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Holiday Week Lifts Broadway to $47.4 Million as Mamma Mia! and Stranger Things Set Records

Star casting with franchise tie-ins steered demand toward tentpole titles.

Overview

  • Broadway grossed $47,437,512 from 36 shows with 317,531 tickets sold, up about 8% in grosses and 5% in attendance week over week, with an average paid admission of $149.39.
  • Season-to-date totals reached $1,093,353,248, roughly 10% ahead of last year, with total attendance up 3%, according to The Broadway League.
  • Mamma Mia! logged its best week on Broadway at $2,085,523 ahead of a February 1, 2026 closing, while Stranger Things: The First Shadow hit a personal best of $1,917,541.
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ($3.04 million) and Wicked ($3.00 million) led the weekly chart, followed by Hamilton ($2.98 million) and The Lion King ($2.75 million), with many sell-outs across top titles.
  • Programming churn continued as Art, Little Bear Ridge Road and The Queen of Versailles closed, Bug began previews at the Friedman before a January 8 opening, and limited-event offerings boosted short-term grosses.