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Lion King Broadway grossed $1,911,078 for the week ending April 24, 2011, Top 1 in the millioners club the Easter week with an increase of $291,502 over the last week. Lion King Broadway Grabs the Top Seat Again. Lion King had Lion King had 100% attendance rate. The total 38 broadway shows grossed $28,847,803, with 22% climb from the previous week’s gross.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses for the Easter week ending April 24, 2011.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,911,078
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,843,855
3. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,452,298
4. American Idiot – (ST. JAMES) $1,355,740
5. The Phantom of the Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,325,964
6. The Addams Family – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,187,771
7. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $1,167,769
8. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,166,314
9. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,150,953
10. Billy Elliot: The Musical – (IMPERIAL) $1,146,401

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

On Broadway, Lion King grossed $1,212,418 with 86.7% attendance rate for the week ending March 6, 2011. The 26 shows on the boards grossed $15,042,072, dropping nearly 18% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses for the week ending March 6, 2011.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,388,574
2. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,281,776
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,212,418
4. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $855,041
5. The Addams Family – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $811,934
6. Billy Elliot: The Musical – (IMPERIAL) $747,160
7. Memphis – (SHUBERT) $668,704
8. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $658,483
9. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (PALACE) $657,804
10. The Phantom of the Opera – (MAJESTIC) $637,364

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

On Broadway, Lion King grossed $1,534,779 and had a 94.2% attendance rate for the week ending February 20, 2011 and was 3.0% more than the last week. Lion King reported an increase of $252,227 over the previous week’s box office. Last week’s biggest earning show on Broadway wasn’t “Wicked” or “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” It was Lion King, an old show that can still roar. The 22 shows on the boards grossed $16,930,141, 10.77% more than that of the previous week.

“The Lion King,” with music by Elton John and Tim Rice, became the seventh-longest running show in Broadway history on Jan. 2 when it played its 5,462nd performance. Producers say 17 productions of the show have been seen by more than 54 million people and grossed more than $4.2 billion to date.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses for the week ending February 20, 2011.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,534,779
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,526,036
3. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,476,828
4. American Idiot – (ST. JAMES) $1,144,030
5. The Merchant Of Venice – (BROADHURST) $1,125,273
6. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $986,328
7. The Addams Family – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $949,966
8. Billy Elliot: The Musical – (IMPERIAL) $873,024
9. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $870,028
10. MAMMA MIA! – (WINTER GARDEN) $764,201

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

On Broadway, Lion King grossed $1,282,552 and had a 91.2% attendance rate for the week ending February 13, 2011 and was 3.5% more than the last week. Lion King remained in the millionaire’s club at Broadway Box Office along with Wicked and Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark. The 22 shows on the boards grossed $15,106,300, 16.23% more than that of the previous week.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses for the week ending February 13, 2011.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,436,121
2. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,330,014
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,282,552
4. The Merchant Of Venice – (BROADHURST) $1,105,451
5. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $981,264
6. American Idiot – (ST. JAMES) $977,545
7. Billy Elliot: The Musical – (IMPERIAL) $796,659
8. The Addams Family – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $755,197
9. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $754,417
10. Memphis – (SHUBERT) $705,850

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

On Broadway, Lion King grossed $993,169 and had a 68.8% attendance rate for the week ending January 23, 2011. The 19 shows on the boards grossed $12,343,580, dropping 10.69% from the previous week.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses for the week ending January 23, 2011.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,401,082
2. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,338,162
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $993,169
4. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $933,386
5. American Idiot – (ST. JAMES) $901,450
6. Billy Elliot: The Musical – (IMPERIAL) $739,234
7. The Addams Family – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $709,646
8. Memphis – (SHUBERT) $698,848
9. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $571,885
10. The Phantom of the Opera – (MAJESTIC) $557,476

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

The Lion King, which became Broadway’s seventh-longest running show this month, grossed $1,993,370 at the Minskoff Theatre, surpassing the musical’s previous gross of $1,870,145, which was set during the week ending November 28, 2010.

Two other Broadway musicals (Wicked and The Phantom of the Opera) have reported that they have broken their respective theater’s records for highest weekly grosses during the week ending January 2. The Broadway League has reported that grosses for the week for all shows totaled $34,997,571.

In addition, 14 other shows grossed over $1 million for the week.

Once again, Disney’s “The Lion King” reigns at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre.

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday week, the long-running production shattered the Minskoff’s previous box office record by earning $1,870,145 during the eight sold out performances held during Thanksgiving week, November 22-28. That record significantly tops the previous one, also held by The Lion King, which was set for the week ending January 3, 2010, by more than $130,000.

And the beloved production shows no signs of slowing down. Now in its fourteenth season on Broadway, The Lion King had its highest-grossing fiscal year ever last year – unprecedented in a show that’s been around for as long as this.

The Lion King continues to draw crowds all over the world. Currently playing in six locations across the globe, it is the eight longest-running musical in Broadway history, and has been seen by over 54 million people worldwide since it premiered in 1997.

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On Broadway, Lion King grossed $1,228,315 and had a 83.4% attendance rate for the week ending September 12, 2010. Lion King was one of only two shows last week that remained in the millionaire’s club.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 12, 2010.

1. Wicked $1,400,569
2. The Lion King $1,228,315
3. Jersey Boys $961,606
4. Billy Elliot: The Musical $854,498
5. Promises, Promises $825,154
6. Addams Family $806,698
7. Memphis $777,222
8. Mama Mia! $775,403
9. The Phantom of the Opera $664,515
10. Mary Poppins $558,088

On Broadway, Lion King grossed $1,472,188 and had a 99.8% attendance rate for the week ending June 6, 2010. Below are the Top 10 Grosses Via BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending June 6, 2010.

1. Wicked $1,570,925
2. The Lion King $1,472,188
3. The Addams Family $1,278,089
4. Promises, Promises $1,028,626
5. Fences $1,024,317
6. Billy Elliot: The Musical $1,015,157
7. Jersey Boys $963,853
8. Mary Poppins $882,863
9. The Phantom of the Opera $840,902
10. A Little Night Music $778,263