There is a new king on Broadway! As of Monday, April 9, box office figures showed "The Lion King" overtaking the title of all-time highest grossing show, previously held by "The Phantom of the Opera." Figures show that the cumulative gross for "The Lion King" is $853,846,062, surpassing their rival at $853,122,847 by grossing over $2 million just the week before, while "Phantom" only netted about $1.2 million. What …
SOURCE: Ticket News at 11:20AM on April 20, 2012