Broadway box office cools as Oh, Mary! and Every Brilliant Thing dip
Broadway grosses fell 6% last week, with Meg Stalter’s absences and a canceled Every Brilliant Thing performance among the notable factors.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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Broadway took a step back at the box office last week, with 31 productions collecting $30,989,768 for the week ending July 19, according to figures from The Broadway League.
That total was down 6% from the prior week, when 32 shows were running, and 8% below the same point last year. Attendance landed at 255,560, also down 6% week to week, while roughly level with last year’s comparable week.
The soft patch showed up at some high-profile houses, including the Lyceum, where Oh, Mary! felt the effect of Meg Stalter missing most of the week’s performances because of illness, Deadline reported. Stalter returned Friday.
Oh, Mary! grossed $911,738, a fall of $129,236 from the week before. The comedy played to about 86% of capacity at the Lyceum.
Every Brilliant Thing eases after star handoff
Every Brilliant Thing, now led by Tracee Ellis Ross after earlier runs starring Daniel Radcliffe and Mariska Hargitay, brought in $361,158. That was down $124,823 from the previous frame.
The drop came in a week with one fewer performance after the Sunday matinee was canceled. Attendance across seven performances was about 77% of capacity, below the near sell-out levels the production had been reaching with Radcliffe and Hargitay, according to the box office figures. The show is scheduled to run through August 9.
Jeremy Jordan’s Just In Time also cooled, grossing $499,207 after falling $231,589 from the previous week. The musical filled 86% of seats at Circle in the Square.
Other shows had rougher capacity numbers. Chicago filled 66% of seats, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) reached 64%, and Six came in at 60%.
Proof bows out with a full house
Proof went out strong in its final week at the Booth Theatre. The play, starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, sold out and grossed $934,473, up $91,950 from the previous week.
The production did not receive Tony recognition, but its final-week numbers capped a strong spring and summer run at the box office.
Other sell-outs for the week included Death of a Salesman, Hamilton and Ragtime.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball also got a lift after its recently announced closing. Despite canceling a Monday evening performance, the musical rose $57,164 to $823,972 and filled 97% of seats at the Broadhurst. Its final performance is set for August 8.
Hamilton tops the weekly chart
Hamilton led all Broadway productions with $2,205,700. Death of a Salesman followed with $2,062,908, then The Lion King with $1,905,248, MJ with $1,802,001, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with $1,562,187.
Ragtime was close behind the top five, grossing $1,521,347.
Eight weeks into the 2026-27 Broadway season, total grosses stand at $282,970,861, according to The Broadway League. That is about 9% lower than the same point last season. Total attendance is 2,326,833, down 2% year over year.
More Broadway grosses are available from The Broadway League.
This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.