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The Circle of Life Continues: The Lion King Roars into the Top 5 with Gross $1.76 Million
Minskoff Theatre, NYC – Box Office Update for Week Ending November 16, 2025
Proving its status as a timeless Broadway institution, Disney’s The Lion King continues to command the attention of audiences and dominate the box office charts. For the week ending November 16, 2025, the beloved musical brought in an impressive $1,760,710.
This strong gross secured The Lion King the #5 position among all Broadway productions for the week. In a period that saw a large surge in ticket sales across the board, the show maintained its elite standing.
The Disney spectacle’s enduring success means it consistently holds its own against newer, trending hits. While its long-term peers, Hamilton, Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Wicked, and Chess topped the list, The Lion King easily outperformed many other shows, demonstrating its permanent place in the hearts of theatergoers.
This week with 34 shows Broadway grossed $40,196,255, dropping around 1.22% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 25 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending November 16, 2025.
1. Hamilton – (RICHARD RODGERS) $3,852,326
2. Harry Potter And The Cursed Child – (LYRIC) $2,594,468
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,389,650
4. Chess – (IMPERIAL) $1,779,560
5. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,760,710
6. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $1,582,093
7. Waiting For Godot – (HUDSON) $1,539,114
8. Art – (MUSIC BOX THEATRE) $1,535,293
9. Just In Time – (CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE) $1,426,314
10. Death Becomes Her – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,286,969
11. Ragtime – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $1,286,176
12. Oh, Mary! – (LYCEUM) $1,247,081
13. Maybe Happy Ending – (BELASCO) $1,218,382
14. The Great Gatsby – (BROADWAY) $1,185,149
15. MJ the Musical – (NEIL SIMON) $1,171,091
16. The Queen Of Versailles – (ST. JAMES) $1,065,302
17. Buena Vista Social Club – (SCHOENFELD) $1,054,939
18. The Outsiders – (JACOBS) $1,000,054
19. Aladdin – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $975,783
20. Beetlejuice – (PALACE) $950,138
21. Stranger Things: The First Shadow – (MARQUIS) $935,367
22. Moulin Rouge! The Musical – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $922,632
23. Oedipus – (STUDIO 54) In Previews $856,978
24. The Book of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $848,046
25. Hadestown – (WALTER KERR) $799,325
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
The breathtaking artistry and family appeal of The Lion King ensure that every week, the sun rises on a strong box office performance, solidifying its legacy as one of the most commercially successful stage productions of all time.
