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By Judy Samelson
06 Oct 2009

Weekly spotlight on the most-read, most-seen and most-listened-to works.

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TOP-GROSSING BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS
Week of September 28-October 4, 2009
(Data provided by The Broadway League)

MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,470,532
Billy Elliot (Imperial Theatre), $1,393,270
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,161,854
Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre), $1,142,846
West Side Story (Palace Theatre), $996,234

PLAYS
A Steady Rain (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), $1,096,463
God of Carnage (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), $970,032
Hamlet (Broadhurst Theatre), $624,358
Superior Donuts (Music Box Theatre), $302,284
Oleanna (Golden Theatre), $283,245

MOST-READ PLAYBILL.COM STORIES
Week of September 27-October 3, 2009
(Compiled weekly by Playbill.com)

  • Is Cheyenne Jackson "30 Rock"-Bound?
  • Cook, Williams, Sondheim and Lapine Will Return to Broadway with Sondheim on Sondheim.
  • Shrek the Musical Adds "I'm a Believer" to Broadway Score.
  • Laura Michelle Kelly and Christian Borle to Sweep Into Mary Poppins.
  • Priscilla Queen of the Desert Will Strut to Broadway in Early 2011.
  • ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: House and Garden — and the Broadway Flea Market.
  • Williamson, Ogden Stiers, Errico, Yazbeck Will Be Merry and Bright in Broadway's White Christmas.
  • Broadway Rush and Standing Room Only Policies.
  • ON THE RECORD: LPs not on CD, Part Three — Off-Broadway Shows.
  • PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: A Steady Rain — Two Cops Bonding.

    BEST-SELLING THEATRE CDs
    October 10, 2009
    (Results from billboard.biz)

  • Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Mamma Mia!, Original Cast Recording
  • The Lion King, Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Rock of Ages, Original Broadway Cast Recording

    TOP-GROSSING FILMS
    Week of September 25-October 1, 2009
    (Results from boxofficemojo.cm)

  • "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs": $30,256,529 (weekly gross); $65,692,281 (total gross)
  • "Surrogates": $19,043,080 (weekly gross); $19,043,080 (total gross)
  • "Fame (2009)": $11,880,236 (weekly gross); $11,880,236 (total gross)
  • "The Informant!": $8,703,235 (weekly gross); $22,780,096 (total gross)
  • "Pandorum": $5,895,780 (weekly gross); $5,895,780 (total gross)