Michael and Janet Jackson
The music biopic "Michael" surpasses
"Bohemian Rhapsody" as the highest-grossing film of all time.
EXCLUSIVE: As Michael and Janet Jackson would have sang, "It makes ya
wanna scream" now that it has come to pass. The Freddie Mercury biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody has been caught in a landslide as the King of Pop’s biopic Michael
has become the highest-grossing musical biopic ever with $911.9 million
worldwide.
Lionsgate and Universal have accomplished this as the Michael Jackson film starring Jaafar Jackson and directed by Antoine Fuqua arrives in Japan today. Michael may become the second game to surpass $1 billion at the global box office in 2026, joining Universal's Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Graham King was also the producer of Bohemian Rhapsody, which won four Oscars, as we have always pointed out. He broke his own all-time record for box office receipts. Lionsgate is partnering with Kino for the Japan release. The Santa Monica, CA-based studio also has theatrical in Russia, where the pic has collected $10M.
The studio faced
great challenges in the making of the movie, forced to do $50M in reshoots
after the Jackson estate overlooked a key plot point in the screenplay about
one of his accusers, who was never supposed to be dramatized in the John
Logan-written movie. The movie studio
division, led by chair Adam Fogelson, has benefited greatly from this risk and
struggle. Bravo.
Michael currently
counts $358.6M at the domestic box office with $553.3M from international
(Universal generated $540.5M of that after taking foreign theatrical and
ancillary rights). Bohemian Rhapsody
made $216.6 million domestically and $694.3 million internationally. Below is a
list of the box office records broken by Michael:
Lionsgate’s
highest-grossing theatrical release ever at the worldwide box office
Highest-grossing
musical biopic of all time
Largest global
opening weekend ever for a musical biopic
The musical biopic's
highest-grossing opening was achieved in 65 international markets. 40
international markets surpassed the lifetime of Bohemian Rhapsody, including
Brazil, France, and Mexico
Brazil's
highest-grossing Universal film ever, the most successful biopic ever made in
France, surpassing La Môme (La Vie En Rose), the legendary local film.
Domestic's highest-grossing music biopic.
Largest domestic opening weekend for a musical biopic
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