Is the rain to blame? The Broadway box office fell 11% last week as New York endured a decidedly soggy Easter weekend.
All productions listed on the tables, except three, saw their receipts drop compared to the previous week, the total standing at $24,093,388 (compared to $27,070,361 the previous week). Total attendance for the week ending September 27 was 209 194also down 11% from the previous week.
Going against the trend, Schoolgirls; Or the game of mean African girls, which had eight previews compared to seven the previous week (it opened Monday night to excellent reviews), reporting $322,044. This represents an increase of $34,290 from the previous week.
There was also paranormal activity, which had a largely compensated gala the week before last, lowering this week’s gross receipts. For the week ending September 27, the scary room reported $871,364a jump of $85,939 from the previous gala week.
But by far the biggest gain was made by Harry Potter and the Cursed Childwhich saw the return of the hugely popular Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy after a week off. The big ones for his return week were $1,573,469a jump of $607,271 from the previous week.
The best earner of the week was, without a doubt, Hamiltonin top form with the return of original actor Christopher Jackson in the role of George Washington (until January 3). The musical grossed enormously $2,608,571, easily beating the finalist The Lion KingIt is $1,700,873. The Top 5 was completed by Harry Potter, MJ ($1,544,512) And O Mary! with Bowen Yang in the title role ($1,458,262).
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Hamiltonas usual, showed the highest average ticket price at $243.50with O Mary! second to $204.15. The overall average of the 26 shows was $115.17.
Only Hamilton And O Mary! but there was a full house for the week Chicago (with Reece Weaver as Roxie), Hadestown, Paranormal activity And The Book of Mormon came close, with attendance at 95% capacity or more.
New to the list was Roundabout, a non-professional. The imaginary invalid with Bill Irwin at Haimes, filling 94% of the seats for three previews for a take $183,153. Opening night is October 22.
During the 18th week of the 2026-27 season, Broadway reported $565,480,589 since the start of the season, down around 7% compared to last year at this time, with a total attendance of 4,680,491 down 2% over one year.
All figures courtesy of the Broadway League. For more information on ticketing, visit the League website.
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