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Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Sets $2.51 Million Week, Breaking Marquis Theatre Record

Producers credit the Season 5 rollout on Netflix for a demand surge that is pushing ticket bookings into 2026.

Overview

  • Producers reported a $2,510,948 gross for the nine-performance week ending Dec. 28, 2025 at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, setting a new house record.
  • Coverage links the sales spike to Netflix’s Season 5 release, with ticket demand reaching post‑launch highs and the series finale scheduled for Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. PT.
  • Elevated interest is being seen on both sides of the Atlantic, with the West End run at London’s Phoenix Theatre reported as breaking box office records.
  • The production won four 2025 Tony Awards, including scenic, lighting, and sound, and received a Special Tony for its illusions and technical effects, alongside Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle honors.
  • Set in 1959 Hawkins as a standalone prequel about Vecna’s origin, the play is based on a story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, written by Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry with Justin Martin, and produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions.