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TOP-GROSSING BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS
Week of June 1-June 7, 2009
(Data provided by The Broadway League)
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,545,886
West Side Story (Palace Theatre), $1,326,013
Billy Elliot (Imperial Theatre), $1,262,792
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,214,634
Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre), $1,105,594
PLAYS
God of Carnage (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), $928,926
Exit the King (Ethel Barrymore Theatre), $525,960
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54), $520,082
Blithe Spirit (Sam S. Shubert Theatre Theatre), $494,842
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Belasco Theatre), $375,80
MOST-READ PLAYBILL.COM STORIES
Week of May 31-June 6, 2009
(Compiled weekly by Playbill.com)
Dolly Parton, Elton John, Liza Minnelli and More to Perform on 2009 Tony Awards.
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Gavin Creel.
Susan Boyle Loses "Britain's Got Talent" Finale to Dance Troupe Diversity.
Broadway Rush and Standing Room Only Policies.
How Broadway Met Its Tony Host, Neil Patrick Harris
Broadway Grosses: May 25-31.
ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: The Tonys Are Coming! The Tonys Are Coming!
Kyle Dean Massey Will Be Next to Normal on Broadway.
Chicago Will Welcome Langford, Harris, Barrett, Farrell and Wilson This Summer.
STAGE TO SCREENS: New Mendes Movie, New Coward Movie and Sherman Bros. Documentary. BEST-SELLING THEATRE CDs
June 13, 2009
(Results from billboard.biz)
Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording
Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast Recording
Hair, The New Broadway Cast Recording
Next To Normal, Original Broadway Cast Recording
Mamma Mia!, Original Cast Recording
TOP-GROSSING FILMS
Week of May 29-June 4, 2009
(Results from boxofficemojo.cm)
"Up": $93,072,435 (weekly gross); $93,072,435 (total gross)
"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian": $32,894,800 (weekly gross); $112,691,200 (total gross)
"Terminator Salvation": $22,803,062 (weekly gross); $97,319,621 (total gross)
"Drag Me to Hell": $21,192,680 (weekly gross); $21,192,680 (total gross)
"Star Trek": $17,701,538 (weekly gross); $214,401,695 (total gross)
