{"id":24,"date":"2012-02-08T02:27:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T02:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bookofmormonticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2012-02-08T02:30:15","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T02:30:15","slug":"book-of-mormon-topped-the-broadway-box-office-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bookofmormonticketsonline.com\/blog\/book-of-mormon-topped-the-broadway-box-office-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of Mormon Topped the Broadway Box Office For First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For the first time in its ongoing 11th month Broadway run, \u201cThe Book of Mormon\u201d topped the box office last week.<\/strong> The show, which has been widely successful, had been kept out of the top spot for highest-grossing show in a single week by long-running hits like \u201cThe Lion King\u201d and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWicked\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to weekly box office data released on Monday by the Broadway League, \u201cMormon\u201d grossed $1,455,329, compared to $1,349,433 for \u201cWicked\u201d and $1,226,681 for \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Lion King<\/a> dragged to rank fourth by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spidermanturnoffthedarkticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,\u201d<\/a> which, like \u201cMormon,\u201d is a relatively new hit that opened on Broadway in 2011; \u201cSpider-Man\u201d grossed $1,268,002 last week.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the Top 14 Grosses from <a href=\"http:\/\/broadwayworld.com\/grosses.cfm?sortby=gross&#038;orderby=desc\" target=\"_blank\">BroadwayWorld.com<\/a> for the week ending February 05, 2012. <\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookofmormonticketsonline.com\/\">The Book Of Mormon &#8211; (EUGENE O&#8217;NEILL)<\/a> $1,455,329<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wicked &#8211; (GERSHWIN)<\/a> $1,349,433<br \/>\n3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spidermanturnoffthedarkticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark &#8211; (FOXWOODS)<\/a> $1,268,002<br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionkingbroadwayticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Lion King &#8211; (MINSKOFF)<\/a> $1,226,681<br \/>\n5. Porgy And Bess &#8211; (RICHARD RODGERS)<\/a> $905,134<br \/>\n6. War Horse &#8211; (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $860,311<br \/>\n7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jerseyboysbroadwayticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jersey Boys &#8211; (AUGUST WILSON)<\/a> $816,388<br \/>\n8. The Phantom Of The Opera &#8211; (MAJESTIC) $638,467<br \/>\n9. Mary Poppins &#8211; (NEW AMSTERDAM) $600,499<br \/>\n10. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert &#8211; (PALACE) $582,932<br \/>\n11. Anything Goes &#8211; (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $575,400<br \/>\n12. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying &#8211; (AL HIRSCHFELD) $573,887<br \/>\n13. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mammamiamusicalticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mamma Mia! &#8211; (WINTER GARDEN)<\/a> $551,069<br \/>\n14. Memphis &#8211; (SHUBERT) $540,866<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in its ongoing 11th month Broadway run, \u201cThe Book of Mormon\u201d topped the box office last week. The show, which has been widely successful, had been kept out of the top spot for highest-grossing show in a single week by long-running hits like \u201cThe Lion King\u201d and \u201cWicked\u201d. 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