Michael Jackson Biopic Dominates North American Box Office in Opening Weekend
Jafar Jackson stars as Michael Jackson in the film, which earned $120.4 million overseas and topped the biopic opening record, distributors said.
- Last week, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael opened in cinemas, achieving a record-breaking $217.4 million worldwide. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the production debuted to unprecedented box office success for any biopic in history.
- The film significantly outperformed prior biopic records, including Christopher Nolan's 2023 release Oppenheimer , F. Gary Gray's 2015 Straight Outta Compton , and Bryan Singer's 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody .
- While critics panned the film as a "soulless cash grab," audiences awarded it a 97 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes, with $97 million in North American earnings.
- Starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, the Lionsgate production features Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson, Nia Long as Katherine Jackson, and Miles Teller as attorney John Branca.
- Ahead of release, the trailer garnered 116.2 million views in 24 hours, while the movie is performing consistently in India, outperforming local releases following its debut.
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The highly anticipated biopic about one of the most successful stars of all time, Michael Jackson, has just hit the big screen and is breaking box office records. The film about the musician, portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson, set a record for the highest-grossing biopic with $217 million (185 million euros) in its opening weekend.
More than a million spectators in five days, the best start in history for a biopic, a new box of its streaming tubes... Seventeen years after his death, Michael Jackson has a phenomenal return to grace.
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Michael, the new Michael Jackson biopic, has smashed box office records in its first weekend of release after negative reviews from critics.The film, which stars Jackson’s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson as the late musician, launched with $97 million domestically and $217 million globally in its opening weekend, breaking the box office record for a musical biopic. The record was previously held by Bohemian Rhapsody, which took a total of $124m …
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der Standard DEAntoine Fuqua's musician portrait has far exceeded industry expectations and beats the previous music biopic record of "Straight Outta Compton"
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