Broadway Grosses $33.9M as Star-Led Shows Sell Out
Other Desert Cities posted the week's highest average ticket price at $290.35, while Billy Crystal's 860 filled about 108% of seats at the Imperial.
Broadway's 32 productions grossed $33,966,016 for the week ending October 25, 2026, roughly even with the previous week but down about 8% year-over-year, according to figures from The Broadway League. Attendance reached 262,928, up 1% from the prior week and down 5% from the same period a year earlier.
Several star-led shows sold out their venues for the week, among them 860, A Few Good Men, Other Desert Cities, The Fantasticks, Hamilton and Oh, Mary! Other Desert Cities, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney, grossed $2,262,442 — second only to Hamilton's $2,524,951 — and posted the highest average ticket price on Broadway at $290.35.
860, starring Billy Crystal, took in $1,212,055 in its opening week at the Imperial, with attendance at about 108% of capacity. A Few Good Men, Aaron Sorkin's play led by Bradley Whitford and Tom Blythe, grossed $1,371,447 in previews at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont, ahead of its October 29 opening night.
The rest of the top five comprised Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at $1,990,388, The Lion King at $1,869,464 and MJ at $1,736,241. The Imaginary Invalid, starring Bill Irwin, opened last week with $419,673 and about 82% of seats filled at the Haimes.
Among shows still in previews, Wanted grossed $624,088 at the James Earl Jones with 93% of seats filled before its November 8 opening, Downstate took $264,437 over six previews at 95% capacity ahead of a November 15 opening, and The Fantasticks grossed $254,610 over four previews to a full house at the Hayes before opening November 16. Downstate logged the lowest average ticket price of the week at $61.64, against an overall average of $129.18.
Season to date
In the 22nd week of the 2026-27 season, Broadway has grossed $696,438,425 season-to-date, down about 8% year-over-year, on attendance of 5,677,469, down 3%.
Quick answers
How much did Broadway gross for the week ending October 25, 2026?
The 32 productions grossed $33,966,016, about even with the previous week and down about 8% year-over-year.
Which Broadway show had the highest average ticket price?
Other Desert Cities, at $290.35 per ticket — the highest on Broadway for the week.
How did 860 perform in its opening week?
It grossed $1,212,055 at the Imperial, with attendance at about 108% of capacity.