Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 6:27pmClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 8/31/2025 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: THE BOOK OF MORMON (5.6%), OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL (3.7%), & JULIET (1.9%), THE GREAT GATSBY (1.9%), BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (1.7%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (1.7%), THE LION KING (1.5%), HADESTOWN (1.3%), ALADDIN (1.2%), THE OUTSIDERS (1.1%), CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB (0.9%), CHICAGO (0.8%), JUST IN TIME (0.4%), JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN (0.3%), MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (0.1%), MJ (0.1%),
Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW (-8.1%), JEFF ROSS: TAKE A BANANA FOR THE RIDE (-4.4%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-2.9%), SIX: THE MUSICAL (-2.2%), DEATH BECOMES HER (-1.8%), HELL'S KITCHEN (-0.9%),
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#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 6:34pm
Labor Day weekend provided one final summer surge this year.
Happy trails to PURPOSE, Darren Criss (for now), Tshidi Manye, the entire principal cast of HADESTOWN, Elijah Johnson, and the first OBC departure over at DEATH BECOMES HER - ensemblist Sarah Meahl.
Excellent first three previews for ART.
Observation
Leading Actor Joined: 12/3/15
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 6:45pm
For someone who knows how this works, if Death Becomes Her holds these grosses, how long until it would recoup?
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 6:51pm
Purpose really had a nice run. It played well through the whole summer.
It was a solid week overall. Now for those post Labor Day grosses. Hope shows hold on well.
BorisTomashevsky
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/22
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 6:55pm
That’s a few extra bucks for Cabaret while Billy’s been away.
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 6:58pm
Having only 28 Broadway shows running is likely helping some of the struggling shows currently.
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 7:31pm
“Stranger Things” OOF. I’m glad they have all that money behind them to keep them open. I’m curious if the new season can save this show. Interestingly, “Operation Mincemeat” seems to be the recent West End transfer that’s actually doing well. “Sunset” didn’t recoup, “Cabaret” sure as hell won’t and “Stranger Things” is up in the air.
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 7:41pm
Operation mincemeat has to keep running cause I have two past date tickets I need to use at some point.
Ensemble1711444445
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/24
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 7:52pm
Let's say they are making 200 a week. Thats a million every 5 weeks. 10.4 million a year profit. 30 million budget (probably closer to 35) but thats around 3 years to recoup.
InTheBathroom1
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/18
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 8:06pm
That is a really amazing end to a very successful run for Purpose. A drama in Broadway’s smallest house with no A-List stars or spectacle making over $1 million is incredible. Sure to be a staple at regional houses for years to come.
Observation
Leading Actor Joined: 12/3/15
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 8:25pm
Ensemble1711444445 said: "Let's say they are making 200 a week. Thats a million every 5 weeks. 10.4million a year profit. 30 million budget (probably closer to 35) but thats around 3 years to recoup.
Thank you!! I appreciate this
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 9:41pm
Cabaret really did drop like a rock when Orville and Eva left didn't it?
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 9:47pm
InTheBathroom1 said: "That is a really amazing end to a very successful run for Purpose. A drama in Broadway’s smallest house with no A-List stars or spectacle making over $1 million is incredible. Sure to be a staple at regional houses for years to come."
Something in my gut tells me PURPOSE broke the house record for the Hayes. To break a million in a 597-seat house is absolutely bonkers.
Meanwhile, Stranger Things has been on life support for months, even with the Tonys, but Netflix and those deep pockets keep everything running. CABARET remains dire, and that little bump is probably more due to the holiday than Billy’s absence. I think we’re likely to hear sometime this week what the final fate of the show will be since now there are rumors from staff around the theatre that ATG is trying to term Billy and bring someone in to salvage the last few weeks.
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 10:01pm
If Purpose broke the house record, I would imagine they would've trumpeted that accomplishment, no?
Re: Cabaret - Porter is now in a period of continuous absence in which the Production contract would allow for his contract to be terminated without much penalty. He would be required to be paid for the time he's missed and that's all- no full payout unless he's got a rider with more generous terms. But they would need to secure and rehearse a replacement, which would be more added expense to a show that has been in the red for months and likely hasn't even been hitting even half its weekly running costs for over a month. But hey, it's not my money that's being burned and Marisha and the rest of the company deserve their checks and health and pension weeks, so whatever.
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 10:43pm
according to Deadline, Purpose broke the house record.
https://deadline.com/2025/09/broadway-box-office-purpose-mamma-mia-art-1236503900/
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 10:57pm
I continue to be mystified with Chicago's attendance in the 60's percentage. I cannot recall another year when their grosses were that low at this point in time. If there's any consolation, it outgrossed Cabaret. Hopefully Mira Sorvino will prove to be a much needed boost. I was looking at the ticket prices for the Jeff Ross show. Who on EARTH would pay $194 to see that show? It boggles the mind.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/2/25 at 11:04pm
Ensemble1711444445 said: "Let's say they are making 200 a week. Thats a million every 5 weeks. 10.4million a year profit. 30 million budget (probably closer to 35) but thats around 3 years to recoup."
This is the problem with these massive-budget shows... +/- 200 a week profit is going to take forever to chip away. It's a better position to be in than most shows in town! But it means they can't afford to drop much. Same with shows like GREAT GATSBY and HELL'S KITCHEN.
Investors could still be made whole thanks to tour royalties, licensing, international, and other income streams, but those are slow trickles.
All that said, I am impressed by the resilience of DBH, because when I saw it I really didn't think the masses would go for it, and the movie isn't THAT big.
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 12:11am
It’s all about the tik tok. Great Gatsby and Death Becomes Her went viral on the tik tok
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 12:43am
People **** talk the score (I love it) but that cast recording was MADE for TikTok.
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 9:34am
Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Hopefully Mira Sorvino will prove to be a much needed boost."
I wonder which will be the bigger sell, Mira Sorvino in Chicago or Romy & Michele: The Musical off-broadway.
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 12:33pm
Pretty great for ART with $668K for only 3 performances. This week could be close to $1.5M??
theatrejunkie007
Understudy Joined: 8/25/25
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 2:34pm
Death Becomes her probably not more than $25m capitalization. the range right now is more like $18m-$25m
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 2:45pm
Per the Death Becomes Her SEC filing it was capitalized at 29 to 31.5 million.
Edit: Wait, are you saying what they have left to pay off? That seems about right.
Ensemble1711444445
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/24
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 3:22pm
Nope. well over 30 on Death. It went up post filing. Purple Rain over 30, Dolly 28+, Wanted 23+, Lost Boys 25+, Queen of Versailles over 25, under 20 is either a small show or really good producing or both.
DaveyG
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25
Posted: 9/3/25 at 3:44pm
Ensemble1711444445 said: "Nope. well over 30 on Death. It went up post filing. Purple Rain over 30, Dolly 28+, Wanted 23+, Lost Boys 25+, Queen of Versailles over 25, under 20 is either a small show or really good producing or both."
These numbers are not sustainable and I'm not convinced all of these shows will open.
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