Broadway News
Weekly Broadway Grosses
January is always a slow month for Broadway. The holiday rush is over, underperforming shows shut their doors, and the new shows won't be arriving until closer to the Tony Award nominations. But last week Broadway got a much-needed winter boost, as Glee star Darren Criss stepped into J. Pierrepont Finch's shoes (or bow-tie, in this case) in the hit musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Additionally, the Cynthia Nixon-helmed production of Wit began performances this week at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Here's how things went down on Broadway for the week ending January 8:
Biggest Earners (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,872,430)
2. Wicked ($1,850,216)
3. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ($1,721,734)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,428,663)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ($1,386,065)
Smallest Earners (By Gross)
5. Lysistrata Jones ($254,776)
4. Stick Fly ($251, 712)
3. Chinglish ($197,148)
2. The Road to Mecca ($154,359) (Number based on eight preview performances)
1. Wit ($121,813) (Number based on five preview performances)
Biggest Crowds (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. War Horse (100.0%)
3. Billy Elliot (99.98%)
4. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (99.83%)
5. Rock of Ages (98.71%)
Smallest Crowds (By Capacity)
5. Sister Act (67.35%)
4. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (67.06%)
3. Stick Fly (61.72%)
2. The Road to Mecca (55.38%) (Number based on eight preview performances)
1. Chinglish (34.12%)
Data Provided by the Broadway League.
Photo credit: How to Succeed... promotional poster
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