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Grosses analysis: Broadway box office continues to decrease in late August

For the week ending Aug. 23, the 26 running productions grossed $24,840,816.

Aaron Tveit in “Moulin Rouge!” on Broadway, 2026 (Credit: Evan Zimmerman)

Multiple Broadway box office metrics declined in Week 13 of the 2026-2027 season. For the week ending Aug. 23, the 26 running productions grossed $24,840,816, a decrease of 8% from the previous week. Attendance fell by 3.1%, while capacity slipped by 1.5%. Of note, Week 13 had one fewer production running than Week 12; the Tony Award-winning revival of “Ragtime” closed on Aug. 16.

Compared to Week 13 of the previous season, Broadway remains down overall. Grosses are 13.3% lower than Week 13 of last season ($28,634,041), while capacity is down by 3.5%. Notably, Week 13 of the current season had two fewer productions running than the same week of the previous season.

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