Broadway News
Weekly Broadway Grosses for Week Ending Jan 15 2012
Darren Criss is still packing audiences into the Al Hirschfeld Theatre as his second week in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying has come to a close, and mainstays Wicked, The Lion King, and The Book of Mormon are also continuing to do great box office business through the dreary month of January. Even Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is still beating the winter slump, despite the constant press about behind-the-scenes lawsuits.
Not doing quite as well last week were straight plays Stick Fly, Wit, and The Road to Mecca, as well as Chinglish-which just announced a closing date of January 29.
Here's a look at how things went down on Broadway for the week ending January 15, 2012:
Biggest Earners (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,792,976)
2. The Lion King ($1,589,980)
3. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ($1,436,957)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,416,189)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ($1,331,505)
Smallest Earners (By Gross)
5. Godspell ($327,445)
4. Stick Fly ($303,386)
3. Chinglish ($222,233)
2. Wit ($208,017) (Number based on eight preview performances)
1. The Road to Mecca ($204,837) (Number based on eight preview performances)
Biggest Crowds (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. The Lion King (100.02%)
3. War Horse (100.0%) (Number based on five regular performances)
4. Wicked (99.97%)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (97.48%)
Smallest Crowds (By Capacity)
5. An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin (66.65%) (Number based on six regular performances)
4. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (66.50%)
3. Sister Act (62.26%)
2. Stick Fly (61.82%)
1. Chinglish (40.89%)
Data provided by the Broadway League.
The Lion King photo credit: Joan Marcus
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