CHART TOPPERS, Fourth Week of November

By Judy Samelson
02 Dec 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 23-November 29, 2009
(Data provided by The Broadway League)

MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $2,086,135
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,693,074
Billy Elliot (Imperial Theatre), $1,574,502
Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre), $1,323,745
West Side Story (Palace Theatre), $1,206,235

PLAYS
A Steady Rain (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), $1,199,574
Hamlet (Broadhurst Theatre), $947,424
God of Carnage (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), $506,133
Race (Ethel Barrymore Theatre), $448,415
Wishful Drinking (Studio 54), $293,221

MOST-READ PLAYBILL.COM STORIES
Week of November 22-November 28, 2009
(Compiled weekly by Playbill.com)

  • A Little Night Music, With Zeta-Jones and Lansbury, Begins on Broadway.
  • Will Kelsey Grammer Star in La Cage Revival?
  • Broadway Grosses: Nov. 16-22.
  • Broadway Stars Will Celebrate Thanksgiving in TV Parade Coverage Nov. 26.
  • Broadway Rush and Standing Room Only Policies.
  • ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Crazy for Ana — and Shoshana.
  • Wildhorn's Wonderland Unveiled in Florida; Dacal, Mason, Llana Go Down Rabbit Hole.
  • Broadway's Thanksgiving Week Performance Schedule.
  • Warhol Musical POP!, With Harrison and Kritzer, Gets Its "15 Minutes" at Yale Rep Beginning Nov. 27.
  • Starry Chicago Christmas Carol Canceled.

    BEST-SELLING THEATRE CDs
    December 5, 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 20–November 26, 2009
    (Results from boxofficemojo.cm)

  • "The Twilight Saga: New Moon": $188,174,000 (weekly gross); $188,174,000 (total gross)
  • "The Blind Side": $60,125,000 (weekly gross); $60,125,000 (total gross)
  • "2012": $39,054,943 (weekly gross); $120,776,000 (total gross)
  • "A Christmas Carol (2009)": $21,809,022 (weekly gross); $89,370,000 (total gross)
  • "Planet 51": $18,287,000 (weekly gross); $18,287,000 (total gross)