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Broadway Box Office Steadies as 'Harry Potter' Leads and 'Just In Time' Slumps During Groff's Week Off

Broadway turns to January ticket discounts to support attendance.

Overview

  • For the week ending Jan. 18, 31 shows sold 274,663 tickets and grossed $34,695,615, with attendance up 0.64%, grosses up 1.09%, capacity at 92.56% and an average ticket of $126.32.
  • The top earners were Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ($2.65M), Hamilton ($2.19M), Wicked ($1.94M), Mamma Mia! ($1.94M) and Stranger Things: The First Shadow ($1.74M).
  • 'Just In Time' fell $911,970 to $544,378 for the week, a 63% drop tied by trade reports to Jonathan Groff’s scheduled one‑week absence, as its average ticket slid to $106.72.
  • Season to date, Broadway has grossed $1.269 billion, up about 8% year over year, with total attendance of 9.39 million, up 3%.
  • Broadway Week discounting runs Jan. 20–Feb. 12, while Mamma Mia! ends its run Feb. 1 and Hell’s Kitchen, now at $955,416 and roughly 82% capacity, concludes Feb. 22.