Broadway thinned its summer roster a bit last week, with five shows playing their final performances (and each one posting significant box office gains as last-chancers bought up seats).
Three of the closers were planned as limited engagements. Glengarry Glen Ross ended a very strong run on June 28, filling virtually all seats at the Palace and grossing $2,230,346 for the Broadway week ending June 29.
The Picture of Dorian Gray was one of four shows that closed June 29. Another standing room only week at the Music for the Sarah Snook starrer, with a big gross of $2,092,069.
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends bowed out at the nearly full Friedman (97%), the best attendance for the show in weeks. The final gross was $474,654 stayed modest with an average ticket price of $95.
The two early closers were Dead Outlaw, filling 94% of seats at the Longacre for a take of $681,012, and Real Women Have Curves, grossing $758,028 with 93% of the James Earl Jones seats filled.
In addition to Dorian Gray, the sell-outs for the week were Hamilton ($1,939,699), John Proctor Is The Villain ($923,710), Just In Time ($1,279,899), Maybe Happy Ending ($1,307,502), Oh, Mary! ($1,236,135), The Outsiders ($1,247,920) and Wicked ($2,435,607). Coming close, with anywhere from 95% to 99% of seats filled, were & Juliet, Aladdin, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Glengarry Glen Ross, Hadestown, Operation Mincemeat, Purpose, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Sunset Blvd. and The Lion King.
The five top earners for the week were: Wicked, Dorian Gray, The Lion King ($2,067,001), Sunset Blvd. ($1,851,487) and Maybe Happy Ending.
The five lowest earners were: Chicago ($567,743), Boop! The Musical ($539,675), Call Me Izzy ($505,848), Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends and Pirates! The Penzance Musical ($471,844).
In all, the 35 Broadway shows on the boards grossed $39,314,834, a slip of 9% over the previous week when 38 shows were up and running, and 5% over last year at this time. Attendance was 298,509, down 9% over the previous week and up 6% over last season.
Season to date, Broadway, in the 5th week of the 2025-26 season, has grossed $212,427,098, up about 18% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 1,604,218 up 12%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For complete box office visit the League’s website