Well, as predicted last week, Broadway's revival of Chess has officially become Broadway's latest top grosser to keep an eye on. The production had a banner first week on the boards with just four previews. This last week, the show gave seven performances, still one less than Broadway's typical eight, and came in as the fourth highest-grossing show on the Main Stem. With a total take of $1.86 million (breaking the Imperial house record for a seven-performance week), we could expect that eighth performance to put it solidly in The $2 Million Club.

It's yet another moment where being in a big theatre means everything. The Imperial might have been something of a liability in 1988—the show infamously lasted just 16 performances past opening night—but now it's turning the show into a top grosser even without the most expensive tickets on Broadway. More than 10,000 people paid an average of $183.94 to see the show last week. That's above the $133.35 average across all 32 currently running Broadway shows, but it's also a far cry from the fees being paid at fellow hits like Hamilton ($321), Just in Time ($241), and Waiting for Godot ($232). It's also impressive because the show actually didn't quite sell out. No one need worry about that over there, though. Just 16 total seats went unfilled over the week—perhaps one in memoriam for each of the original run's performances? We love a good Broadway comeback story!

Across Broadway on the whole, things cooled somewhat along with the weather, with the combined box offices bringing in $36.97 million—down 3.19% from the week prior. But as we continue to await the full brunt of the winter holiday tourists, that's no bad performance. We are, so far, beating the same period from last season by more than 10%, and last season was the highest grossing in Broadway history. We still have a considerable amount of runway towards the hoped goal of hitting a milestone for the second year in a row come April.

Beyond Chess, the top five grossers were what we've come to expect as the usual suspects (which might just need to newly include Chess!). Hamilton, riding high on the return of Tony-winning original star Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr, remained on top with $3.45 million, almost $1.5 million ahead of even juggernaut Wicked, which took the second spot with $2 million. The Lion King and Waiting for Godot took the third and fifth spots, with, respectively, $1.88 million and $1.81 million.

Take a look at the full report here.

The $1 Million Club (shows that earned $1 million or more at the box office):

• Hamilton ($3.45 million)
• Wicked ($2 million)
• The Lion King
  
• Chess
• Waiting for Godot
• Art
• Mamma Mia!
• Just in Time
• Death Becomes Her
• MJ The Musical
• Ragtime
• Oh, Mary!
• Buena Vista Social Club
• Maybe Happy Ending
• Aladdin

(15 of 32 currently running productions)

The 90s Club (shows that played to 90% or higher of their seats filled over the entire week):

• Just in Time (103.41%)
• Hamilton (101.32%)
• Ragtime (100%)
  
• Waiting for Godot (100%)
  
• Wicked (100%)
• Chess
  
• Art
• Oh, Mary!
• Mamma Mia!
• Maybe Happy Ending
• Buena Vista Social Club
• Hadestown
• Death Becomes Her
• The Book of Mormon
• The Lion King
• The Outsiders
• Moulin Rouge! The Musical
• Aladdin

(18 of 32 currently running productions)