The Gershwin Theatre musical was followed by Lion King ($58.3 million), Jersey Boys ($55.0 million), The Color Purple ($51.6 million) and Spamalot ($51.0 million). Rounding out the top ten were Mamma Mia! ($48.8 million), The Phantom of the Opera ($39.5 million), Beauty and the Beast ($34.1 million), The Drowsy Chaperone ($33.7 million) and The Producers ($33.4 million).
The top play was The Odd Couple ($17.7 million), followed by The History Boys ($16.8 million).
Wicked's total gives it an average of $1.4 million every week.
The Drowsy Chaperone, which began previews April 3, was the top-grossing show that began in 2006.
The top show that closed in 2006 was Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ($20.6 million), which ended Sept. 3. The top show to both open and close in 2006 was The Wedding Singer ($20 million), which began previews March 30 and closed Dec. 31. The full list of grosses in 2006 is as follows:
| Production | 2006 Gross |
| WICKED | $71,319,000.00 |
| THE LION KING | $56,878,766.93 |
| JERSEY BOYS | $53,811,242.72 |
| THE COLOR PURPLE | $50,478,631.15 |
| SPAMALOT | $49,734,609.05 |
| MAMMA MIA! | $47,284,233.34 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $38,313,052.88 |
| BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | $32,808,386.82 |
| THE DROWSY CHAPERONE | $32,331,662.85 |
| THE PRODUCERS | $32,300,139.00 |
| HAIRSPRAY | $31,374,950.39 |
| CHICAGO | $27,252,185.33 |
| TARZAN | $26,178,903.34 |
| RENT | $22,445,677.32 |
| AVENUE Q | $20,621,655.83 |
| DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS | $20,561,134.96 |
| THE WEDDING SINGER | $19,106,148.00 |
| THE ODD COUPLE | $17,748,470.00 |
| THE HISTORY BOYS | $16,775,000.40 |
| THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE | $16,497,091.40 |
| SWEENEY TODD | $15,253,162.00 |
| A CHORUS LINE | $11,487,821.72 |
| THREE DAYS OF RAIN | $11,427,896.16 |
| DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! | $10,916,331.17 |
| MARY POPPINS | $10,400,226.96 |
| THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA | $9,677,045.00 |
| MARTIN SHORT: FAME BECOMES ME | $9,324,578.01 |
| THE PAJAMA GAME | $8,885,203.99 |
| FAITH HEALER | $7,583,448.83 |
| DOUBT | $7,329,534.00 |
| LES MISÉRABLES | $6,147,247.78 |
| BRIDGE AND TUNNEL | $6,135,551.30 |
| THE THREEPENNY OPERA | $5,806,156.00 |
| GREY GARDENS | $5,097,191.00 |
| HOT FEET | $4,835,456.84 |
| LESTAT | $4,630,419.00 |
| BAREFOOT IN THE PARK | $4,501,353.05 |
| BUTLEY | $4,415,545.21 |
| THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE | $3,808,105.49 |
| COMPANY | $3,604,214.02 |
| THE WOMAN IN WHITE | $3,562,387.00 |
| THE VERTICAL HOUR | $3,502,834.96 |
| AWAKE AND SING! | $3,384,141.02 |
| SHINING CITY | $3,217,082.00 |
| RABBIT HOLE | $3,203,304.98 |
| HEARTBREAK HOUSE | $3,177,762.91 |
| RING OF FIRE | $2,775,120.07 |
| THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' | $2,636,161.00 |
| THE COAST OF UTOPIA | $2,620,933.00 |
| CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE | $1,874,650.14 |
| FESTEN | $1,853,946.47 |
| ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR | $1,816,196.00 |
| THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED | $1,632,617.66 |
| LOSING LOUIE | $1,548,011.00 |
| A TOUCH OF THE POET | $1,471,015.28 |
| SPRING AWAKENING | $1,398,633.00 |
| WELL | $1,162,287.71 |
| THE APPLE TREE | $1,137,696.96 |
| HIGH FIDELITY | $1,096,115.46 |
| THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL | $945,803.63 |
| CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG | $826,303.91 |
| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | $680,282.00 |
| KIKI & HERB: ALIVE ON BROADWAY | $619,679.50 |
| JAY JOHNSON: THE TWO AND ONLY | $587,011.24 |
| SEASCAPE | $182,845.29 |
| SOUVENIR | $141,327.86 |
