Arab Times

LOS ANGELES:

Variety

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Alexander Hamilton never became president, but he was the king of the Broadway box office in 2016 as “Hamilton” nudged past Disney blockbuste­r “The Lion King” to top the chart at the end of a year that saw the musical explode into the pop-culture stratosphe­re and sweep the Tony Awards.

“Hamilton” earned $105.5 million in 2016, beating “The Lion King” ($103.2 million) by a nose. The show’s hugely profitable year comes as no surprise, of course, given the ultra-high demand for tickets and the rising prices of premium seats. Over Thanksgivi­ng, “Hamilton” became the first Broadway show to earn more than $3 million in a single eight-performanc­e week. (RTRS)

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