Broadway Grosses: Brits Conquer

Even though overall sales were down on Broadway for the week ended July 5, there were still 15 of 24 shows with more than 90 percent of seats sold, according to the The Broadway League's weekly recap.

Obviously, the July 4 holiday weekend - with world-class fireworks on the Hudson River - explains the drop. So, it's not a big deal.

Despite that, The Norman Conquests continued its conquest of Broadway, jumping over 9 percent in attendance. I guess it could have been Anglophiles boycotting the Fourth in favor of seeing Stephen Mangan (photo, right).

Photo by Joan Marcus