A ranked list of the biggest hits on the Great White Way, as of March 8, 2020 (according to The Broadway League)
17. “Rent” (original production)
Opened: April 29, 1996
Closed: Sept. 7, 2008
Gross: $274.2 million
16. “The Producers”
Opened: April 19, 2001
Closed: April 22, 2007
Gross: $288.4 million
15. “Mary Poppins”
Opened: Nov. 16, 2006
Closed: March 3, 2013
Gross: $294.6 million
14. “Miss Saigon” (original production)
Opened: April 11, 1991
Closed: Jan. 28, 2001
Gross: $298.7 million
13. “Kinky Boots”
Opened: April 4, 2013
Closed: April 7, 2019
Gross to date: $319.0 million
12. “Les Misérables” (original production)
Opened: March 12, 1987
Closed: May 18, 2003
Gross: $406.3 million
11. “Cats” (original production)
Opened: Oct. 7, 1982
Closed: Sept. 10, 2000
Gross: $407.7 million
10. “Beauty and the Beast”
Opened: April 18, 1994
Closed: July 29, 2007
Gross: $429.2 million
9. “Aladdin”
Opened: March 20, 2014
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $461.9 million
8. “Jersey Boys”
Opened: Nov. 6, 2005
Closed: January 15, 2017
Gross: $558.4 million
7. “Mamma Mia!”
Opened: Oct. 18, 2001
Closed: Sept. 12, 2015
Gross: $624.4 million
6. “Hamilton”
Opened: Aug. 6, 2015
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $649.9 million
5. “The Book of Mormon”
Opened: March 24, 2011
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $659.6 million
4. “Chicago” (revival)
Opened: Nov. 14, 1996
Closed: Still running
Gross: $681.1 million
3. “The Phantom of the Opera”
Opened: Jan. 26, 1988
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $1.25 billion
2. “Wicked”
Opened: Oct. 30, 2003
Closed: Still running
Gross: $1.37 billion
1. “The Lion King”
Opened: Nov. 13, 1997
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $1.68 billion