CHART TOPPERS, Second Week of November

By Judy Samelson
18 Nov 2009

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

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TOP-GROSSING BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS
Week of November 9-November 15, 2009
(Data provided by The Broadway League)

MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,549,328
Billy Elliot (Imperial Theatre), $1,387,830
Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre), $1,191,398
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,166,487
West Side Story (Palace Theatre), 971,851

PLAYS
A Steady Rain (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), $1,202,161
God of Carnage (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), $1,107,302
Hamlet (Broadhurst Theatre), $947,180
Wishful Drinking (Studio 54), $411,088
The Royal Family (Biltmore Theatre), $259,843

MOST-READ PLAYBILL.COM STORIES
Week of November 8-November 14, 2009
(Compiled weekly by Playbill.com)

  • Foster, Mazzie, Damiano, DeGarmo, Ranson, Doyle and More Set for Carrie Reading.
  • Broadway Future Is Confirmed for American Idiot, But When?
  • Lane, Neuwirth, Hoffman, Chamberlin Embody The Addams Family; New Musical Bows in Chicago.
  • Harvey Fierstein to Replace Topol in Touring Fiddler on the Roof.
  • Broadway Rush and Standing Room Only Policies.
  • Broadway Grosses: Nov. 2-8.
  • Tony Winner Yeston Discusses Nine, From Screen to Stage to Screen Again.
  • ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Surprises at the Only Make Believe Gala.
  • ON THE RECORD: Feinstein & Jackson's "Power of Two," Luker's "Greenwich Time," Plus Barbara Cook.
  • Broadway's Hair to Let It All Hang Out at West End's Gielgud Theatre.

    BEST-SELLING THEATRE CDs
    November 21, 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 November 6–November 12, 2009
    (Results from boxofficemojo.cm)

  • "A Christmas Carol (2009)": $40,963,844 (weekly gross); $40,963,844 (total gross)
  • "Michael Jackson's This Is It": $18,256,034 (weekly gross); $62,111,376 (total gross)
  • "The Men Who Stare at Goats": $17,176,297 (weekly gross); $17,176,297 (total gross)
  • "The Fourth Kind": $15,844,295 (weekly gross); $15,844,295 (total gross)
  • "Paranormal Activity": $10,816,897 (weekly gross); $99,646,767 (total gross)