The road grosses dipped 5% in Week 21 (Oct. 12-18), pulling the total gross for the 14-show slate down to $12,453,453.
"Wicked" broke house records in two locations: again at Iowa's Des Moines Civic Center, and at the Denver Center's Buell theater where it brought in the week's top gross of $1,728,015.
"Legally Blonde" declined to report for the week.
AMARILLO, TEXAS
Mamma Mia (M-1st Co. – split week) Amarillo Civic Center ($60; 2,324; $338,970) (10/13-10/18/09).
PW, $243,942 in Little Rock, Ark.
Last (1st) wk, (3 perf) $184,045.
CHICAGO
Jersey Boys (M-3rd Co.) Bank of America Theater ($110; 1,848; $1,184,710) (10/06/07-OE).
PW, $711,489.
Last (107th) wk, $724,281.
COSTA MESA, CALIF.
Spamalot (M-1st Co.) OCPAC ($85; 3,034; $1,489,820) (10/5-10/18/09).
PW, $975,641.
Last (2nd) wk, $1,022,430.
DALLAS
Mary Poppins (M-1st Co.) Music Hall at Fair Park ($85; 3,360; $1,247,472) (9/21- 10/18/09).
PW, $1,084,864.
Last (4th) wk, $1,066,460.
DENVER
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Buell ($87.50, 2,789, $1,608,960) (10/7-11/15/09).
PW, $1,659,098.
Last (2nd) wk, $1,728,015.
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, $1,508,519.
Last (4th) wk, $1,533,763.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Mamma Mia (M-1st Co. – split week) City Bank Auditorium ($65; 2,263; $505,501) (10/13-10/18/09).
PW, $293,425 in Springfield, Mo.
Last (1st) wk, (5 perf) $219,065.
OTTOWA, ONTARIO
A Chorus Line (M-1st Co.) National Arts Center ($85; 2,245; $1,043,496) (10/13- 10/18/09).
PW, $465,937 in Louisville, Ky.
Last (1st) wk, $713,238.
ST. LOUIS
Phantom of the Opera (M-3rd Co.) Detroit Opera House ($76; 2,454; $1,014,781) (9/8-10/18/09).
PW, $836,087.
Last (4th) wk, $897,628.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
The Lion King (M-1st Co.) San Diego Civic Center ($77; 2,754; $1,248,408) (10/13-10/18/09).
PW, $1,117,001 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Last (1st) wk, $1,061,571.
SAN FRANCISCO
Rent (M-1st Co.) Curran ($120; 1,667, $921,339) (10/5/09-10/18).
PW, $662,352.
Last (1st) wk, $826,822.
Wicked (M-3rd Co.) Orpheum Theater ($96; 2,163, $1,338,456) (1/27/09-OE).
PW, $940,404.
Last (38th) wk, $899,442.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
The Color Purple (M-1st Co.) Proctor’s Theater ($65; 2,590; $1,202,400) (10/13-10/18/09).
PW, $719,259.
Last (1st) wk, $439,762.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Jersey Boys (M-1st Co.) National Theater ($175; 1,618; $955,950) (9/29-10/18/09).
PW, $1,259,040
Last (3rd) wk, $1,136,958.
Contact Sam Thielman at
sam.thielman@variety.com