B.O. up; 'King' rules again

Road grosses

By VARIETY STAFF

NEW YORK -- Road grosses rose in Week 15 (Sept. 4-10) as the eight-show slate grew 4.64% to $8,632,016.

Philadelphia's "The Lion King" was the highest-grossing show for the second week in a row with $1,462,903.

The first company tour of "Wicked" in Portland, Ore., was close behind with $1,340,079, a house record.

In its eighth and final week in Toronto, "Monty Python's Spamalot" grossed a noteworthy $1,401,825.

Estimates for last week:

BALTIMORE
MAMMA MIA! (M) HIPPODROME ($75; 2,248; $1,204,520) (8/29/06-9/10/06).
PW, $654,461.
LAST (2ND) WK, $755,057.

CHICAGO
WICKED (M-2ND CO.) FORD CENTER ($82; 2,243; $1,224,272) (6/20/05-OE).
PW, $1,127,105.
LAST (64TH) WK, $1,008,363.

COSTA MESA, CALIF.
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (M) OCPAC ($72; 2,994; $1,333,416) (8/29/06-9/10/06).
PW, $567,168.
LAST (2ND) WK,$625,135.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (M) JUBILEE (C$94/$85; 2,357; C$1,327,516/$1,200,231) (8/30/06-9/24/06).
PW, C$1,105,280/$999,304.
LAST (2ND) WK,C$1,267,720/$1,133,309.

PHILADELPHIA
THE LION KING (M-2ND CO.) ACADEMY OF MUSIC ($82; 2,586; $1,503,744) (6/8/06-9/10/06).
PW, $1,418,697.
LAST (14TH) WK, $1,462,903.

PORTLAND, ORE.
WICKED (M-1ST CO.) KELLER ($71; 2,860; $1,360,000) (9/6/06-9/17/06).
PW, $1,266,978 IN TEMPE, ARIZ.
LAST (1ST) WK, $1,340,079.

TORONTO
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT (M) CANON (2,276; C$108/$96; C$1,546,969/$1,362,248) (6/6/06-9/10/06).
PW, C$1,459,938/$1,320,195.
LAST (9TH) WK, C$1,570,956/$1,401,825.

TUCSON, ARIZ.
THE LION KING (M-1ST CO.) HOBBY ($75; 2,096; $1,188,340) (8/17/06-9/24/06).
PW, $895,114.
LAST (4TH) WK, $905,345.