Dancers perform during a media preview of the Lion King musical performance in Singapore on March 9, 2011. The award-winning broadway musical event, the Lion King celebrates its debut in Southeast Asia at the Marina Bay Sands theatre on March 10. AFP PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)(credit: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s a new king on Broadway.
‘The Lion King’ has passed ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ as the all-time box office champion.
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The Disney attraction has now grossed nearly $854 million, pulling just ahead of ‘Phantom.’
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Despite the new rankings, ‘Phantom’ still holds the world box office crown for a stage musical, with ticket sales of $5.6 billion.
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