Road B.O. dips for 11-show slate

Road Grosses

By VARIETY STAFF

NEW YORK -- Road grosses decreased in Week 10 (July 31-Aug. 6) as the seven-show slate dropped 6.63% to $8,281,053.

"Mamma Mia!" and "Phantom," which each grossed more than $1 million in the week prior, fell by $573,949 and $232,220, respectively.

The San Diego stand of "Wicked" grossed $1,340,699, a house record, while the remaining five shows crossed the million-dollar mark.

Estimates for last week:

CHICAGO
Wicked (M-2nd Co.) Ford Center ($82; 2,243; $1,224,272) (6/20/05-8/06/06).
PW, $1,203,134.
Last (59th) wk, $1,210,940.

HOUSTON
The Lion King (M-1st Co.) Hobby Center PAC ($75; 2,607; $1,317,678) (7/6/06-8/13/06).
PW, $1,302,575.
Last (4th) wk, $1,309,963.

KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Mamma Mia! (M) Civic Auditorium ($63; 2,362; $892,273) (8/1/06-8/06/06).
PW, $1,283,571 in Atlanta.
Last (1st) wk, $709,622.

PHILADELPHIA
The Lion King (M-2nd Co.) Academy of Music ($87; 2,586; $1,503,744) (6/08/06-9/10/06).
PW, $1,293,442.
Last (9th) wk, $1,314,073.

SAN DIEGO
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Civic Center ($76; 2,885; $1,353,350) (7/26/06-8/06/06).
PW, $1,313,560.
Last (2nd) wk,$1,340,699.

TORONTO
Monty Python's Spamalot (M) Canon (2,276; C$108/$96; C$1,546,969/$1,362,248) (6/6/06-8/06/06).
PW, C$1,260,439/$1,119,594.
Last (4th) wk, C$1,267,792/ $1,420,307.

VANCOUVER, B.C.
The Phantom of the Opera (M) Queen Elizabeth Theater ($94; 2,372; C$1,248,592/$1,114,515) (7/6/06-8/27/06).
PW, C$1,353,075/$1,207,779 in Calgary, Alberta.
Last (1st) wk, C$1,092,796/$975,449.