Broadway Box Office: Week 44: 03.26 - 04.01.12

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The Broadway Box Office Top Ten 

for the 44th week of the 2011 - 2012 season 

(March 26 - April 1; 34 productions):


THE TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK

1. The Book of Mormon (Musical) Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1) 

2. Disney's The Lion King (Musical) Minskoff Theatre (2) 

3. Wicked (Musical) Gershwin Theatre (3)

4. Evita (Musical Revival) Marquis Theatre (6) 

5. Death of a Salesman (Play Revival) (4)*

6. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Musical) Foxwoods Theatre (8)

7. Jersey Boys (Musical) August Wilson Theatre (6) 

8.  War Horse (Play) Vivian Beaumont Theatre (9) 

9.  Nice Work If You Can Get It (Musical) Imperial Theatre (-)*

10. Rock of Ages (Musical) Helen Hayes Theatre (10)
10. tie Disney's Newsies (Musical) Nederlander Theatre (5)*

* - Disney's Newsies played 3 previews and 5 performances this week.

* - Death of a Salesman played 4 performances this week.
* - Nice Work If You Can Get It played 4 previews this week.

(To find out how this is calculated, please click HERE.)

(-) - Last week's position in the Broadway Top Ten

• Biggest Increase in Attendance: Sister Act (+14.1%)
• Biggest Decrease in Attendance:  Jesus Christ Superstar (-17.%)
• Biggest Increase in Gross Receipts: Sister Act (+$152,657)
• Biggest Decrease in Gross Receipts:  Death of a Salesman (-$320,386)
• Highest Average Paid Admission: The Book of Mormon ($169.68)
• Lowest Average Paid Admission:   Magic/Bird ($29.31)
• SRO Shows: The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, Newsies
• $1M Club: The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Wicked, Evita

THE BOTTOM FIVE SHOWS THIS WEEK

30.  Clybourne Park (Play) Walter Kerr Theatre (-) 

31.  End of the Rainbow (Play) Belasco Theatre (29)

32.  Other Desert Cities (Play) Booth Theatre (23)

32. tie Don't Dress For Dinner (Play) American Airlines Theatre (-)  

34.  Magic/Bird (Play) Longacre Theatre (30) 

(-) - Last week's position in the Broadway Box Office

THE TOP FIVE NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 

1. Evita (Musical Revival) (3)
2. Death of a Salesman (Play Revival) (1) 
3. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Musical) (4)
4. Nice Work If You Can Get It (Musical) (-)
5. Disney's Newsies (Musical) (2)

Jeff

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