Stranger Things Play Ends Broadway Jan. 3 and London Dec. 27 as Grosses Fall From $2.5 Million
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 9
Stranger Things Play Ends Broadway Jan. 3 and London Dec. 27 as Grosses Fall From $2.5 Million
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 9
Summary
$859,339 in weekly grosses and houses running at 60% to 70% capacity preceded the decision to close Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Dec. 27 in London and Jan. 3, 2027, on Broadway.
The prequel's large cast of more than 30 and effects-heavy staging point to high running costs, and producers have not said the production recouped its investment.
Broadway sales peaked at $2.5 million during Christmas week in late 2025, boosted by the final season of the Netflix series and the holiday theater rush, but the show did not sustain that momentum in the U.S.
Netflix had treated the production as its biggest stage venture and a way to deepen fan engagement around Stranger Things, though its run fell short of the longer-lasting model set by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.