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