"Michael" has made $977 million worldwide, passing "Oppenheimer" as the highest-grossing biographical film ever.
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" was the previous record holder for biopics, earning $975 million around the globe.
That's a big number for an R-rated historical story that's almost three hours long."Michael" was already the biggest musical biopic, beating "Bohemian Rhapsody" from 2018, which made $911 million worldwide.
"Michael" was released by Lionsgate in the U.S.
and Universal internationally.It has made $607.2 million overseas and $370.2 million in the U.S.since April.The movie started with $97 million in the U.S.and $217 million worldwide, which broke the opening record for musical biopics, previously held by "Straight Outta Compton" from 2015, which opened with $60 million.Because of good word-of-mouth and people watching it multiple times, "Michael" stayed strong during the busy summer movie season.
"Michael" is directed by Antoine Fuqua and tells the story of the performer's journey from the Jackson 5 to becoming the King of Pop.
Jaafar Jackson, the singer's real-life nephew, acts as Michael Jackson in his first acting role.Colman Domingo and Nia Long play Joe and Katherine, his parents.Some film critics have said "Michael" presents a cleaned-up version of Jackson's life because it doesn't include the child sexual abuse allegations he faced later in his career.Since the movie skips the most controversial parts of his life, Lionsgate focused on the more entertaining parts in their marketing, like detailed recreations of concert performances and music videos.
"Michael" also set a new record for Lionsgate as their highest-grossing film ever, surpassing "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" from 2013, which made $865 million.
The studio is likely to make another movie about Jackson's life.
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