Demand for “Hamilton” likely grew after the show received a Pulitzer Prize, 16 Tony Award nominations and a Grammy Award this season. However, premium tickets, which rise and fall in price based on demand, were $475 for “Hamilton” but were $225 for “The Lion King”. “Hamilton’s” ticket prices last week ranged from $55 to $177 (but were sold long before last week). One reason is the “The Lion King” has more tickets to sell- about 13,568 a week compared with about 10,568 tickets for “Hamilton”.Īnother reason “The Lion King” comes out on top is that it had a higher top price for regularly priced tickets the range listed for the past week was $99 to $199, according to The Broadway League. For the most recent week of grosses, ended Sunday, “The Lion King” made $2.1 million, compared with $1.8 million for “Hamilton.” In the 45 weeks since Hamilton started previews, “The Lion King” has held the top spot in weekly grosses for 35 of those weeks, according to data from The Broadway League. In fact, “The Lion King” was the top-grossing show for the 2013, 2014, 2015 seasons as well as for the 2016 season, which ended Sunday, according to The Broadway League.
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