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TOP-GROSSING BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS
Week of July 6-July 12, 2009
(Data provided by The Broadway League)
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,616,649
Billy Elliot (Imperial Theatre), $1,435,728
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,428,246
West Side Story (Palace Theatre), $1,337,970
Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre), $1,151,026
PLAYS
God of Carnage (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), $971,161
Waiting for Godot (Studio 54), $668,089
Blithe Spirit (Sam S. Shubert Theatre Theatre), $605,284
The Norman Conquests (Circle in the Square), $319,113
Mary Stuart (Broadhurst Theatre), $302,648
MOST-READ PLAYBILL.COM STORIES
Week of July 5-July 11, 2009
(Compiled weekly by Playbill.com)
A Steady Rain, with Craig and Jackman, to Play Broadway's Schoenfeld.
ON THE RECORD: Stephen Sondheim's Road Show and Malcolm Gets' "Journey Home".
Broadway Rush and Standing Room Only Policies.
ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada — Almost.
Broadway Grosses: June 29 - July 5.
101 Dalmatians: The Musical Tour to Launch in Minneapolis; Will Play NYC.
Schedule of Upcoming Broadway Shows.
July 6 Performance of Toxic Avenger Canceled.
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: LaChanze .
Boggess and Karimloo to Star in Phantom Sequel, Love Never Dies. BEST-SELLING THEATRE CDs
July 18, 2009
(Results from billboard.biz)
Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast Recording
Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording
Hair, The New Broadway Cast Recording
Chess: In Concert, Cast Recording
Next to Normal, Original Broadway Cast Recording
TOP-GROSSING FILMS
Week of July 3-July 9, 2009
(Results from boxofficemojo.cm)
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs": $67,030,210 (weekly gross); $92,072,696 (total gross)
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen": $63,972,917 (weekly gross); $315,007,925 (total gross)
"Public Enemies": $37,557,465 (weekly gross); $52,426,870 (total gross)
"The Proposal": $21,779,563 (weekly gross); $103,257,192 (total gross)
"The Hangover": $18,741,848 (weekly gross); $212,511,668 (total gross)