The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2024-2025 season, which began on May 20, 2024, and ended on May 25, 2025. During the 2024-2025 season, Broadway shows yielded $1.89 billion in grosses and total attendance reached 14.7 million. The 2024-2025 season is the highest grossing season in Broadway recorded history, overtaking the record breaking 2018-2019 season in grosses, and was the second best attended season in recorded history (after 2018-2019). The season included 77 productions, 43 of which opened in this season, that collectively ran a total of 1,712 playing weeks and 13,404 performances. Audiences filled 91.2% of available seats.

Compared to last season, the 2024-2025 season was up 23% in gross to $1,892,650,959 and 19.3% in attendance reaching14,658,531. As a point of reference, 2024-2025, was a 53-week season (most seasons are 52 weeks, which total 364 days, so every seventh year, a 53rd week is added to catch up to the calendar year). Looking at 2024-2025 just through week 52, grosses were $1,845,375,536 (19.9% higher than last season) and attendance was 14,316,455 (16.5% higher).

During the 2024-2025 Broadway season, 43 productions opened, 33 productions continued from prior seasons, and one production began previews. The 43 productions that opened during the season included: 21 musicals (16 original, 5 revivals), 21 plays (16 original, 5 revivals), and one original special engagement.

Statement from Jason Laks, President of The Broadway League

“There is so much to celebrate about the 2024-2025 season. Looking back, it was never a given that audiences would return to their seats or that every theatre’s lights would come back up. It has taken the hard work and imagination of thousands and thousands of dreamers and doers to bring the magic of Broadway back.

“As we look to next season, we have to be sober about the challenges Broadway faces. We can’t be satisfied with 2019’s definition of success anymore. With rising costs hitting every facet of production, it is becoming harder and harder to bring live theatre to the stage. Shows today have an ever-shorter window to get on their feet. The investment that fuels Broadway is something we can’t ever take for granted.

“As a community and industry, we have a lot of work ahead of us to meet these challenges by growing audiences and addressing costs so we can sustain this cultural treasure and economic engine.”

For full Broadway season statistics, visit the Research section of The Broadway League website here.