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The Lion King

Minskoff Theatre

Previews October 15, 1997

Opening November 13, 1997

Official Site · IBDB

Box Office

$1,314,411,500 total gross 647 weeks best week $4,316,629 (Dec 31, 2023)

Weekly gross — most recent 52 weeks

Sep 28, 2025Sep 20, 2026

Grosses provided by The Broadway League. For additional The Lion King grosses, see broadwaywrap.com.

Articles about The Lion King

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'Wicked' vs. 'Lion King' By Nina Metz

Don't know which musical is right for you and yours? Here's a quick look at what each show has to offer.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Los Angeles Engagement of <I>The Lion King</I> Begins Nov. 16

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

<i>Wicked, Lion King</i> Take Top Honors in 2004 Gypsy of the Year

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

President Bush Visits The Lion King

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Empire State Building and Sardi's to Honor Disney's <I>Lion King</I>

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Fresh Face: <em>The Lion King</em>'s Chaunteé Schuler Roars Into Her Broadway Debut

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Bone Marrow Donors Sought in July 18 & 23 Drives for <em>Lion King</em> Actress

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Sorry, but Kissy Simmons won't kiss-and-tell about her time in Broadway's "The Lion King" by Jim Hill

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<I>Lion King</I> Offers Special Actors' Fund Performance Oct. 22

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Alicia Keys Nominates Late Lion King Star Shannon Tavarez for Time’s Person of the Year by Thomas Peter

Grammy Award-winning singer Alicia Keys has nominated the late Shannon Tavarez, the young Lion King star who passed away from leukemia Nov. 1, for Time magazine’s prestigious 2010 Pers…

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'Lion King' Picks New Home to Make Room for 'Mary Poppins' By JESSE McKINLEY

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<i>Mary Poppins</i> to Arrive at New Amsterdam Oct. 14, 2006; <i>Lion King</i> to Move to Minskoff

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Mary Poppins Flies into New Amsterdam in 2006; Lion King on the Move

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PHOTO CALL: Whoopi Goldberg Appears in <em>The Lion King</em>

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'The Lion King' bodes good news for Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

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Toronto <I>Lion King</I> Celebrates 1,000th Performance Aug. 23

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

<I>The Lion King</I> Opens in Chicago May 3

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<I>Lion King</I> Pounces On Tampa Dec. 13 With Page, White & Walker-Browne

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PHOTO OP: Kelly Ripa Captures a Matinee of The Lion King

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<I>The Lion King</I> and <I>Mary Poppins</I> Climb Billboard Chart; <I>Wicked</I> Tops

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Photo Op: A Roaring Celebration for Another <em>Lion King</em> Milestone

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'LION KING' BLING SUIT

One of the Broadway producers behind "The Lion King" is being sued for allegedly bouncing more than $2 million in checks to a Madison Avenue jeweler.
The jeweler, Graff Diamonds, also said that when it tried to get back $300,000 of its bling from the producer, theatrical-family scion Scott Nederlander, he claimed that the gems were "lost," according to the company's suit in Manhattan federal court.

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Broadway's <em>Lion King</em> Welcomes Jones, Rodriguez, Pimentel and Tavarez

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Clements, Ewing, Tolpegin, Zappola and More Will Sing "Lion King" Songs With Tokyo Philharmonic

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Broadway's <I>Lion King, Aida</I> and Pop Composer Elton John is Featured Theme on "American Idol," April 6

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

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