Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” received near universal acclaim after its premiere in 2015, and several-month engagement was sold out. The data provided by The Broadway League also shows “Hamilton”’s undeniable popularity on Broadway.
The show has been the most consistent top performer in this chart. Year after year, it takes up a large portion of the annual “leader” share, which is a simple way of saying it spends more time at the top than any other single show. It isn’t just a strong launch followed by a long glide, as it keeps showing up as the main winner.
The rest of the field shifts around it. Long-running titles like “The Lion King”, “Wicked”, and “Aladdin” stay in the mix, and newer hits like “Dear Evan Hansen”, “Hadestown”, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, “MJ The Musical”, “Moulin Rouge!” jump in with noticeable spikes in certain years. Those spikes look more tied to specific moments of momentum, while “Hamilton” looks steady across the whole period.
“There’s certain shows that keep it up: Wicked, Hamilton. Lion King. Last year was George Clooney. Like those short shows eat up more of this overall gross, which is why it makes it deceptive when we look at it as a season and everyone thinks the season’s great,” Adam Hess, theatre professor at Columbia University School of Arts said. “Well, the top shows are really doing great. But the other shows a lot less and they’re propping up what is going on.”
At the end of 2025 and looking back to this year’s total gross, “Hamilton” is still Broadway’s long-term leader. Even in years when other shows surge, it continues to occupy the most prominent position across the timeline.
The topline figures paint a reassuring picture. Yet the gains aren’t evenly shared: long-running hits like “Hamilton” can pull the average up while many productions lag behind. Here’s how 2025 box-office revenue is distributed across the board.