est. 1986
The Phantom of the Opera
began as a book
$6.15Bestimated lifetime revenue
Experience EngineLive experiences make up 97% of the revenue we could break down. We use this label at 30% or more.
- Box office2.5%
- Experiences98%
No. 66 of 99, ranked by estimated lifetime revenue
What we know
Sources checked to
- Estimated lifetime revenue
- $6.15BMoney taken in before costs. This is not profit or company value.
- Biggest source of revenue
- Experiences 98%of the revenue we can break down
- Known company link
- Really Useful GroupPublic sources show this link, but not verified control. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group controls the musical; the 1910 novel is public domain.
- Where it began
- 1986 · a book
- How sure is this estimate?
- Solid estimateThe sources are strong across all five checks.
- Where the number comes from
- scored 2 out of 4
- What the number measures
- scored 3 out of 4
- How recent the estimate is
- scored 4 out of 4
- How much of the total is itemised
- scored 4 out of 4
- Double-counting risk
- scored 4 out of 4
Rights and ownership
Public sources link this franchise to Really Useful Group
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group controls the musical; the 1910 novel is public domain.
We could not verify the full current rights picture.
See the source ↗How the money mix changed
began as a book, 1986
Publishing
biggest revenue source in this data
Experiences
100% of the revenue we can break down now comes from outside publishing
More ways to compare it
We calculate these numbers from the records above. The formulas are on the Receipts page. If the data is not strong enough, we leave a number out.
- Share from merchandise
- 0%
- How varied the revenue is
- 6 / 100
- Revenue beyond where it started
- 100%
- Average revenue per year
- $154M per year
- lifetime average, not the current yearly rate
- Online interest compared with revenue
- not shown: search-interest data was unavailable at snapshot time
One more story
One stage production, in one format, out-grossed most Hollywood film franchises before its Broadway company closed in 2023 after 13,981 performances. No cinematic universe, no toy line of consequence — mostly the same mask, sold nightly, for 37 years.
Sources and calculationsshow detailshide details
| Channel | Value | Share | Confidence | Source | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box office | $155M | 2.5% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Experiences | $6B | 98% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Total | $6.15B | 100% |
estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03