Aladdin and The Lion King Both Break House Records

Aladdin and The Lion King both broke the house records at their respective theatres, The New Amsterdam Theatre and The Minskoff Theatre, for the week ending November 30, 2014.

Aladdin, Disney’s Tony Award®-winning new musical comedy, grossed $1,759,955.00, breaking the previous record of $1,614,428.00 set by the show for the week ending October 12, 2014. This marks the third time Aladdin has broken the New Amsterdam Theatre house record since opening on March 20, 2014.

Disney’s award-winning best musical, The Lion King, broke the house record for an eight performance week at the Minskoff Theatre with a gross of $2,422,718.50. This breaks the previous record of $2,365,402.00 set by The Lion King for the week ending December 1, 2013 and is the 19th house record set by the show for an eight performance week since it moved to the Minskoff Theatre in 2006.