Broadway's $37M Week Runs $10M Behind Last Year as 40 Shows Fill 87% of Seats
For the week ending May 31, 2026, Broadway's 40 active shows grossed $37,314,103, a $9,961,319 drop from the same week in 2025. The average ticket price fell from $134.37 to $113.98, a decline of more than $20 per seat. Across 52 weeks of the 2025–2026 season, total gross has reached $1.92 billion, outpacing the prior season's same-point figure by $64.6 million.
Stage Door Society's financial analysis examines Broadway's box-office performance during a critical juncture in the 2025–2026 season, comparing weekly grossing patterns and audience pricing against the prior year. The study captures a moment of contraction in per-seat revenue even as the broader season maintains growth momentum, revealing tensions between volume, pricing power, and market demand across the 40 active productions tracked.
For performing-arts leaders and investors, understanding these dynamics matters deeply. Shifts in average ticket pricing and week-to-week revenue volatility signal how Broadway venues are navigating audience appetite, competitive saturation, and the economics of production costs. Stage Door Society's granular look at this gap between year-over-year season totals and near-term weekly declines offers a window into whether the market is consolidating around fewer, stronger shows or whether pricing adjustments are masking underlying attendance pressure.
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