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hosted.ap.org — NEW YORK (AP) -- Very quietly, almost stealthily, a new king has been inaugurated on Broadway. Revenue figures indicate that "The Lion King" has swiped the title of Broadway's all-time highest grossing show from "The Phantom of the Opera." As of Monday, the cumulative gross for "The Lion King" was $853,846,062.
Guess who is on top? 'The Lion King' leaps 'Phantom' to become Broadway's all-time top earnings king _ t.co/kZB0qpYN
h'The Lion King' leaps 'Phantom' to become Broadway's all-time top earnings king _ t.co/kZB0qpYN