A new play called Oh Mary, about Mary Todd Lincoln, is making $1 million a week after a $4 million investment. The Lion King has grossed $2 billion in lifetime ticket sales, Wicked $1.7 billion, and Phantom of the Opera $1.3 billion, showing the scale of Broadway's biggest hits.
I saw a Broadway play for the first time ever this weekend. It's called Oh Mary. It's basically about Mary Todd, who was Lincoln's wife. How's it related to this podcast? If you Google Oh Mary revenue, it's been making $1 million a week. So it's doing quite well. And it started off with about $4 million in funding.
Do you know how much revenue these shows generate? It's astounding. You have number one, Lion King grossed over $2 billion, just the ticket sales. Wicked, $1.7 billion. Phantom of the Opera, $1.3 billion. Hamilton, which is newer, already crossed a billion. Insane, right? And of course, our guys from South Park, Book of Mormon, number 5, $850 million. That could be us, dude. Could be us.
We just need to be talented and hardworking.
