Broadway box office pretty much held steady last week with the 31 productions more or less settling into the post-holiday/pre-spring groove, though there was one big exception: Proving the star power of Jonathan Groff (as if proof were necessary), the weekly gross for Just In Time took a walloping 63% nosedive with the star’s pre-scheduled one-week vacation.
Though the Bobby Darin jukebox musical, with understudy Matt Magnusson playing the lead character (word of mouth is he’s terrific), still filled 92% of Circle in the Square’s seats, the average ticket price dropped from the previous week’s $256.58 to $106.72. The show’s weekly gross fell $911,970 from the previous week to $544,378. That figure is by far the musical’s lowest weekly gross since previews began on March 31, 2025.
Groff’s final performance in the show is March 29, and although producers have not named a replacement, Broadway is full of rumors about which big-name Broadway actor will take over. Stay tuned.
In all, the 31 Broadway productions grossed $34,695,615 for the week ending January 18, about even with the previous week and about 8% over last year at this time. Attendance was 274,663, with the same comparison percentages.
Selling out for the week were Hadestown, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, Ragtime and Wicked, with Oh, Mary! and Stranger Things: The First Shadow just fractions away. At 95% of capacity or more were Buena Vista Social Club, Bug, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Marjorie Prime, Maybe Happy Ending, Moulin Rouge!, Operation Mincemeat, The Lion King and The Outsiders.
In first place once again was Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, with a big gross of $2,652,673, the film franchise’s Tom Felton continuing to work his magic in the role of Draco. Coming in second was Hamilton, grossing $2,194,605. Coming close to the $2 million level were Wicked ($1,942,600) and Mamma Mia! ($1,941,845), the latter nearing its February 1 closing date.
Season to date, Broadway, in the 34th week of the 2025-26 season, has grossed $1,268,658,072 up about 8% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 9,392,403 up 3%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For more box office information visit the League’s website.
