For the week ended Dec. 24, the musical exceeded its earlier box-office record. For the week ended Dec. 24, the musical exceeded its earlier box-office record. “Hamilton,” which chronicles the life of Alexander Hamilton, held the previous mark of $3.45 million, set earlier this year. Indeed, just a year ago, “Hamilton” made headlines when it crossed the $3 million weekly sales mark. A number of others topped $2 million this past week, including “The Lion King” ($2.6 million), “Springsteen on Broadway” ($2.4 million), “Hello, Dolly!” ($2.2 million) and “Wicked” ($2 million).

Source: Wall Street Journal December 27, 2017 22:52 UTC