That Hamilton is one of Broadway's top grossers is certainly nothing new. But the show has been seeing box office gains recently as it approaches its 10th anniversary performance, set for August 6 at the Richard Rodgers. Last week, it was the third highest-grossing show on the Main Stem, bringing in $2.24 million—the top sum the production has seen since the New Year's holiday. The show has not engaged in any major media blitz around the anniversary, but the impending date seems to have renewed interest nevertheless (fans who want to learn how to get lottery tickets to the August 6 matinee performance can click here).
Despite that high, grosses cumulatively went down last week by about 7% (due in part to the closure of Sunset Blvd). Helping counteract that with the week's biggest gains was, unsurprisingly, Call Me Izzy, thanks to the return of star Jean Smart. Call Me Izzy saw an increase of almost $400,000 at the box office last week—though that was to be expected since in the previous week, Smart was out with a knee injury and standby Johanna Day had to cancel performances due to illness.
Aladdin, Gypsy, The Lion King, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also all saw notable gains compared to the week prior.
It's also worth noting—and heartening to see—that John Proctor is the Villain is continuing to perform even after the departure of its Tony-nominated star, Sadie Sink, a screen star from Netflix's Stranger Things. Chiara Aurelia, a relative newcomer, succeeded Sink in the role beginning July 15, and while the loss of Sink has been accompanied with a drop at the box office, it's only because of lower ticket prices. The show has remained solidly sold out, and still brought in more than $700,000 last week, very impressive for a play with no celebrity headliner.
And if last week was ever so cooled compared to the week before, we're still off to a strong start. This season so far is besting the same period from last year by more than 11%, with attendance up by almost 8% in the same period. Most of that is thanks to inventory—theatregoers have had 236 more performances to buy tickets to. But then, ticket prices are still rising, by 3%. Considering the 2024–2025 season was the highest-grossing in Broadway history, the 2025–2026 season is well on its way.
Wicked continued its Broadway dominance as the top grosser of the week, bringing in $2.4 million. The rest of the top five was filled in by The Lion King, Hamilton, Aladdin, and MJ The Musical. And all of that is essentially to say business on Broadway last week was more or less business as usual. And because Broadway has been doing pretty great as of late, that is A-OK with us.
Take a look at the full report here.
The $1 Million Club (shows that earned $1 million or more at the box office):
- Wicked ($2.39 million)
- The Lion King ($2.32 million)
- Hamilton ($2.24 million)
- Aladdin
- MJ The Musical
- Maybe Happy Ending
- Just in Time
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Death Becomes Her
- The Outsiders
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Oh, Mary!
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- & Juliet
(15 of 28 currently running productions)
The 90s Club (shows that played to 90% or higher of their seats filled over the entire week):
- Just in Time (103.53%)
- Maybe Happy Ending (102.57%)
- The Outsiders (102.21%)
- John Proctor is the Villain (101.88%)
- Pirates! The Penzance Musical (101.7%)
- Hamilton (101.38%)
- Hadestown (100.35%)
- & Juliet (100.26%)
- Oh, Mary! (100%)
- Wicked (100%)
- Operation Mincemeat
- Purpose
- The Lion King
- Aladdin
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Death Becomes Her
- The Book of Mormon
- MJ The Musical
- The Great Gatsby
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Hell's Kitchen
(22 of 28 currently running productions)
