Broadway Grosses: Box Offices Perking; God of Carnage Tops 100%

So much for last winter’s gloomy predictions of box office doom: In the wake of the Tony Award nominations, Broadway grosses were up across the board, with more than a third of currently running shows 12 of 34, to be exact playing to more than 90% of capacity for the week ending May 17. God of Carnage is now running at more than 100% and grossed a whopping $837,401 for the week ending May 17. As usual, newer entries Billy Elliot and West Side Story held on to their place in the frontrunners’ list, alongside perennial winners Wicked, The Lion King and Jersey Boys.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending May 17:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,403,974
2. West Side Story $1,240,854
3. Billy Elliot $1,144,260
4. The Lion King $1,058,942
5. Jersey Boys $1,033,177

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Accent on Youth $197,015
4. The Philanthropist $191,518
3. Irena’s Vow $188,725
2. The 39 Steps $148,974
1. Reasons to be Pretty $138,752

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1 Jersey Boys 101.13
2. God of Carnage 100.12%
3. Wicked 100%
4. West Side Story 100%
5. Billy Elliot 97.27%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. The 39 Steps 50.62%
4. Irena’s Vow 46.62%
3. August: Osage County 40.56%
2. Desire Under the Elms 38.87%
1. Reasons to be Pretty 38.42%

Data provided by the Broadway League.