After a 10-year separation, Mamma Mia! returned to Broadway August 2 at the Winter Garden Theatre playing to a 100% capacity crowd. Although it only played one performance in its first week, that single show brought in $261,796. Should subsequent performances do equally well, the celebrated musical could prove to be a box-office hit just like its original production. Opening night is set for August 14.
A mix of other long-running musicals, plus a few from the 2024–2025 season, dominated the box-office figures for the week ending August 3.
Leading the pack: the international hit Wicked, which took in $2,344,841 at the Gershwin, followed closely by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton, which earned $2,231,399 (this week marks the show's 10th anniversary, which should see a handsome return at the box office). Others in the top five included the two Disney classics, The Lion King and Aladdin, bringing in, respectively, $2,201,502 and $1,432,616. Rounding out the top five is the 2025 Tony-winning Maybe Happy Ending, grossing $1,401,674.
Just in Time, the Bobby Darin biomusical starring Tony winner Jonathan Groff, continues to sell out, playing to 103.26% capacity. The hit, which plays one of the smaller Broadway houses, Circle in the Square, also had the priciest ticket with an average paid admission of $231.84.
Overall, the 28 currently running Broadway shows brought in a total of $30,062,727, dipping 4.81% from the previous week. However, with the return of Mamma Mia! and a host of other plays and musicals set to open this fall, those numbers will likely increase dramatically in a short period of time. There were also 236,981 audience members who paid an average ticket price of $126.86 for the week ending August 3.
Take a look at the full report here.
The $1 Million Club (shows that earned $1 million or more at the box office):
- Wicked ($2.34 million)
- Hamilton ($2.23 million)
- The Lion King ($2.2 million)
- Aladdin
- Maybe Happy Ending
- Death Becomes Her
- Just in Time
- MJ the Musical
- The Outsiders
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Oh, Mary!
- Buena Vista Social Club
(12 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 (103.26%)
- Maybe Happy Ending (102.48%)
- The Outsiders (102.09%)
- John Proctor is the Villain (101.68%)
- Hamilton (101.45%)
- Mamma Mia! (100%)
- Wicked (100%)
- Hadestown
- Death Becomes Her
- Oh, Mary!
- Purpose
- & Juliet
- The Lion King
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Aladdin
- The Book of Mormon
- Operation Mincemeat
- MJ The Musical
(19 of 28 currently running productions)
