CHART TOPPERS, First Week of December

By Judy Samelson
08 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 30-December 6, 2009
(Data provided by The Broadway League)

MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,535,600
Billy Elliot (Imperial Theatre), $1,426,947
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,356,260
Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre), $1,226,872
Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Marquis Theatre), $1,101,858

PLAYS
A Steady Rain (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), $1,292,210
Hamlet (Broadhurst Theatre), $1,001,280
God of Carnage (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), $557,531
Race (Ethel Barrymore Theatre), $495,519
Wishful Drinking (Studio 54), $358,435

MOST-READ PLAYBILL.COM STORIES
Week of November 29-December 5, 2009
(Compiled weekly by Playbill.com)

  • Broadway's Birdie, Extended Two Weeks, Will Say "Bye Bye" Jan. 24, 2010.
  • ON THE RECORD: Holiday Gift List of 2009.
  • Broadway Grosses: Nov. 23-29.
  • ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Counting Blessings.
  • Broadway Rush and Standing Room Only Policies.
  • Matthew Hydzik Named West Side Story's New Tony; Cavenaugh Exits Dec. 13.
  • Emmy Winner Kelsey Grammer Will Star in La Cage Revival.
  • Henry Miller Gets a New Theatre.
  • Altar Boyz to End Off-Broadway Run in January 2010.
  • Valerie Harper Will Be Tallulah, Darling, on Broadway.

    BEST-SELLING THEATRE CDs
    December 12, 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 27–December 3, 2009
    (Results from boxofficemojo.cm)

  • "The Twilight Saga: New Moon": $51,857,759 (weekly gross); $239,935,424 (total gross)
  • "The Blind Side": $48,696,901 (weekly gross); $108,824,378 (total gross)
  • "2012": $21,387,123 (weekly gross); $142,186,821 (total gross)
  • "Old Dogs": $19,698,085 (weekly gross); $27,032,120 (total gross)
  • "A Christmas Carol (2009)": $18,316,544 (weekly gross); $107,486,087 (total gross)