The stage musical of The Lion King has generated the highest total box office of any production in any entertainment medium, with worldwide takings of more than $6.2 billion, a spokesman for Walt Disney Co said yesterday
The musical, which has been running on Broadway since 1997 and has been playing around the world, has exceeded the takings of the animated film of the same name, which are almost $1 billion.
“It is the highest-grossing total in box office history,” a spokesman told Reuters. “The $6.2 billion figure is just the box office of the stage musical.”
The spokesman said the show had reached the new record during the summer.
The Lion King, based on the 1994 animated Disney film of the same name, follows the journey of Simba, a young lion born into animal royalty. When Simba is ousted into the wild by his evil
