Road grosses head uphill

Road Grosses

By VARIETY STAFF

NEW YORK -- The road reversed and headed uphill a robust 18% in week 17 (Sept. 17 - 24). The 13-show slate didn’t see any new losses or additions, just a few key increases and added perfs. The 13-show slate grossed a total of $13,958,380.

The Sacramento production of Jersey Boys set the house record for an 8-perf show with $1,315,573, a second record for Sacramento (week 16’s show set the 9-perf record).

The biggest changes to the slate came from “The Lion King,” which went from a 3-perf week in Cleveland to its regular 8 in Honolulu. “Spamalot” caught on quick in Denver, jumping more than $500,000 from its final week in Salt Lake City.

“High School Musical” joined the regional millionaire’s club this week.

For the fourth consecutive week, “Wicked’s” touring company was the highest grossing show on the slate in Boston with $1,573,352.

BOSTON
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Opera House ($88; 2,592, $1,632,600) (9/12/07-11/11/07).
PW, $1,525,288.
Last (2nd) wk, $1,573,352.

CHICAGO
THE COLOR PURPLE (M-2ND CO.) CADILLAC PALACE THEATER ($122; 2,344, $1,316,444) (5/1/07-OE).
PW, $596,303.
LAST (22ND) WK, $650,106.

Wicked (M-2nd Co.) Ford Center ($82; 2,243, $1,224,272) (6/24/05-OE).
PW, $924,331.
Last (118th) wk, $974,008.

DALLAS
THE LION KING (M-1ST CO.) MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK ($80; 3,360; $1,281,402) (8/23/07-9/16/07).
PW, $1,157,481 IN MEMPHIS.
LAST (1ST) WK, $1,157,674.

DENVER
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT (M) THE BUELL THEATER ($80; 2,760; $1,464,640) (9/3/07-9/9/07).
PW, $738,970 IN SALT LAKE CITY

Last (1st) wk, $1,277,865.

HONOLULU
THE LION KING (M-1ST NAT.) THE BLAISDELL CONCERT HALL ($85; 1,946; $1,243,905) (9/17/07- 9/23/07).
PW, 3 PERF, $387,877 IN CLEVELAND
LAST (1ST) WK, $1,286,760.

LOS ANGELES
AVENUE Q (M-1ST CO.) AHMANSON THEATER ($90; 1,613; $1,083,815) (9/6/07-9/9/2007).
PW, 9 PERFS, $754,045.
LAST (3RD) WK, $713,404.

Wicked (M-3rd Co.) Pantages Theater ($85; 2,703, $1,633,691) (2/10/07-OE).
PW, $1,327,617.
Last (33rd) wk, $1,339,676.

SACRAMENTO
JERSEY BOYS (M-2ND CO.) COMMUNITY CENTER ($80; 2,446; $1,315,984) (9/5/07-9/23/07).
PW, 9 PERF, $1,479,704.
LAST (3RD) WK, $1,315,573.

SAN FRANCISCO
MAMMA MIA! (M-2ND CO.) ORPHEUM THEATRE ($96; 2,197; $1,305,097) (8/28/07-9/9/07)
PW, $628,653.
LAST (3RD) WK, $640,671.

Jersey Boys (M-3rd Co.) Curran ($99; 1,599; $1,226,661) (12/3/06-OE).
PW, $742,770.
Last (43rd) wk, 9 perf, $1,105,304.

SYRACUSE, N.Y.
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (M) CROUSE-HINDS THEATER ($73; 2,018; $791,724) (9/11/07-10/7/07).
PW, $598,517.
LAST (2ND) WK, $424,850.

TORONTO
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (M-1ST CO.) PRINCESS OF WALES THEATER ($75/C$82; 1,978, $948,284/ C$1,001,578) (9/5/07-9/23/07).
PW, C$891,992/$866,012.
LAST (3RD) WK, C$1,018,377/$1,015,635.