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By David Gewirtzman
29 Dec 2006

Listed below are the cumulative grosses of Broadway shows from their first performance. Shows that have closed are marked with an * and will not be listed in future summaries.

Show	CUMULATIVE GROSS
A CHORUS LINE	$11,487,821.72
AVENUE Q	$76,151,634.15
AWAKE AND SING!*	$3,384,141.02
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST	$404,772,184.82
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL*	$6,135,551.30
BUTLEY	$4,415,545.21
CHICAGO	$287,078,112.73
COMPANY	$3,604,214.02
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS*	$57,207,558.51
DOUBT*	$27,656,473.00
DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!	$10,916,331.17
FAITH HEALER*	$7,583,448.83
GREY GARDENS	$5,097,191.00
HAIRSPRAY	$184,645,053.39
HEARTBREAK HOUSE*	$3,177,762.91
HIGH FIDELITY*	$1,096,115.46
HOT FEET*	$4,835,456.84
JAY JOHNSON: THE TWO AND ONLY*	$587,011.24
JERSEY BOYS	$62,086,794.72
KIKI & HERB: ALIVE ON BROADWAY*	$619,679.50
LES MISÉRABLES	$6,147,247.78
LOSING LOUIE*	$1,548,011.00
MAMMA MIA!	$258,064,041.31
MARTIN SHORT: FAME BECOMES ME	$9,324,578.01
MARY POPPINS	$10,400,226.96
RENT	$238,490,346.25
SHINING CITY*	$3,217,082.00
SPAMALOT	$94,736,296.03
SPRING AWAKENING	$1,398,633.00
SWEENEY TODD*	$22,218,240.00
TARZAN	$26,178,903.34
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE	$31,950,003.03
THE APPLE TREE	$1,137,696.96
THE COAST OF UTOPIA	$2,620,933.00
THE COLOR PURPLE	$57,590,252.57
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE	$32,331,662.85
THE HISTORY BOYS*	$16,775,000.40
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE*	$3,808,105.49
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA*	$28,777,131.00
THE LION KING	$488,149,759.82
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED	$1,632,617.66
THE ODD COUPLE*	$28,938,436.00
THE PAJAMA GAME*	$8,885,203.99
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$634,784,448.97
THE PRODUCERS	$278,984,691.00
THE THREEPENNY OPERA*	$5,806,156.00
THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'*	$2,636,161.00
THE VERTICAL HOUR	$3,502,834.96
THE WEDDING SINGER	$19,106,148.00
THREE DAYS OF RAIN*	$11,427,896.16
WICKED	$209,283,300.00

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