Michael Surpasses Oppenheimer as Highest-Grossing Biopic Ever
Lionsgate’s film reached $977.4 million worldwide after two months in theaters, topping Oppenheimer and setting a new biopic box office record.
- After two months in theaters, Lionsgate's 'Michael' has grossed $977.4 million worldwide, surpassing 'Oppenheimer' to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time.
- Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film stars Jafar Jackson as Michael Jackson and Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson, earning a record $217 million during its late April opening weekend.
- While 'Oppenheimer' required several weeks and multiple Oscar wins to reach its $975 million total, 'Michael' maintained domestic earnings above $1 million until June 14, totaling $370 million.
- On Saturday, actor Colman Domingo was a special guest at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco, where he accepted the Variety Creative Conscience Award.
- Lionsgate plans to release another film about Michael Jackson's life, though no release date for the project has been revealed at this time.
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'Michael' Movie Becomes Highest Grossing Biopic of All Time
Source: Savion Washington / Getty After two months in theaters, Lionsgate’s Michael has grossed $977 million worldwide, surpassing Oppenheimer and becoming the highest-grossing biopic of all time. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, stars Jaafar Jackson as his superstar uncle Michael Jackson. The movie earned a biopic record of $217 million on its opening weekend in late April. The movie chronicles the King of Pop’s journey performing with the …
Michael Jackson biopic Michael” becomes highest-grossing film in its genre
Biographical film about Michael Jackson has become the most successful film of its genre, earning record-breaking box office revenue and surpassing even Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer”. The film “Michael”, which follows the life of Michael Jackson, has become the highest-grossing biographical film in history, earning 977 million dollars worldwide. With that, it overtook “Oppenheimer” and previously also surpassed “Bohemian Rhapso…
The film about the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, grossed $977.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing biopic of all time. It also surpassed Christopher Nolan's 2023 Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, which grossed $975.8 million.
“I celebrate this with pride”: Colman Domingo reacts to Michael becoming highest-grossing biopic of all time
Colman Domingo (Photo: Shutterstock) The Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, broke records over the weekend. It’s now taken in a whopping $977.4 million at the global box office. Having already surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody’s $911 million to become the biggest biopic of a music star, its latest takings push it just ahead of Oppenheimer’s $975 million. That makes it the biggest biopic of all time. Period. How about we take this to the next level? Su…
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