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Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,653,132 and had an attendance rate of 97.7%, about 0.4% more than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 3rd position behind The Book of Mormon ($1,750,313) and Wicked ($1,749,967) in the list. The 26 shows on the boards grossed $20,091,734, improving around 4.78% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 19, 2014.

1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,750,313
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,749,967
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,653,132
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,527,348
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,169,588
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,130,146
7. Twelfth Night/Richard III – (BELASCO) $881,048
8. Beautiful – (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) $850,362
9. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $781,752
10. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $768,965
11. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $757,978
12. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $717,531
13. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $709,931

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical still in the $2 Million Club with the grossing $2,332,390 and had an attendance rate of 100.0%, same as that of the previous week. The 30 shows on the boards grossed $31,143,671, slipping around 21.48% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 05, 2014.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,454,630
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,332,390
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,948,385
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,782,904
5. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,781,938
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,654,803
7. Annie – (PALACE) $1,387,296
8. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,367,059
9. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,357,647
10. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,334,907
11. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $1,123,628
12. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,101,241
13. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $1,026,769
14. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $934,998
15. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $928,795

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

The Lion King musical on Broadway earned the top spot with $97 million since the beginning of the year, bringing its total income to just over $1 billion.

The show, which features music by Elton John and Tim Rice, opened on Broadway in 1997 and has been housed at the Minskoff Theater since 2006. It is an adaptation of the beloved Disney film of the same name and features characters in extravagant costumes to represent the animal characters in the film.

The show easily beat out the second place contender “Book of Mormon,” which earned $90.4 million since the start of 2013. “The Lion King” also broke a sales record for the Minskoff Theater in the second to last week of 2013, selling over $2.8 million in tickets.

Lion King Broadway musical in the $2 Million Club with the grossing $2,837,158 and had an attendance rate of 100.0%, about 1.5% more than that of the previous week. The Lion King slided to 2nd position this week as Wicked Musical sets a new Broadway record for the highest one-week gross with a box office take of $3,201,333. The 30 shows on the boards grossed $38,783,854, improving around 28.99% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 29, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $3,201,333
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,837,158
3. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $2,247,240
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $2,176,436
5. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $2,145,404
6. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,843,296
7. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,732,800
8. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,708,597
9. Annie – (PALACE) $1,566,847
10. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $1,479,890
11. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,442,087
12. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,403,415
13. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,285,451

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Musical on Broadway in the $2 Million Club with the grossing $2,206,379 and had an attendance rate of 98.5%, about 4.3% less than that of the previous week. The Lion King Again climbed to 1st position. The 30 shows on the boards grossed $27,539,205, improving around 3.96% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 22, 2013.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,206,379
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,153,098
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,962,932
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,719,272
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,407,739
6. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,286,509
7. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,276,143
8. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,203,125
9. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,064,456
10. Annie – (PALACE) $1,037,800
11. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,005,309
12. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $881,703
13. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $871,578

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,818,825 and had an attendance rate of 94.2%, about 1.4% more than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 3rd position behind Wicked ($1,971,945) and The Book of Mormon ($1,865,333) in the list. The 30 shows on the boards grossed $26,577,883, slipping around 3.65% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 15, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,971,945
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,865,333
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,818,825
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,768,672
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,538,154
6. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,284,344
7. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,157,142
8. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,134,137
9. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,054,823
10. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $953,819

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,955,923 and had an attendance rate of 92.8%, about 6.1% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is in the 2nd position behind Wicked Musical ($2,036,322) in the list. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $27,935,666, slipping around 11.85% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 08, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,036,322
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,955,923
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,877,347
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,741,845
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,563,294
6. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,267,872
7. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,197,109
8. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,190,187
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,030,341
10. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $987,825

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical joins the $2 Million Club with the grossing $2,365,402 and had an attendance rate of 98.9%, about 3.7% more than that of the previous week.

Wicked ($2,625,327) musical is just above the Lion King at the top of the list. The 32 shows on the boards grossed $31,531,069, imroving around 25.7% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 01, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,625,327
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,365,402
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $2,161,225
4. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,912,568
5. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,657,599
6. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,522,003
7. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,418,373
8. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,289,324
9. Annie – (PALACE) $1,229,595
10. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,220,246
11. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,121,799
12. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $1,070,681
13. Cinderella – (BROADWAY) $1,046,663
14. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $1,045,626
15. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $914,762

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,560,773 and had an attendance rate of 95.2%, about 6.5% more than that of the previous week.

Lion King is behind The Book of Mormon ($1,677,524), Wicked ($1,632,849) and Kinky Boots ($1,567,701). The 32 shows on the boards grossed $23,426,996, imroving around 1.25% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending November 24, 2013.

1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,677,524
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,632,849
3. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,567,701
4. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,560,773
5. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,255,847
6. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,240,802
7. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,117,307
8. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,018,332
9. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $766,811
10. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $742,778
11. Annie – (PALACE) $730,228
12. Twelfth Night/Richard III – (BELASCO) $715,799
13. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $702,263
14. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $688,579
15. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $685,562

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Lion King Broadway musical grossed $1,437,598 and had an attendance rate of 88.7%, about 9.8% less than that of the previous week. Lion King is behind Book of Mormon ($1,695,855), Kinky Boots ($1,617,270) and Wicked ($1,587,882). The 33 shows on the boards grossed $24,670,333, slipping around 4.01% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending November 17, 2013.

1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,695,855
2. Kinky Boots – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,617,270
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,587,882
4. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,437,598
5. Il Divo – A Musical Affair – (MARQUIS) $1,308,223
6. Motown: The Musical – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,306,070
7. Betrayal – (ETHEL BARRYMORE) $1,243,485
8. 700 Sundays – (IMPERIAL) $1,067,922
9. Matilda – (SHUBERT) $1,062,604
10. Pippin – (MUSIC BOX) $764,960
11. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $747,961
12. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $742,595
13. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $731,704

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}