Broadway Grosses w/e 11/1/2026

By Ken Davenport

Broadway pulled back 12.94% to $29.57M as the Halloween weekend and the pre-election lull softened demand, with attendance dipping to 251,700 across 33 productions. Compared to the same week last season, grosses were down 12.72% and attendance fell 9.30%, though average capacity actually ran 2.66 points ahead at 87.75%. Hamilton led all shows at $2.32M at just over 100% capacity, while Other Desert Cities again grew, climbing $85K to $2.35M at a sold-out Hudson, and put up the week’s top gross among plays. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child eased to $1.63M, MJ held near $1.62M, and The Lion King slipped to $1.57M. 860 climbed $142K to $1.35M at nearly 99% capacity, and A Few Good Men, which opened at the Beaumont on October 29, grossed $1.28M to a sold-out house. Oh, Mary! held at $1.31M near full capacity, The Lost Boys eased to $1.11M, and Paranormal Activity edged up to $1.09M.

Elsewhere, the pullback was broad and in line with a typical post-Halloween, pre-election dip. Wicked eased $188K to $1.06M, The Great Gatsby came in at $860K, Aladdin at $883K, and Hadestown at $759K. Buena Vista Social Club grossed $679K, Chicago $787K, and Schmigadoon! $760K, while The Book of Mormon held at $726K. The Rocky Horror Show was one of the few to gain, up $79K to $970K at over 96% capacity. Season-to-date grosses stand at $726M, running 8.04% behind last season.

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

The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending on 11/1/2026 include Other Desert Cities, Hamilton, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, MJ, The Lion King, 860, Oh, Mary!, A Few Good Men, The Lost Boys, and Paranormal Activity . See some quick data points below.

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Number of Shows on Broadway: 33
Previous Week: 32

Total Gross: $29,572,284
Previous Week: $33,966,016

Total Attendance: 251,700
Previous Week: 262,928

Average Capacity: 8,692 (87.75%)
Previous Week: 8,825 (93.07%)

Average Paid Admission: $117.49
Previous Week: $129.18

Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending on November 1, 2026.

NOTES:

A FEW GOOD MEN opened at the Beaumont on 10/29.
WANTED is in previews at the Jones and opens on 11/8.
DOWNSTATE is in previews at the Booth and opens on 11/15.
THE FANTASTICKS is in previews at the Hayes and opens on 11/16.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING began previews at the Winter Garden and opens on 11/19.
860 had four performances with 1,442 seats and three performances with 1,065 seats this week, for a total capacity of 8,963. As this report cannot accommodate both capacities, the number of seats
is displayed as 1,280.
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW had four performances with 1,594 seats and four performances with 996 seats this week, for a total capacity of 10,360. As this report cannot accommodate
both capacities, the number of seats is displayed as 1,295.
THE LOST BOYS had five performances with 1,648 seats and three performances with 1,306 seats this week, for a total capacity of 12,158. As this report cannot accommodate both capacities, the
number of seats is displayed as 1,520.

Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.

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

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