Broadway box office was on the rebound last week, with the total gross for the 30 productions up about 8% over the previous week, with a tally of $32,813,389. Attendance of 260,530 held even, leaving a $9 uptick in the average ticket price ($125.95) to do the heavy lifting.
Some of the biggest gains were reported by shows with stars coming or going. Gypsy, with Audra McDonald back from vacation, saw a $522,183 jump over the previous week to $816,086 (attendance was stubbornly at 61% of the Majestic’s capacity). Megan Hilty was back to Death Becomes Her (on a reduced schedule) after being out for a month due to a vocal injury, with its gross up $153,762 to $1,255,805.
Saying goodbye to star Sadie Sink, John Proctor Is The Villain saw a jump of $221,445 to $1,128,804 during Sink’s final week. Attendance was, as usual, standing room only. Cruel Summer‘s Chiara Aurelia takes the lead role through the August 31 closing date.
Another big gain was reported by Boop! The Musical, playing its final week. Last-chancers helped fill nearly all seats (99.6% of capacity), with a gain of $276,086 to $833,724.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Call Me Izzy, with star Jean Smart still out with a knee injury, saw a $120,431 decrease to a paltry $113,299. Attendance was only 28% of Studio 54’s capacity.
Sell-outs for the week ending July 13 were Hamilton, John Proctor, Just in Time, Maybe Happy Ending, The Outsiders and Wicked, with & Juliet and Boop! nearly there with 99.5% and 99.6%, respectively, of seats filled. Aladdin, Buena Vista Social Club, Hadestown, Oh, Mary!, Operation Mincemeat, Purpose, Sunset Blvd. and The Lion King were at 97% or greater.
The top five earners of the week were Wicked ($2,311,794), The Lion King ($2,190,750), Hamilton ($2,136,762), Sunset Blvd. ($1,974,733) and Aladdin ($1,456,852).
Lowest attendance-capacity ratio were, in addition to Izzy, Chicago (68%), Gypsy (61%) and Stranger Things: The First Shadow (77%).
Season to date, Broadway, in the 7th week of the 2025-26 season, has grossed $275,769,857, up about 12% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 2,126,541 up 9%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For complete box office visit the League’s website.