Broadway box office accelerated sharply in the week ending Sunday, October 11, 2026, with 29 productions generating a combined $35,292,434 from 248,496 tickets sold.

Grosses climbed 27.25% from the previous week, while attendance increased 9.76%. The average ticket price reached $142.02, a week-over-week rise of $19.51.

One additional show played compared with the prior week. Across the 261,768 seats available, Broadway operated at 94.93% capacity. The Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day weekend fell within the reporting period, as it did during Week 20 last season.

“Oh, Mary!” Breaks Another Lyceum Record

“Oh, Mary!” delivered one of the week’s most notable performances, breaking another box-office record at the Lyceum Theatre. The comedy grossed $1,592,306 and filled 6.5% more of its capacity than it had the previous week.

The production currently stars actor, comedian and “Las Culturistas” host Bowen Yang as Mary Todd Lincoln. Its weekly gross was $375,376 higher than the previous frame.

Compared with the equivalent week in 2025, “Oh, Mary!” rose 58.3%, climbing from $1,005,915 to $1,592,306. That was the second-largest year-over-year percentage gain among the five productions highlighted in the data.

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” led that comparison, jumping 73.9% from $1,278,501 to $2,223,679. “Chicago” increased 47.7% to $1,163,661, “MJ” rose 28.9% to $1,886,133 and “The Great Gatsby” advanced 13.3% to $1,179,484.

“Hamilton” Leads the Weekly Grosses

“Hamilton” topped all Broadway productions for the week with $3,090,634. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” followed with $2,223,679, narrowly ahead of “The Lion King” at $2,217,835.

“Other Desert Cities,” currently in previews at the Hudson, ranked fourth with $2,157,355. “MJ” completed the top five at $1,886,133.

“The Lion King” posted the biggest dollar increase from the previous week, adding $719,364. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” gained $552,136, followed by “Hamilton” with $385,796, “Oh, Mary!” with $375,376 and “Wicked” with $369,871.

At the other end of the weekly gross chart, “The Imaginary Invalid” took in $429,863, while “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” grossed $438,954. “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” earned $608,301, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical” reached $815,882 and “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” posted $826,412.

Ticket Prices and Capacity

“Hamilton” commanded the week’s highest average ticket price at $287.50. “Other Desert Cities” followed at $276.87, with “Oh, Mary!” at $222.73, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at $172.98 and “MJ” at $170.72.

The lowest average was $81.72 for “The Imaginary Invalid.” “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” averaged $88.16, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” $90.49, “Two Strangers” $92.84 and “Aladdin” $98.86.

By percentage of total seats filled, “Just in Time” led at 101.7%, followed by “Hamilton” at 101.5% and “Chicago” at 101.1%. “Hadestown” and “Other Desert Cities” each reported 100%. The lowest figures were 78.2% for “Two Strangers” and 79% for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”

The largest week-over-week attendance increases were reported by “The Lion King,” up 2,162; “860,” up 2,144; “The Great Gatsby,” up 1,797; “Six: The Musical,” up 1,490; and “The Outsiders,” up 1,380. “Paranormal Activity” and “Schmigadoon!” each declined by 92 attendees.

A Strong Week, but Below 2025

Despite the weekly surge, Broadway remained behind the corresponding period last year. Grosses were down 10.46% from $39,416,736 in Week 41 of 2025, while attendance was 10.17% lower.

Capacity utilization nevertheless moved from 94.2% last year to 94.9% this year, an increase of 0.8 percentage points. The $142.02 average ticket price was listed as $0.46 below last year’s $142.49 average. The figures were sourced from The Broadway League.

ShowBiz Take

The 27.25% weekly box-office increase was not built around a single production. Broadway’s biggest titles recorded substantial gains, “Oh, Mary!” set another house record, and a show still in previews — “Other Desert Cities” — landed among the five highest-grossing productions.

At the same time, the year-over-year declines in both gross and attendance provide important context. The week delivered a strong rebound from the previous frame, but its total still did not match the comparable 2025 result.

What Happens Next?

Several productions are approaching opening night. “Other Desert Cities” opens at the Hudson on October 18, followed by “860” at the Imperial on October 21 and “The Imaginary Invalid” at the Haimes on October 22. “A Few Good Men,” which began previews at the Beaumont during the week, opens October 29.