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#1

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25

Posted: 9/2/25 at 6:27pm

Click 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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#2

Broadway 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. 

 

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Updated On: 9/2/25 at 06:34 PM

#3

Broadway 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? 

#4

Broadway 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.

#5

Broadway 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. 

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#6

Broadway 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.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#7

Broadway 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. 

#9

Broadway 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. 

 

 

Updated On: 9/2/25 at 07:52 PM

#10

Broadway 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. 

#11

Broadway 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.


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#13

Broadway 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.

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#14

Broadway 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. 

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Updated On: 9/2/25 at 10:01 PM

#16

Broadway 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.

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#17

Broadway 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.

Updated On: 9/2/25 at 11:04 PM

#20

Broadway 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.

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Updated On: 9/3/25 at 09:34 AM

#22

Broadway 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

#23

Broadway 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.

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Updated On: 9/3/25 at 02:45 PM

#24

Broadway 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. 

#25

Broadway 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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