Road B.O. dips for 11-show slate

Road grosses

By VARIETY STAFF

NEW YORK -- Road grosses increased in Week 13 (Aug. 21-27) as the eight-show slate gained 3.75% to $8,916,252.

"Monty Python's Spamalot" reported the highest gross in its history this week with $1,319,042 in Toronto.

Tempe, Ariz., proved fruitful for the first company tour of "Wicked." The show grossed $1,279,752, a house record.

"The Phantom of the Opera" in Vancouver was the highest-grossing show with $1,394,987.

Estimates for last week:

CHICAGO
WICKED (M-2ND CO.) FORD CENTER ($82; 2,243; $1,224,272) (6/20/05-OE).
PW, $1,208,882.
LAST (62ND) WK, $1,206,745.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.
MAMMA MIA! (M) VON BRAUN CENTER ($66; 2,154; $855,899) (8/22/06-8/27/06).
PW, $728,570 IN TOLEDO, OHIO.
LAST (1ST) WK, $585,539.

LOS ANGELES
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (M) PANTAGES ($77; 2,703; $1,532,000) (8/22/06-8/27/06).
PW, $649,607.
LAST (2ND) WK, $771,874.

PHILADELPHIA
THE LION KING (M-2ND CO.) ACADEMY OF MUSIC ($82; 2,586; $1,503,744) (6/8/06-9/10/06).
PW, $1,325,360.
LAST (12TH) WK, $1,362,718.

TEMPE, ARIZ.
WICKED (M-1ST CO.) GAMMAGE ($77; 2,860; $1,284,116) (8/23/06-9/3/06).
PW, $1,424,011 IN COSTA MESA, CALIF.
LAST (1ST) WK, $1,279,752.

TORONTO
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT (M) CANON (2,276; C$108/$96; C$1,546,969/$1,362,248) (6/6/06-8/27/06).
PW, C$1,396,834/$1,252,428.
LAST (7TH) WK, C$1,465,761/$1,319,042.

TUCSON, ARIZ.
THE LION KING (M-1ST CO.) HOBBY ($75; 2,096; $1,156,840) (8/17/06-9/24/06).
PW, $768,449.
LAST (2ND) WK, $996,507.

VANCOUVER
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (M) QUEEN ELIZABETH (C$94/$83; 2,936; C$1,650,799/$1,485,867) (8/2/06-8/27/06).
PW, C$1,379,227/ $1,236,642.
LAST (4TH) WK,C$1,551,226/$1,394,987.