The Book of Mormon climbed to the No. 1 slot in a post-Labor Day week that whittled down sales at nearly every production on the boards. The Book of Mormon Broadway grossed $1,639,848 and had an attendance rate of 102.6%, same as that of the previous week. The Book of Mormon surpassed more frequent pole-position occupants “The Lion King” ($1,566,963) and “Wicked” ($1,313,195).
The 21 shows on the boards grossed $16,925,458, slipping around 5.97% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 09, 2012.
1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,639,848
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,566,963
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,313,195
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,204,959
5. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,127,304
6. Once – (JACOBS) $979,937
7. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $891,077
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It – (IMPERIAL) $878,834
9. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $829,896
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $808,755
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $741,090
12. Gore Vidal’s The Best Man – (SCHOENFELD) $685,991
13. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $637,053
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
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