Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Broadway Grosses: Hello! The Book of Mormon Breaks House Record for the 15th Time

While several shows saw slight dips in their receipts, most show's numbers remained consistent with their numbers from the last few weeks. Tourist-friendly hits like Wicked, The Lion King and Spider-Man remained on top, followed by The Book of Mormon. The new Tony-winning musical continues to remain a hot ticket as the show broke the house record at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre for the 15th time, taking in over $1.2 million and earning the top spot for capacity. Meanwhile, Follies entered its first full week of performances and earned over $725,000.

Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending August 14:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,886,230)
2. The Lion King ($1,842,424)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,722,074)
4.
The Book of Mormon ($1,289,948)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ($1,224,686)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Hair ($380,503)
4. Rock of Ages ($347,092)
3. Jerusalem ($338,979)
2. Baby It’s You! ($338,814)
1. Master Class ($320,785)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.43%)
2. Anything Goes ...

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/book-mormon/buzz/157352/broadway-grosses-hello-the-book-of-mormon-breaks-house-record-for-the-15th-time/

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