Broadway Grosses w/e 10/11/2026

By Ken Davenport

Broadway surged 27.25% to $35.29M — its best week of the season to date — as Columbus Day weekend and a wave of new previews drove attendance to 248,496 at nearly 95% capacity. Hamilton led all shows at $3.09M at just over 101% capacity, crossing the $3M mark for the first time this season, while Harry Potter and the Cursed Child jumped $552K to $2.22M. Other Desert Cities opened to a sold-out Hudson at $2.16M in its first full performance week, and The Lion King surged $719K to $2.22M on a return to eight shows. MJ climbed $298K to $1.89M, Oh, Mary! rebounded $375K to $1.59M, and Wicked jumped $370K to $1.48M. The Great Gatsby had a standout week, climbing $295K to $1.18M at nearly 95% capacity, and The Outsiders surged $318K to $1.10M.The gains were broad and deep across the roster. Six: The Musical jumped $270K to $832K, Stranger Things: The First Shadow climbed $255K to $826K, The Book of Mormon rose $144K to $971K, and Schmigadoon! gained $136K to $1.11M. The Rocky Horror Show crossed $1M at $1.03M, and The Lost Boys climbed $263K to $1.36M. Compared to the same week last season, grosses were down 10.46% — but with two fewer shows on the boards, the per-show average is running effectively even with last year.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League.

The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending on 10/11/2026 include Hamilton, Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, The Lion King, Other Desert Cities, MJ, Oh, Mary!, Wicked, The Lost Boys, Aladdin, and The Great Gatsby See some quick data points below.

Check out my video analysis of this weeks grosses on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube.

Number of Shows on Broadway: 29
Previous Week: 28

Total Gross: $35,292,434
Previous Week: $27,735,569

Total Attendance: 248,496
Previous Week: 226,390

Average Capacity: 9,026 (94.93%)
Previous Week: 9,077 (89.08%)

Average Paid Admission: $142.02
Previous Week: $122.51

Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending on October 11, 2026.

NOTES:

OTHER DESERT CITIES is in previews at the Hudson and opens on 10/18.
860 is in previews at the Imperial and opens on 10/21.
THE IMAGINARY INVALID is in previews at the Haimes and opens on 10/22.
A FEW GOOD MEN began previews at the Beaumont and opens on 10/29.
Please note that Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day weekend fell within this week. (Last season, it also fell within Week 20.)

Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.

Today’s blog was guest-written by Jonathan Hogue, Associate Producer for DTE.

For more behind-the-scenes of the industry, follow me on Instagram: @kendavenportbway

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