Worldwide attendance is over 80 million people. This colossal figure makes PHANTOM the most successful entertainment venture of all time, surpassing not only any other stage production, but also far surpassing the world’s highest-grossing film Titanic (at $1.2 billion) and such other blockbusters as The Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park and Star Wars. Its international success – equally staggering – is represented by total worldwide grosses estimated at over $5 billion. It has since gone on to play over 8,000 performances – the only show in Broadway history to do so – and all with no end in sight.
Total New York attendance is at 12.5 million. Since its Broadway debut on January 26, 1988, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has grossed over $675 million, making it the highest-grossing show in Broadway history. The longest-running show in Broadway history (a feat it achieved in January 2006 when it surpassed the then-record run of Cats), the musical is the winner of 7 1988 Tony Awards including Best Musical. On that date, playing its 8,318th and 8,319th performances at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street), it will become the first Broadway production ever to run 20 years. production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by Harold Prince, will reach an unprecedented milestone when it celebrates its Twentieth Anniversary on Broadway on Saturday, January 26th.
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