broadway grosses

BROADWAY THE HITS WAY: Ah, a life in the theater. Struggling! Starving! Sacrificing all for one's craft. Or, alternatively, making wheelbarrows full of money, like the folks behind these shows.

1. The Lion King $1.88m
2. Wicked $1.71m
3. The Book of Mormon $1.70m
4. Kinky Boots $1.64m
5. Motown: The Musical $1.40m
6. Matilda $1.32m
7. The Phantom of the Opera $1.07m
8. Pippin $1.00m
9. Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark $967k
10. Mamma Mia! $832k

In other news, there were technical difficulties at a Broadway performance when the smoke machines suddenly malfunctioned. Fortunately, a heroic UMPG staff member in the audience was able to produce more than enough smoke. (8/26p)