The road grosses rebounded 23.4% in Week 20 (Oct. 5-11), pulling the total gross for the 14-show slate up to $13,111,609.
"The Lion King" broke the house record in Anchorage again for the week, as did "Jersey Boys" in Washington, D.C. "Wicked" broke house records in two locations: Iowa’s Des Moines Civic Center and the Denver Center’s Buell theater, which earned the week’s top gross of $1,659,098.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
The Lion King (M-1st Co.) Atwood Concert Hall ($85; 2,002; $1,209,502) (9/2-10/11/09).
PW, $1,118,814.
Last (6th) wk, $1,117,001.
CHICAGO
Jersey Boys (M-3rd Co.) Bank of America Theater ($110; 1,848; $1,184,710) (10/06/07-OE).
PW, $702,711.
Last (106th) wk (7 perf), $711,489.
COSTA MESA, CALIF.
Spamalot (M-1st Co.) OCPAC ($85; 3,034; $1,489,820) (10/5-10/11/09).
Last (1st) wk, $975,641.
DALLAS
Mary Poppins (M-1st Co.) Music Hall at Fair Park ($85; 3,360; $1,247,472) (9/21-10/11/09).
PW, $977,616.
Last (3rd) wk, $1,084,864.
DES MOINES, IOWA
Wicked (M-2nd Co.) Civic Center of Greater Des Moines ($72.50, 2,659, $1,325,050) (9/23-10/18/09).
PW, $1,357,960.
Last (3rd) wk, $1,508,519.
DENVER
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Buell ($87.50, 2,789, $1,608,960) (10/7-11/15/09).
PW, $1,680,458 in Seattle.
Last (1st) wk, $1,659,098.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Mamma Mia (M-1st Co. -- split week) Robinson Center Music Hall ($60; 2,583; $336,307) (10/5-10/8/09).
PW, $659,570 in San Antonio.
Last (1st) wk, (3 perf) $243,942.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
A Chorus Line (M-1st Co.) Kentucky PAC ($69; 2,479; $805,276) (10/5- 10/11/09).
PW, $840,000 in Charlotte, N.C.
Last (1st) wk, $465,937.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
The Color Purple (M-1st Co.) Rochester Auditorium ($65; 2,464; $1,138,560) (10/5-10/11/09).
PW, $184,919 in Cincinnati.
Last (1st) wk, $719,259.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Legally Blonde (M-1st Co.) Community Center ($62; 2,380, $973,219) (9/28-10/11/09).
PW, $554,477.
Last (2nd) wk, $574,549.
ST. LOUIS
Phantom of the Opera (M-3rd Co.) Detroit Opera House ($76; 2,454; $1,014,781) (9/8-10/11/09).
PW, $870,185.
Last (4th) wk, $836,087.
SAN FRANCISCO
Wicked (M-3rd Co.) Orpheum Theater ($96; 2,163, $1,338,456) (1/27/09-OE).
PW, $897,066.
Last (37th) wk, $940,404.
Rent (M-1st Co.) Curran ($120; 1,667, $921,339) (10/5/09-10/11).
Last (1st) wk, $662,352.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Mamma Mia (M-1st Co. – split week) Juanita Hammons Hall ($65; 2,196; $587,539) (10/9-10/11/09).
PW, $659,570 in San Antonio.
Last (1st) wk, (5 perf) $293,425.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Jersey Boys (M-1st Co.) National Theater ($175; 1,618; $955,950) (9/29-10/11/09).
PW, $783,220.
Last (2nd) wk, $1,259,040.
Contact Sam Thielman at
sam.thielman@variety.com