ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#1ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/18/13 at 1:08pm
Taymor may have brought us the most expensive musical ever in Spiderman but whoa!!
'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
#2ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/18/13 at 1:48pmWow, impressive. But definitely not surprising. If it was any show, it was gonna be Lion King. Congrats!
#2ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/18/13 at 2:07pmDon't really care for the show that much, but congrats to them! This is HUGE!
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#3ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 9:34amHow so? Phantom has been running for way longer? It has Lion King by at least 8 years, right?
#4ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 10:25amToo bad only the first 5 minutes are worth watching. Hehe, just kidding. Congrats to LION KING! I saw the show in LA and thought it was fantastic.
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes! *wink*
#5ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 12:27pmone of my all time favorites.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#6ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 2:09pm
How so? Phantom has been running for way longer? It has Lion King by at least 8 years, right?
Yes, but Broadway's FIRST billion dollar blockbuster... That's quite an accomplishment IMO.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#7ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 4:41pmI am surprised The Lion King beat Phantom to the billion dollar mark
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#8ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 6:10pm
Congrats to them on such an achievement! Wish Jason was still here to see this happen... 
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#9ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 6:34pmLion King grosses about $1m more than Phantom per week plus Phantom would have grossed in its early days probably around $400-500,000 which would have been huge back then,
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#10ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 9:19pm
bwayphreak, I think you misunderstood what I was saying.
Still it had an 8 year head start. I'm just surprised, but good for LIon King. It doesn't show any signs of slowing down.
#11ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 9:27pm^ Oh sorry. I thought you were questioning my post!
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
Cape Twirl of Doom
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#12ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/19/13 at 10:14pm
Wow, amazing! Congrats to them.
(If you look at worldwide however, Phantom has them [and in fact everything, including movies!] beat. I think they must be upwards of $6 billion by now.)
"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"
Bwaydide92
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/12
#13ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/20/13 at 2:00am
I think Lion King still beats Phantom globally. It's grossed over 5 billion (I don't know the exact number) and has the most productions going on simultaneously than any other show, pretty much ever. And if you want to include movies, The Lion King is still very profitable for Disney.
I will say that I think Disney's business expertise probably helped Lion King immensely.
Bwaydide92
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/12
#14ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/20/13 at 2:00am
I think Lion King still beats Phantom globally. It's grossed over 5 billion (I don't know the exact number) and has the most productions going on simultaneously than any other show, pretty much ever. And if you want to include movies, The Lion King is still very profitable for Disney.
I will say that I think Disney's business expertise probably helped Lion King immensely.
Cape Twirl of Doom
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#15ROAR! 'The Lion King' on track to become Broadway's first $1 billion blockbuster
Posted: 10/20/13 at 11:11amRe: worldwide grosses, Lion King is a close second. Lion King has taken in $5B while Phantom is at $5.6B. (Though Phantom's number may be higher as that figure was current a year ago.)
"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"
