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The production, written and directed by Robert Icke, played its final performance February 8 at Studio 54.
By Logan Culwell-Block
February 10, 2026

Broadway's Oedipus, which played its final performance at Studio 54 February 8, broke an all-time house record at the theatre in its final performance, bringing in $1,212,949 thanks to a sell-out crowd paying an average ticket price of $150. That total is far and away the highest of its entire run, and bests Studio 54's former house record, which had belonged to An Act of God in August 2015. Oedipus, a transfer from an Olivier-winning bow in London's West End, starred Mark Strong and Lesley Manville.

The Main Stem otherwise enjoyed a solid winter week, with Broadway Week's two-for-one deal continuing to keep seats filled even during a lull in tourism. The 29 currently running shows brought in $30,170,014 with 94% of seats filled. Buying 256,752 tickets, theatregoers paid $117 on the average for their Broadway night out. That cumulative gross is lower than last week's by about 5%, but that's with two less shows, one of which (Mamma Mia!) was almost always in that top five. With that in mind, that 5% decrease is actually a stellar performance.

Broadway Week continues through February 12, meaning next week's grosses data will be the first to partially indicate where we are without the benefit of that deal. This season so far is continuing to beat the same period of time from last season's historic take, which leaves Broadway in excellent shape as it heads into a spring rush that is already gearing up to get started in earnest.

The top five top grossers were mostly what have become familiar faces: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hamilton, Wicked, and The Lion King. Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which has been seeing a marked increase in ticket sales since the debut of the Netflix series' fifth and final season, took that fifth spot. This week, they are dark as they film the show onstage at the Marquis Theatre, so someone else will have to take its place among the top grossers next week.

Take a look at the full report here.

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

(12 of 29 currently running productions)

The 90s Club (shows that played to 90% or higher of their seats filled over the entire week):

(23 of 29 currently running productions)

 
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