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ENTERTAINMENT
Theatre - Broadway
Most Expensive Productions
This list features the most expensive theatre productions in Broadway history based on total estimated budget.
RANK | PRODUCTION | BUDGET | DEBUT YEAR |
1 | Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark | $75.0 million | 2010 |
2 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | $68.0 million | 2018 |
3 | Moulin Rouge! The Musical | $28.0 million | 2019 |
4 | The Lion King | $27.5 million | 1997 |
5 | Shrek, The Musical | $24.0 million | 2008 |
6 | Beauty and the Beast | $17.4 million | 1994 |
7 | The Little Mermaid | $16.6 million | 2008 |
8 | Tarzan | $16.0 million | 2006 |
9 | Matlida | $16.0 million | 2013 |
10 | Dance of the Vampires | $15.2 million | 2002 |
References
NYTix. (n.d.). Top 10 Most Expensive Broadway Shows. Retrieved from www.nytix.com/articles/top-10-most-expensive-broadway-shows [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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