Billy Crystal’s ‘860’ draws crowds as Broadway grosses hold steady

Billy Crystal’s solo show ‘860’ grossed about $1.2 million across seven performances after opening at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre on October 21. Attendance exceeded the theatre’s listed capacity, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. Its strong opening came during a week ending October 25 in which Broadway’s total grosses were roughly steady from the previous week but below the same period last year.

Deadline put ‘860’s’ gross at $1,212,055 and attendance at about 108% of capacity. The Hollywood Reporter reported capacity above 107%. Deadline said press and opening-night complimentary tickets reduced the week’s gross. The production has announced a six-week extension through February 14, 2027.

Which Broadway shows led the week

The next three highest-grossing productions were ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ at $1,990,388, ‘The Lion King’ at $1,869,464 and ‘MJ’ at $1,736,241, Deadline reported. The average ticket price across all 32 Broadway productions was $129.18.

In previews, the revival of ‘A Few Good Men’ grossed $1,371,447 ahead of its scheduled October 29 opening. The new musical ‘Wanted’ took $624,088 across eight performances and filled 93% of seats, according to both outlets. ‘Downstate’, which opens November 15, grossed $264,437 across its first six performances after a delayed first preview. Its average ticket price was $61.64, the lowest reported for the week.

Broadway’s weekly and season totals

The 32 productions grossed $33,966,016 in all, about even with the previous week and down roughly 8% from the comparable week last year, Deadline reported, citing figures from The Broadway League. Attendance reached 262,928, up 1% week on week but down 5% year on year.

Through the 22nd week of the 2026–27 season, Broadway had grossed $696,438,425, about 8% below the same point last season. Cumulative attendance was 5,677,469, down 3% year on year, according to the League figures reported by Deadline.