Broadway grosses fall 11% to $24.09 million: ‘Hamilton’ stays on top

Broadway closed the week ending September 27, 2026 with 209,194 tickets sold and a total gross of $24,093,388 — down 11% compared with the previous week and 21.7% compared with the same week in 2025, according to the weekly data published by BroadwayWorld, based on the official figures of The Broadway League. The average ticket price was $115.17.

At the top of the table remains “Hamilton”, with $2,608,571 grossed in the week, followed by “The Lion King” ($1.70 million), “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” ($1.57 million), “MJ” ($1.54 million) and “Oh, Mary!” ($1.46 million). Only four shows increased their audiences during the week: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” by 3.8%, “The Lost Boys” by 1%, “Hamilton” by 0.5% and “Oh, Mary!” by 0.2%.

The steepest audience falls were recorded by “Six: The Musical” (-26%), “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (-21.6%), “The Outsiders” (-17.3%), “The Rocky Horror Show” (-15.6%) and “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” (-15.6%), while “Wicked” and “The Great Gatsby” lost 13.3% each.

The comparison with last year shows clear winners: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” doubled its gross with a rise of 96.1%, “Chicago” rose 95.3%, “MJ” 32.8%, “Oh, Mary!” 9.8% and “Operation Mincemeat” 8%.

Broadway’s overall capacity was filled at 87.3% this week, with 209,194 seats sold out of 239,634 available, while “Hamilton” sold practically over 101% of its theatre’s capacity.