Wicked managed to weather the storm and came out on top this week. Wicked Broadway Musical grossed $1,657,271 and had an attendance rate of 97.9%, about 2.0% less than that of the previous week. The Lion King finally knocked from the top spot as Sunday’s lights-out meant a loss of $287,662 and receipts totaling $1,431,056.
The 29 shows on the boards grossed $20,083,786, dropping around 8.39% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 16 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending October 28, 2012.
1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,657,271
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,431,056
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,423,087
4. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $1,142,044
5. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,047,792
6. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,040,801
7. Once – (JACOBS) $1,028,424
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It – (IMPERIAL) $984,485
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $959,737
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $845,173
11. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $833,059
12. Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons On Broadway – (BROADWAY) $770,182
13. Annie – (PALACE) $703,126
14. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $667,027
15. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $581,807
16. War Horse – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $578,501
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
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