Chicago Breaks All-Time Gross Record Thanks to Whitney Leavitt, and More From Last Week's Broadway Grosses

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives TV star has sent tickets flying at the Ambassador.

March 17, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block

It may be slightly frigid outside, but it appears that spring has arrived on Broadway, where all numbers were up at the box office last week. The 28 currently running shows brought in a cumulative $32.8 million, up more than 16% from the week prior. Average ticket price saw a steep increase, too, rising to $129 from the previous week's $118. Seats were just 95% full, with 253,822 tickets sold.

Leading these gains were Death of a Salesman, which debuted in The $1 Million Club in its first full week on the boards. Stranger Things and The Lion King also saw major gains compared to the week prior, also thanks to having more performances.

But it is Chicago that continued to be the headline success story of the Main Stem, thanks to leading lady Whitney Leavitt, best known as the star of reality TV's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Dancing With the Stars. Last week, audiences clamoring to see Leavitt's Roxie took the box office of the long-running Kander and Ebb revival to the highest number it's seen in its entire nearly 30-year run: $1,457,930.77. That's at an average per-seat ticket price of $166.98, the fourth highest of any show on the boards. That incredible performance is likely because last week was supposed to be the final of Leavitt's run. Seeing those box-office totals, it's no surprise why producers are already bringing her back for an encore run March 23-May 3. Beginning April 6, she'll be joined by her former Dancing With the Stars dancing partner Mark Ballas, as lawyer Billy Flynn. Producers revealed today that Leavitt's first six-week tenure with the show, which ended March 15, is collectively the highest grossing six-week span in the production's history, too, totaling above $8 million. Give 'em the old razzle dazzle!

And Chicago wasn't the only show enjoying a sunny outlook at the box office. Just in Time broke its own house record with $1.68 million. And Dog Day Afternoon, in its first six performances (less than the typical eight), made an incredible showing with $1.06 million, at an average ticket price of $140. We always love to see some of Broadway's newest shows kicking things off with a bang.

The top five were back to who we're used to seeing at the top of the list, led by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with $2.5 million, followed by Hamilton with $2.12 million, Wicked with $1.72 million, The Lion King with $1.71 million, and Just in Time with $1.68 million.

Take a look at the full report here.

The $1 Million Club (shows that earned $1 million or more at the box office):