Every Brilliant Thing tops this week’s Broadway Box Office chart, grossing a huge $1,976,168 for the week ending May 17 – Daniel Radcliffe‘s penultimate week of performances.
Radcliffe plays his final show this Sunday, May 24, with Mariska Hargitay taking over on Tuesday, May 26, through Sunday, July 5 (Tracee Ellis Ross makes her Broadway debut in the role beginning Tuesday, July 7, through Sunday, August 9).
With ticket-buyers clamoring to see Radcliffe before his sign-off, EBT was a sell-out last week at the Hudson. Other shows filling all their seats were Death of a Salesman ($1,710,928), Hamilton ($1,890,123), Just In Time ($890,315), Oh, Mary! ($1,576,150), Ragtime ($1,253,414) and The Rocky Horror Show ($1,015,582).
Overall, Broadway held steady from the previous week when Tony nominations were announced and boosted sales. Among the spring newcomers with nominations, a good number last week were at 90% capacity or more, including Becky Shaw ($488,037), Cats: The Jellicle Ball ($952,261), Fallen Angels ($611,213), Giant ($1,270,720), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ($1,039,064) and The Balusters ($425,421). The Lost Boys came close at 89% of capacity for a gross of $1,160,636, while Schmigadoon! was at 85% and $842,493; and Titanique was at 87% and $860,408.
Proof, starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, was shut out from the nominations but was going strong nonetheless, filling 95% of seats and grossing $954,775. The Fear of 13, with Tony noms for lighting and sound design, was at 79% for a gross of $685,013, down nearly $23,000 from the previous week. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), with eight nominations, was at 77% and $576,174.
Beaches, another shut-out, was at a seemingly unsustainable 44% of capacity at the Majestic, grossing just $441,484.
The newest member of the roster was Celebrity Autobiography, taking just $33,953 for three previews at the Shubert, filling 66% of seats. The average ticket price was a tiny $15.22.
After Every Brilliant Thing, the top earners last week were Hamilton ($1,890,123), The Lion King ($1,714,658), Death of a Salesman ($1,710,928), and Oh, Mary! ($1,576,150).
The Book of Mormon had no performances last week due to the May 4 fire at the O’Neill.
In all, the 40 Broadway productions grossed $38,166,527, about the same as the previous week despite having one additional show (Celebrity Autobiography). That’s down about 12% from last year at this time. Attendance last week was 316,920, steady from the previous week but down about 5% year-to-year.
In the 51st week of the 2025-26 season, Broadway has grossed $1,870,020,438, up about 4% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 14,238,450 up 2%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For more box office information visit the League’s website.