"Newsies" Hits Million Dollar Mark

This week at the box office Wicked and The Lion King took in over $2 million for the second week in a row, and Newsies is selling plenty of papes, er tickets. The show is packing in standing room only crowds and crossed the $1 million mark for the first time during its run. Long-running hits Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera andMamma Mia! also had a week of $1 million receipts, while The Book of Mormon broke the house record at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre for the 32nd time. Meanwhile new Sister Act star Raven-Symoné has been a big asset to the show, which took in $951,537.


Here's a list of who was on top and who was not for the week ending 4/15:


FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($2,153,975)
2. The Lion King ($2,026,374)
3. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,836,418)
4. The Book of Mormon ($1,603,396)
5. Evita ($1,505,759)


UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. The Columnist ($247,738)*
4. Seminar ($192,234)
3. Magic/Bird ($191,296)**
2. Don’t Dress for Dinner ($180,916)*
1. The Lyons ($127,852)*


FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Newsies (101.03%)
3. The Lion King (100.02%)
4. Wicked (100%)
5. Death of a Salesman (99.96%)


UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Porgy and Bess (62.46%)
4. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (61.42%)
3. Seminar (57.26%)
2. Other Desert Cities (56.90%)
1. Venus in Fur (49.94%)


*Number based on eight preview performances
**Number based on two preview performances and six regular performances

Data Provided by the Broadway League


All information via broadway.com.