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

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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