When eight shows top $1 million at the box office, it’s a good week on Broadway. And when three of those shows are inching toward $2 million, as the trio of frontrunners did during Summer Solstice week, it’s a sign of good health on the Great White Way. In fact, half of the 30 shows on the boards did more than $850,000 in business, and almost every show posted a gain from the previous week. Meanwhile, Broadway said farewell to three high-profile revivals, Born Yesterday, The House of Blue Leaves and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending June 26:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,830,739)
2. The Lion King ($1,748,215)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,702,866)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,215,619)
5. Mary Poppins ($1,103,991)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Importance of Being Earnest ($338,319)
4. Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles ($318,309)*
3. Born Yesterday ($263,123)
2. Ghetto Klown ($252,835)**
1. Master Class ($226,694)***
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102 ...
Source: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/156899/broadway-grosses-summer-visitors-burn-up-box-office/
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