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List of highest-grossing musical theatre productions

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Highest-grossing musical theatre franchises[edit]

Worldwide revenue[edit]

The following is a list of the top 10 highest-grossing musical theatre franchises worldwide based on limited available data. The following figures include revenue grossed from ticket sales in theatres across the world.[1][2]

Note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account rising ticket prices. As such, the list gives far more weight to more recent musicals.

The Lion King sits at the top, with a gross of $8.2 billion worldwide.

Rank Musical Debut year Gross revenue (US$) Ref
1 The Lion King 1997 $8,251,556,700[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]
2 The Phantom of the Opera 1986 $6,060,000,000[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 3]
3 Mamma Mia! 1999 $4,000,000,000 [5]
4 Cats 1981 $3,565,624,091[lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
5 Wicked 2003 $3,530,000,000[lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7]
6 Les Misérables 1980 $2,708,535,588[lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 8]
7 Miss Saigon 1989 $1,636,259,976[lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 9]
8 Jersey Boys 2004 $1,644,848,098[lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 10]
9 Beauty and the Beast 1993 $1,600,000,000[lower-alpha 6] [1]
10 Starlight Express 1984 $1,200,000,000[lower-alpha 6]
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Broadway revenue (since 1982)[edit]

The following is a list of the top 25 highest-grossing Broadway musicals since 1982, based on data collected by the Broadway League. These grosses do not take into account the effects of inflation and as such the list is heavily skewed in favor of more recent Broadway shows. Moreover, the Broadway League did not begin collecting gross data until June 1984.[12] Hence, accurate pre-1984 gross data is not available and this list should not be considered accurate for musicals that premiered on Broadway before that year.

The Lion King sits at the top, with a Broadway gross of $1.6 billion.

Dates refer to original Broadway productions, with notes added for future productions that outran the Broadway run.

  currently running Background shading indicates shows running in the week commencing 17 January 2025 in Broadway theatres.
Rank Musical Original production Revivals Number of performances Gross revenue (US$) Ref
Debut year Closing year No. of performances
1 The Lion King currently running 1997 present 9,195 N/A TBD $1,657,407,012 [3]
2 Wicked currently running 2003 present 6,728 N/A TBD $1,345,482,298 [8]
3 The Phantom of the Opera currently running 1988 present 13,264 N/A TBD $1,241,017,579 [4]
4 Chicago currently running 1975 1977 936 1996–present TBD $656,495,931[lower-alpha 11] [13]
5 The Book of Mormon currently running 2011 present 3,642 N/A TBD $644,811,371 [14]
6 Mamma Mia! 2001 2015 5,758 N/A 5,758 $624,391,693 [15]
7 Hamilton currently running 2015 present 1,812 N/A TBD $612,820,842 [16]
8 Jersey Boys 2005 2017 4,642 N/A 4,642 $558,416,092 [11]
9 Les Misérables 1987 2003 6,680 2006; 2014–2016 8,167 $514,794,489 [lower-alpha 12]
10 Cats 1982 2000 7,485 2016–2017 8,078 $453,624,091[lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 13]
11 Beauty and the Beast 1994 2007 5,461 N/A 5,461 $429,158,458 [19]
12 Aladdin currently running 2011 present TBD N/A TBD $409,432,471 [20]
13 Miss Saigon 1991 2001 4,092 2017 4,475 $322,103,948 [21]
14 Kinky Boots 2013 2019 2,505 N/A 2,505 $318,990,092 [22]
15 Mary Poppins 2006 2013 2,619 N/A 2,619 $294,558,648 [23]
16 The Producers 2001 2007 2,502 N/A 2,502 $288,361,724 [13]
17 Rent 1996 2008 5,123 N/A 5,123 $274,248,128
18 Hairspray 2002 2009 2,642 N/A 2,642 $252,181,270
19 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' 2014 2019 2,418 N/A TBD $250,000,000
20 Dear Evan Hansen currently running 2016 present 1,256 N/A TBD $226,487,901 [24]
21 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark 2011 2014 1,066 N/A 1,066 $212,406,040 [13]
22 Matilda the Musical 2013 20175 1,554 N/A 1,554 $198,165,852
23 Billy Elliot the Musical 2008 20126 1,312 N/A 1,312 $183,514,398
24 Spamalot 2005 2009 1,575 N/A 1,575 $175,000,000 [25]
25 Aida 2000 2004 1,852 N/A 1,852 $165,928,398 [13]

see also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Post-December 2017 non-Broadway grosses not included
  2. ↑ The Lion King musical theatre revenue:
    • Up until December 2017 – $8.1 billion[2]
    • January 2018 to June 23, 2019 – $151,556,700[3]
  3. ↑ The Phantom of the Opera musical theatre revenue:
    • Up until December 18, 2017 – $6 billion[2]
    • December 25, 2017 to January 20, 2019 – $61,015,427[4]
  4. ↑ Post-2012 non-Broadway grosses not included
  5. ↑ Cats worldwide revenue:
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Post-May-2013 non-Broadway grosses not included
  7. ↑ Wicked revenue:
    • Up until May 3, 2013 – $3 billion[1]
    • May 6, 2013 to January 20, 2019 – $533,663,507[8]
  8. ↑ Les Misérables musical theatre revenue:
    • Up until 2013 – $2.6 billion[1]
    • 2014–2016 – $108,535,588[9]
  9. ↑ Miss Saigon revenue:
    • Up until 2013 – $1.6 billion[1]
    • 2017–2018 – $36,259,976[10]
  10. ↑ Jersey Boys revenue:
    • Up until May 3, 2013 – $1.5 billion[1]
    • May 6, 2013 to January 2017 – $144,848,098[11]
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Accurate pre-1984 grosses not available
  12. ↑ Les Misérables Broadway revenue:
    • 1987 to 2003 – $406,258,901[17]
    • 2006, 2014 to 2016 – $108,535,588[9]
  13. ↑ Cats Broadway revenue:
    • 1982 to 2000 – estimated at around $388,000,000[18]
    • 2016 to 2017 – $65,624,091[7]

Footnotes[edit]


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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Money, money, money" (PDF). The Economist. May 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Seymour, Lee (December 18, 2017). "Over The Last 20 Years, Broadway's 'Lion King' Has Made More Money For Disney Than 'Star Wars'". Forbes.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "THE LION KING Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Press Centre: Facts & Figures". Judy Craymer. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Riedel, Michael (21 November 2012). "How 'Cats' was purrfected". New York Post. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "CATS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "WICKED Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "LES MISÉRABLES Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  10. ↑ "MISS SAIGON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "JERSEY BOYS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Research & Statistics: GROSSES – BROADWAY IN NYC". The Broadway League. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show". Broadway World. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "THE BOOK OF MORMON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  15. ↑ "MAMMA MIA Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  16. ↑ "HAMILTON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  17. ↑ "LES MISÉRABLES (ORIGINAL) Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  18. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (April 6, 2018). "The Top 10 Highest-Grossing Broadway Shows of All Time". Playbill. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  19. ↑ "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  20. ↑ "ALADDIN Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  21. ↑ "MISS SAIGON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  22. ↑ "KINKY BOOTS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  23. ↑ "MARY POPPINS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  24. ↑ "DEAR EVAN HANSEN Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  25. ↑ Gans, Andrew (21 November 2008). "Spamalot Will Now Close Jan. 11, 2009". Playbill. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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