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2/13/2026

‘The Wizard of Oz at Sphere’ Helped Pave A Yellow Brick Road to Profit for Sphere Entertainment Co.

More than 2.2 million tickets sold have generated $290 million in revenue to date, which helped Sphere Entertainment Co.'s revenue to top $1.2 billion last year.

James L. Dolan at the World Premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" held at the Sphere on August 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
James L. Dolan at the World Premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" held at the Sphere on August 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Brenton Ho/Variety

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Sphere Entertainment Co. reported this week that ticket sales for immersive experienceThe Wizard of Oz at Spherehas topped $290 million since late August, and last year’s sales helped the company chart its first profitable year since launching the Las Vegas venue in 2023.

More than 2.2 million tickets have been sold to the Sphere’s version of the 1939 classicJudy Garland film, which has been remastered and enhanced for Sphere’s one-of-a-kind visual and sound system.

Overall, the company reported that sales of tickets to Oz and residencies by acts including Dead & Company, Eagles, Anyma, Kenny Chesney and Backstreet Boys helped boost gross revenue 8% to $1.2 billion and reverse a loss in 2024 to generate a profit of $33.4 million for 2025.

“Our success in Las Vegas is an important blueprint for our global vision,” Sphere CEOJames Dolan said on a call discussing the company’s 2025 earnings.

Dolan said the company took another step toward accomplishing that vision — to install a global network of Sphere venues — with the announcement last month that asecond U.S. Sphere will open outside of Washington, D.C., by 2030.

Located in National Harbor, Maryland, the mini Sphere will have 6,000 seats compared to the Las Vegas Sphere’s 20,000 seats and is expected to cost around $1 billion to build. State and local public funding is expected to offset that cost by about $200 million, Dolan said. The company expects to be able to lure ticket-buyers from the some 15 million tourists who visit National Harbour annually for business and conventions.

The company also said its development partners in Abu Dhabi are close to finalizing a location for the large Spherebeing planned there.

For the 12 months ending Dec. 31, Sphere Entertainment reported an operating loss of $229.6 million, which was a 38%, or $143 million, improvement from 2024. Adjusted operating income rose 138% to $261.8 million compared to 2024.

Ticket sales from some 880 showings ofThe Wizard of Oz at Sphere, which debuted on Aug. 28, 2025, along with older Sphere Experience filmsPostcard from Earth and V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film, helped contribute a nearly $104 million increase in annual revenue — roughly two-thirds of the overall increase in company revenues.

Elsewhere, revenue at MSG Networks — which includes the company’s regional and sports entertainment networks, MSG Network, MSG Sportsnet and its streaming offering MSG+ — fell 15% to 438.6 million compared to a year ago on fewer subscribers.

Revenue from sponsorship, signage, suite license fees and advertising on the Sphere Las Vegas’ 580,000 square foot “Exosphere” — the largest LED screen in the world — was $9.4 million less in 2025 than the year prior. The company did announce an official partnership with Delta Air Lines in January, with the Delta SKY360° Club to be the Sphere’s first branded hospitality space.


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