Broadway Grosses w/e 11/9/2025

By Ken Davenport

Broadway saw a strong rebound this week, with total grosses up 20.11% to $40.7M and attendance climbing by nearly 28,000 as the fall season hit full stride. One of the season’s new musicals The Queen of Versailles opened at the St. James Theatre on Sunday, reaching $1.04M across seven previews at 95% capacity. Hamilton surged again, up $455K to $3.89M with an eye-popping $361 average ticket, while Wicked jumped $290K to $2.29M, maintaining full houses at the Gershwin. Chess continued its upward momentum ahead of its November 16 opening, adding $296K for a total of $2.01M at 96% capacity, firmly cementing its hit status.Several shows also posted significant midseason gains. Death Becomes Her (+$311K), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (+$358K), and Mamma Mia! (+$219K) all saw notable increases, while Oedipus continued its sold-out preview run with $759K across six shows. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) made a splash in early previews, earning $677K and playing to nearly 95% capacity. Compared to the same week last season, grosses rose 23.54%, signaling one of the most robust early-November frames in recent years as Broadway enters awards season buzz.

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

The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending on 11/9/2025 include Hamilton, Wicked, Chess, The Lion King, Waiting For Godot, ART, Mamma Mia!, Just in Time, Death Becomes Her, and Ragtime. See some quick data points below.

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Number of Shows on Broadway: 34
Previous Week: 35

Total Gross: $40,693,448
Previous Week: $33,880,998

Total Attendance: 305,502
Previous Week: 277,506

Average Capacity: 9,779 (91.89%)
Previous Week: 9,318 (85.09%)

Average Paid Admission: $133.20
Previous Week: $122.09

Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending on November 9, 2025.

NOTES:

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES opened at the St. James on 11/9.
OEDIPUS is in previews at Studio 54 and opens on 11/13.
ROB LAKE MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MUPPETS is in previews at the Broadhurst and officially opens on 11/14 (moved from 11/11). A gala performance was held on 11/6.
CHESS is in previews at the Imperial and opens on 11/16.
TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) is in previews at the Longacre and opens on 11/20.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES had two previews with 1,311 seats and six previews/performances with 1,635 seats this week, for a total capacity of 12,432. As this report cannot accommodate both capacities, the number of seats is displayed as 1,554.

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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