Road B.O. dips for 11-show slate

Road grosses

By VARIETY STAFF

NEW YORK -- Road grosses decreased in Week 9 (July 24-30) as the seven-show slate dropped 5.08% to $8,868,951.

Drop was due to the loss of both "Chicago" and "Les Miserables." "Chicago" is on hiatus until September and "Les Miz" closed after 17 years on the road.

Despite the loss, each of the remaining seven shows beat the million-dollar mark.

Estimates for last week:

ATLANTA
MAMMA MIA! (M) FOX ($64; 4,514; $1,955,794) (7/18/06-7/30/06).
PW, $885,991, IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
LAST (1ST) WK, $1,283,571.

CALGARY, ALBERTA
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (M) SOUTHERN JUBILEE ($94; 2,372; $1,482,703) (7/6/06-7/30/06).
PW, $1,285,895.
LAST (4TH) WK, $1,353,075.

CHICAGO
WICKED (M-2ND CO.) FORD CENTER ($82; 2,243; $1,224,272) (6/20/05-7/30/06).
PW, $1,200,121.
LAST (58TH) WK, $1,203,134.

HOUSTON
THE LION KING (M-1ST CO.) HOBBY CENTER PAC ($75; 2,607; $1,317,678) (7/6/06-8/13/06).
PW, $1,195,806.
LAST (3RD) WK, $1,302,575.

PHILADELPHIA
THE LION KING (M-2ND CO.) ACADEMY OF MUSIC ($82; 2,586; $1,503,744) (6/08/06-9/10/06).
PW, $1,284,077.
LAST (8TH) WK, $1,293,442.

SAN DIEGO
WICKED (M-1ST CO.) CIVIC CENTER ($76; 2,885; $1,329,884) (7/26/06-8/06/06).
PW, $1,271,332, IN MINNEAPOLIS.
LAST (1ST) WK, $1,313,560.

TORONTO
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT (M) CANON (2,276; $108; C$1,546,969/$1,362,248) (6/6/06-7/30/06).
PW, C$1,216,706/$1,065,883.
LAST (3RD) WK, C$1,260,439/$1,119,594.