Musical 93.85%**

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. August: Osage County 58.17%
4.The 39 Steps 56.86%
3. American Buffalo 50.70%*
2. A Tale of Two Cities 46.41%
1. To Be or Not To Be 44.21%

*Number based on eight previews.
**Number based on one preview.
Data provided by the Broadway League.