Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/1/26

[Rob]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 1:07pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 2/1/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section.

Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: LIBERATION (9.4%), BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (5.8%), MAMMA MIA! (5.6%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (5.5%), CHICAGO (5.4%), & JULIET (4.7%), ALADDIN (3.6%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (3%), OH, MARY! (2.6%), THE OUTSIDERS (2.5%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (2.4%), MARJORIE PRIME (2.3%), SIX: THE MUSICAL (2.3%), MJ (1.6%), TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) (1.5%), DEATH BECOMES HER (1.4%), THE GREAT GATSBY (0.8%), OEDIPUS (0.7%), HAMILTON (0.4%), CHESS (0.3%), THE LION KING (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: WICKED (-98.9%), HELL'S KITCHEN (-8.3%), MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (-5.8%), STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW (-3.2%), HADESTOWN (-1.4%), BUG (-1.1%), JUST IN TIME (-1.1%), OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL (-0.7%), RAGTIME (-0.7%), ALL OUT: COMEDY ABOUT AMBITION (-0.3%),

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[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 1:15pm

Happy trails to MAMMA MIA!, LIBERATION, Kate Baldwin, Aisha Jackson, Ainsley Melham, and Jinkx Monsoon.

Remember that MAYBE HAPPY ENDING had to cancel a performance last week due to a technical issue, and refunds were being offered. 

DEATH BECOMES HER’s numbers are starting to slip — given how expensive it is in both weekly running cost and initial capitalization, concerningly so.

 

[Observation]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 1:26pm

Yeah - DBH needs some event casting....

 

 

EDSOSLO858 said: "Happy trails to MAMMA MIA!, LIBERATION, Kate Baldwin, Aisha Jackson, Ainsley Melham, and Jinkx Monsoon.

Remember that MAYBE HAPPY ENDING had to cancel a performance last weekdue to a technical issue, and refunds were being offered.

DEATH BECOMES HER’s numbers are starting to slip — given how expensive it is in both weekly running cost and initial capitalization, concerningly so.

"

 

[quizking101]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 1:28pm

I wouldn’t be sounding alarm bells about any of the long-runners at this moment since we are in the middle of Broadway Week and also the numbers do soften in the winter. Even big hits like CHESS took a little dip. With the exception of SIX, all shows still managed at least an 80% capacity.

It is looking like HELL’S KITCHEN will probably be going out on a whimper though. Bringing back Brandon Victor Dixon for the last month isn’t going to do anything for the box office. It almost makes me wish that they decided to promote a Davis understudy for the last month like they did with Angela Birchett to Miss Liza Jane.

I’m gonna keep my eye on Oh, Mary in the coming weeks - JCM’s first week is nearly sold out so I don’t anticipate any major changes. However, I’m wondering how much of a draw they will be. I think the niche casting of JCM will be buttressed by the Marvel fandom of Simu Liu.

 

[JT2030]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 2:02pm

Nice to see Liberation go out on a high note in terms of both gross and attendance. Shame it didn't catch on, but I applaud the producers for bringing it uptown to a wider audience. Curious to see how it plays during awards season (I'd imagine deservedly very strongly) --- I'm presuming it's a front-runner to at least be a finalist, if not outright winner, for this year's Pulitzer? 

I feel like the buzz for Oh, Mary! will carry through - JCM has a very prolific artistic career, and I have family who aren't major theatre followers ask me about the show b/c they're excited for Simu. So we'll see --- if the winter season lets them discount here and there, it'll likely keep the word of mouth strong (am admittedly quite excited myself and going this Friday with friends who haven't seen it yet.)

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 2:23pm

A bit nerve-wracking for Death Becomes Her. The question is, is this just a temporary winter slump? Or are we seeing some lasting effects from Hilty's departure? These numbers would still be fine for many a show, but this one is just so damn expensive. And the trouble is that the two lead female roles are quite technical and challenging, so you can't just plop any name in there as stunt casting. It would seem to be fairly easy to get a big eye-catching name in for Viola though, whenever Michelle Williams decides to leave. But they might need some other shot in the arm in the meantime.

Absolutely thrilled for Liberation and I wish it had played at these numbers for their entire run. Easily my favorite new script of the season. It's hard for closed shows to win Best Play (easier to accomplish in the revival category) but I really hope they can buck the trend this year and win the Tony. 

[Lot666]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 2:24pm

I would never have expected Tom Felton to have such a profound impact on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ticket sales. It's truly amazing.

Still delighted for Stranger Things. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 2:50pm

I'm wondering if they're looking into a name coming in for Death Becomes Her soon? Especially if Simard or Williams are leaving soon.

[ColdClimateDude]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 4:20pm

Crossing my fingers for Brandy to step into DBH...or just try to woo Kelly Rowland to take over for Michelle.  Not that she would sell tickets, but Taylor Dayne would be fun for that role too.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 4:40pm

I would not be surprised if we are seeing the end start for DBH.  Even in recent holiday weeks, its grosses were constrained by discounted ticket prices.  As a result, it can't rely on discount pricing for a shot in the arm.  Further, based on how complex these roles supposedly are, it does not sound like a good candidate for event casting, unless the producers don't care if the show suffers.  IMO its biggest hope is that The Lost Boys bombs, and it becomes pretty much the newest 'big production' for tourists who are not going to be going crazy to see MHE or 2 Strangers, with their average cast size of 3.  

When shows like Liberation have great closing weeks, I always wish someone would commission a study to understand why they can't get people in seats earlier in the run, when they would actually be in better seats.  I am sure that sounds stupid; but same thing for Oedipus.  In its last week, people are going to be turned away, when they could have gotten seats pretty much any week of the run.  I guess you can't change people's approach to purchasing tix, whether it is pure procrastination or the fact that it is the last week creates an event or some other factor.

Am I wrong or is Chess doing much better than SB did this time last year?  /i am hoping that it extends further into the summer, so I can see it again.  

 

[DaveyG]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 5:15pm

DBH’s weekly running costs are rumored to be around $1.1/1.2 million. If that’s true, the show has been just barely breaking even at best, or losing money, for the past few weeks.

Even if the creatives are asked to waive or defer royalties (and that may already be happening), you’re only saving something like $60K a week, which doesn’t really change the overall picture when the nut is that high.

It’s hard to see how this stays afloat long-term with costs like that. They're not remotely close to recouping. I do think the show will have a much better life on tour and possibly in London, but Broadway is just too expensive for this production. I was not a fan of it, but I did appreciate that they didn't cheap out. Will be interesting to watch what happens.