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List of highest-grossing musical theatre productions

October 28, 2023

The following is a list of highest-grossing musical theatre productions of all time, the highest-grossing musical theatre franchises, and the highest theatre admissions at the box office.

Highest-grossing musical theatre productions 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.[1] 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 $1.8 billion.

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

  † Background shading indicates shows running in the week commencing 20 October 2023 in Broadway theatres.
Broadway revenue (since 1982)
Rank Musical Original production Revivals Number of performances Gross revenue (US$) Ref.
Debut year Closing year No. of performances
1 The Lion King † 1997 Present 10,166 — TBD $1,889,296,587 [2]
2 Wicked † 2003 Present 7,694 — TBD $1,551,378,695 [3]
3 The Phantom of the Opera 1988 2023 13,981 — 13,981 $1,332,433,262 [4]
4 Hamilton † 2015 Present 2,773 — TBD $876,838,170[5] [6]
5 The Book of Mormon † 2011 Present 4,559 — TBD $758,561,329 [7]
6 Chicago † 1975 1977 10,545 1996–Present TBD $747,488,645[a] [8]
7 Mamma Mia! 2001 2015 5,758 — 5,758 $624,391,693 [9]
8 Aladdin † 2014 Present 3,331 — TBD $594,787,706 [10]
9 Jersey Boys 2005 2017 4,642 — 4,462 $558,416,092 [11]
10 Les Misérables 1987 2003 6,680 2006; 2014–2016 8,167 $514,794,489 [b]
11 Cats 1982 2000 7,485 2016–2017 8,078 $453,624,091[a] [c]
12 Beauty and the Beast 1994 2007 5,461 — 5,461 $429,158,458 [16]
13 Miss Saigon 1991 2001 4,092 2017 4,475 $322,103,948 [17]
14 Kinky Boots 2013 2019 2,505 — 2,505 $318,990,092 [18]
15 Mary Poppins 2006 2013 2,619 — 2,619 $294,558,648 [19]
16 The Producers 2001 2007 2,502 — 2,502 $288,361,724 [8]
17 Rent 1996 2008 5,123 — 5,123 $274,248,128
18 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical 2014 2019 2,418 — 2,418 $270,623,922[20]
19 Dear Evan Hansen 2016 2022 1,669 — 1,669 $270,272,357
20 Hairspray 2002 2009 2,642 — 2,642 $252,181,270
21 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark 2011 2014 1,066 — 1,066 $212,406,040 [8]
22 Moulin Rouge! The Musical† 2019 Present 1,097 — TBD $210,560,050[21]
23 The Music Man 1957 1961 1,375 2000-2001; 2021-2023 2,447 $206,161,177[22]
24 Matilda the Musical 2013 20175 1,554 — 1,554 $198,165,852
25 Waitress 2016 2020 1,537 2021 1,659 $183,514,398[23]

Highest-grossing musical theatre franchises 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.[24][25]

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.

Worldwide revenue
Rank Musical Debut year Gross revenue (US$) Ref.
1 The Lion King 1997 $8,251,556,700[d] [e]
2 The Phantom of the Opera 1986 $6,060,000,000[d] [f]
3 Mamma Mia! 1999 $4,000,000,000 [26]
4 Cats 1981 $3,565,624,091[g] [h]
5 Wicked 2003 $3,530,000,000[i] [j]
6 Les Misérables 1980 $2,708,535,588[i] [k]
7 Miss Saigon 1989 $1,636,259,976[i] [l]
8 Jersey Boys 2004 $1,644,848,098[i] [m]
9 Beauty and the Beast 1993 $1,600,000,000[i] [24]
10 Starlight Express 1984 $1,200,000,000[i]

Box office admissions (ticket sales) edit

The following is a list of the musical theatre franchises with the highest theatre admissions. The list includes worldwide ticket sales as well as Broadway ticket sales since 1984. Shows must have sold more than 1 million tickets.

The Broadway League did not begin collecting admissions data until June 1984.[1] Hence, pre-1984 Broadway admissions data is not available and the Broadway figures should not be considered accurate for musicals that premiered on Broadway before that year.

  † Background shading indicates shows running in the week commencing 20 October 2023 in Broadway theatres.
Musical Debut year Worldwide ticket sales Broadway ticket sales[29][n]
The Phantom of the Opera 1988 130,000,000[30] 18,000,000
The Lion King † 1997 100,000,000[31] 15,000,000
Cats 1982 73,000,000[32] 9,333,667[n]
Les Misérables 1987 70,000,000[33] 10,600,947
Mamma Mia! 2001 65,000,000[34] 7,566,124
Wicked † 2003 55,000,000[35] 11,000,000
Beauty and the Beast 1994 35,000,000[36] 7,609,397
Miss Saigon 1991 35,000,000[37] 6,584,913
Chicago † 1975 31,000,000[38] 9,000,000[n]
Jersey Boys 2005 25,000,000[39] 5,150,298
Starlight Express 1984 25,000,000[40] 1,153,702

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Accurate pre-1984 grosses not available
  2. ^ Les Misérables Broadway revenue:
    • 1987 to 2003 – $406,258,901[12]
    • 2006, 2014 to 2016 – $108,535,588[13]
  3. ^ Cats Broadway revenue:
    • 1982 to 2000 – estimated at around $388,000,000[14]
    • 2016 to 2017 – $65,624,091[15]
  4. ^ a b Post-December 2017 non-Broadway grosses not included
  5. ^ The Lion King musical theatre revenue:
    • Up until December 2017 – $8.1 billion[25]
    • January 2018 to June 23, 2019 – $151,556,700[2]
  6. ^ The Phantom of the Opera musical theatre revenue:
    • Up until December 18, 2017 – $6 billion[25]
    • December 25, 2017, to January 20, 2019 – $61,015,427[4]
  7. ^ Post-2012 non-Broadway grosses not included
  8. ^ Cats worldwide revenue:
    • As of 2012 – $3.5 billion[27]
    • 2016–2017 – $65,624,091[15]
  9. ^ a b c d e f Post-May-2013 non-Broadway grosses not included
  10. ^ Wicked revenue:
    • Up until May 3, 2013 – $3 billion[24]
    • May 6, 2013, to January 20, 2019 – $533,663,507[3]
  11. ^ Les Misérables musical theatre revenue:
    • Up until 2013 – $2.6 billion[24]
    • 2014–2016 – $108,535,588[13]
  12. ^ Miss Saigon revenue:
    • Up until 2013 – $1.6 billion[24]
    • 2017–2018 – $36,259,976[28]
  13. ^ Jersey Boys revenue:
    • Up until May 3, 2013 – $1.5 billion[24]
    • May 6, 2013, to January 2017 – $144,848,098[11]
  14. ^ a b c Pre-1984 admissions not available

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Research & Statistics: GROSSES – BROADWAY IN NYC". The Broadway League. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "THE LION KING Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "WICKED Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "'Hamilton'". Playbill. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "HAMILTON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "THE BOOK OF MORMON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show". Broadway World. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "MAMMA MIA Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "ALADDIN Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "JERSEY BOYS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "LES MISÉRABLES (ORIGINAL) Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "LES MISÉRABLES Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  14. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (April 6, 2018). "The Top 10 Highest-Grossing Broadway Shows of All Time". Playbill. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "CATS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  16. ^ "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  17. ^ "MISS SAIGON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  18. ^ "KINKY BOOTS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  19. ^ "MARY POPPINS Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  20. ^ "'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'". playbill.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  21. ^ "'Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway)'". Playbill.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  22. ^ "'The Music Man Broadway Gross'". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  23. ^ "'Waitress'". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  24. ^ a b c d e f "Money, money, money". The Economist. May 3, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  25. ^ a b c Seymour, Lee (December 18, 2017). "Over The Last 20 Years, Broadway's 'Lion King' Has Made More Money For Disney Than 'Star Wars'". Forbes.
  26. ^ "Press Centre: Facts & Figures". Judy Craymer. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  27. ^ Riedel, Michael (November 21, 2012). "How 'Cats' was purrfected". New York Post. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  28. ^ "MISS SAIGON Broadway Grosses". Broadway World. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  29. ^ "Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show (Seats Sold)". Broadway World. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  30. ^ "Phantom of the Opera Screening Earns Over £500,000 in the UK", BroadwayWorld.com, October 5, 2011
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  33. ^ "About The Show". Les Misérables Official Website. Cameron Mackintosh Limited. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  34. ^ "MAJOR NEW CAST CHANGES IN MAMMA MIA! FROM MONDAY 10 JUNE 2019 AT LONDON'S NOVELLO THEATRE". Delfont Mackintosh Theatres. May 1, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  35. ^ "Wicked celebrates turning 12!". Official London Theatre. September 28, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  36. ^ "Disney's Beauty & the Beast". Fox Theatre. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  37. ^ "MISS SAIGON: UK Tour". RawPR. Feast Creative. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  38. ^ "CHICAGO THE MUSICAL set to razzle dazzle even longer in the West End". West End Wilma. March 20, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  39. ^ Waters, Roz (March 25, 2019). "Award-winning Jersey Boys at Mayflower Theatre". The New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  40. ^ "Starlight Express". Lunchbox Theatrical Productions. June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

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The following is a list of highest grossing musical theatre productions of all time the highest grossing musical theatre franchises and the highest theatre admissions at the box office Contents 1 Highest grossing musical theatre productions 2 Highest grossing musical theatre franchises 3 Box office admissions ticket sales 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesHighest grossing musical theatre productions editThe 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 1 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 8 billion Dates refer to original Broadway productions with notes added for future productions that outran the Broadway run Background shading indicates shows running in the week commencing 20 October 2023 in Broadway theatres Broadway revenue since 1982 Rank Musical Original production Revivals Number of performances Gross revenue US Ref Debut year Closing year No of performances1 The Lion King 1997 Present 10 166 TBD 1 889 296 587 2 2 Wicked 2003 Present 7 694 TBD 1 551 378 695 3 3 The Phantom of the Opera 1988 2023 13 981 13 981 1 332 433 262 4 4 Hamilton 2015 Present 2 773 TBD 876 838 170 5 6 5 The Book of Mormon 2011 Present 4 559 TBD 758 561 329 7 6 Chicago 1975 1977 10 545 1996 Present TBD 747 488 645 a 8 7 Mamma Mia 2001 2015 5 758 5 758 624 391 693 9 8 Aladdin 2014 Present 3 331 TBD 594 787 706 10 9 Jersey Boys 2005 2017 4 642 4 462 558 416 092 11 10 Les Miserables 1987 2003 6 680 2006 2014 2016 8 167 514 794 489 b 11 Cats 1982 2000 7 485 2016 2017 8 078 453 624 091 a c 12 Beauty and the Beast 1994 2007 5 461 5 461 429 158 458 16 13 Miss Saigon 1991 2001 4 092 2017 4 475 322 103 948 17 14 Kinky Boots 2013 2019 2 505 2 505 318 990 092 18 15 Mary Poppins 2006 2013 2 619 2 619 294 558 648 19 16 The Producers 2001 2007 2 502 2 502 288 361 724 8 17 Rent 1996 2008 5 123 5 123 274 248 12818 Beautiful The Carole King Musical 2014 2019 2 418 2 418 270 623 922 20 19 Dear Evan Hansen 2016 2022 1 669 1 669 270 272 35720 Hairspray 2002 2009 2 642 2 642 252 181 27021 Spider Man Turn Off the Dark 2011 2014 1 066 1 066 212 406 040 8 22 Moulin Rouge The Musical 2019 Present 1 097 TBD 210 560 050 21 23 The Music Man 1957 1961 1 375 2000 2001 2021 2023 2 447 206 161 177 22 24 Matilda the Musical 2013 20175 1 554 1 554 198 165 85225 Waitress 2016 2020 1 537 2021 1 659 183 514 398 23 Highest grossing musical theatre franchises editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2022 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 24 25 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 Worldwide revenue Rank Musical Debut year Gross revenue US Ref 1 The Lion King 1997 8 251 556 700 d e 2 The Phantom of the Opera 1986 6 060 000 000 d f 3 Mamma Mia 1999 4 000 000 000 26 4 Cats 1981 3 565 624 091 g h 5 Wicked 2003 3 530 000 000 i j 6 Les Miserables 1980 2 708 535 588 i k 7 Miss Saigon 1989 1 636 259 976 i l 8 Jersey Boys 2004 1 644 848 098 i m 9 Beauty and the Beast 1993 1 600 000 000 i 24 10 Starlight Express 1984 1 200 000 000 i Box office admissions ticket sales editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2022 The following is a list of the musical theatre franchises with the highest theatre admissions The list includes worldwide ticket sales as well as Broadway ticket sales since 1984 Shows must have sold more than 1 million tickets The Broadway League did not begin collecting admissions data until June 1984 1 Hence pre 1984 Broadway admissions data is not available and the Broadway figures should not be considered accurate for musicals that premiered on Broadway before that year Background shading indicates shows running in the week commencing 20 October 2023 in Broadway theatres Musical Debut year Worldwide ticket sales Broadway ticket sales 29 n The Phantom of the Opera 1988 130 000 000 30 18 000 000The Lion King 1997 100 000 000 31 15 000 000Cats 1982 73 000 000 32 9 333 667 n Les Miserables 1987 70 000 000 33 10 600 947Mamma Mia 2001 65 000 000 34 7 566 124Wicked 2003 55 000 000 35 11 000 000Beauty and the Beast 1994 35 000 000 36 7 609 397Miss Saigon 1991 35 000 000 37 6 584 913Chicago 1975 31 000 000 38 9 000 000 n Jersey Boys 2005 25 000 000 39 5 150 298Starlight Express 1984 25 000 000 40 1 153 702See also editLists of musicals List of highest grossing musical films Long running theatre productions Broadway shows West End showsNotes edit a b Accurate pre 1984 grosses not available Les Miserables Broadway revenue 1987 to 2003 406 258 901 12 2006 2014 to 2016 108 535 588 13 Cats Broadway revenue 1982 to 2000 estimated at around 388 000 000 14 2016 to 2017 65 624 091 15 a b Post December 2017 non Broadway grosses not included The Lion King musical theatre revenue Up until December 2017 8 1 billion 25 January 2018 to June 23 2019 151 556 700 2 The Phantom of the Opera musical theatre revenue Up until December 18 2017 6 billion 25 December 25 2017 to January 20 2019 61 015 427 4 Post 2012 non Broadway grosses not included Cats worldwide revenue As of 2012 update 3 5 billion 27 2016 2017 65 624 091 15 a b c d e f Post May 2013 non Broadway grosses not included Wicked revenue Up until May 3 2013 3 billion 24 May 6 2013 to January 20 2019 533 663 507 3 Les Miserables musical theatre revenue Up until 2013 2 6 billion 24 2014 2016 108 535 588 13 Miss Saigon revenue Up until 2013 1 6 billion 24 2017 2018 36 259 976 28 Jersey Boys revenue Up until May 3 2013 1 5 billion 24 May 6 2013 to January 2017 144 848 098 11 a b c Pre 1984 admissions not availableReferences edit a b Research amp Statistics GROSSES BROADWAY IN NYC The Broadway League Retrieved June 19 2019 a b THE LION KING Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved February 1 2023 a b WICKED Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved February 1 2023 a b THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved February 1 2023 Hamilton Playbill Retrieved July 2 2023 HAMILTON Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved February 1 2023 THE BOOK OF MORMON Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved February 1 2023 a b c Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show Broadway World Retrieved February 1 2023 MAMMA MIA Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved January 22 2019 ALADDIN Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved February 1 2023 a b JERSEY BOYS Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved January 22 2019 LES MISERABLES ORIGINAL Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved June 19 2019 a b LES MISERABLES Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved January 12 2019 Culwell Block Logan April 6 2018 The Top 10 Highest Grossing Broadway Shows of All Time Playbill Retrieved June 19 2019 a b CATS Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved January 12 2019 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved June 19 2019 MISS SAIGON Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved June 19 2019 KINKY BOOTS Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved June 19 2019 MARY POPPINS Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved June 19 2019 Beautiful The Carole King Musical playbill com Retrieved July 5 2023 Moulin Rouge The Musical Broadway Playbill com Retrieved July 2 2023 The Music Man Broadway Gross broadwayworld com Retrieved July 5 2023 Waitress Broadwayworld com Retrieved July 5 2023 a b c d e f Money money money The Economist May 3 2013 Archived PDF from the original on May 4 2013 Retrieved February 3 2021 a b c Seymour Lee December 18 2017 Over The Last 20 Years Broadway s Lion King Has Made More Money For Disney Than Star Wars Forbes Press Centre Facts amp Figures Judy Craymer Retrieved October 17 2019 Riedel Michael November 21 2012 How Cats was purrfected New York Post Retrieved July 22 2019 MISS SAIGON Broadway Grosses Broadway World Retrieved January 12 2019 Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show Seats Sold Broadway World Retrieved June 22 2019 Phantom of the Opera Screening Earns Over 500 000 in the UK BroadwayWorld com October 5 2011 Disney s THE LION KING Announces Casting For UK And Ireland Tour Broadway World June 3 2019 Retrieved June 23 2019 About The Show Cats the Musical Official Website Retrieved June 23 2019 About The Show Les Miserables Official Website Cameron Mackintosh Limited Retrieved June 23 2019 MAJOR NEW CAST CHANGES IN MAMMA MIA FROM MONDAY 10 JUNE 2019 AT LONDON S NOVELLO THEATRE Delfont Mackintosh Theatres May 1 2019 Retrieved June 23 2019 Wicked celebrates turning 12 Official London Theatre September 28 2018 Retrieved June 23 2019 Disney s Beauty amp the Beast Fox Theatre Retrieved June 23 2019 MISS SAIGON UK Tour RawPR Feast Creative Retrieved June 23 2019 CHICAGO THE MUSICAL set to razzle dazzle even longer in the West End West End Wilma March 20 2018 Retrieved June 23 2019 Waters Roz March 25 2019 Award winning Jersey Boys at Mayflower Theatre The New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times Retrieved June 23 2019 Starlight Express Lunchbox Theatrical Productions June 5 2013 Retrieved June 23 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of highest grossing musical theatre productions amp oldid 1180619827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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