‘Michael’ Workin’ Day And Night: Crossing $300M WW To Become No. 2 Musical Biopic Ever – Box Office
Lionsgate's 'Michael,' a biopic on Michael Jackson starring Jaafar Jackson, has crossed $300 million globally, making it the second-highest-grossing musical biopic of all time behind 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, has performed strongly both domestically and internationally, with a $129.8 million domestic cume and $169.3 million internationally as of yesterday. It is expected to reach $174.8 million domestically by the end of its second weekend.
- ▪'Michael' has crossed $300 million globally, surpassing 'Elvis' ($288.6M) as the No. 2 musical biopic ever.
- ▪The film opened globally to $218.8 million and added $47.5 million internationally between Monday and Thursday.
- ▪Domestically, 'Michael' ended its first week at $129.8 million and is projected to reach $174.8 million by Sunday.
- ▪In international markets, the UK & Ireland reached $21.8M, France $14.2M, Mexico $12.9M, and Italy $11.1M in cumulative grosses.
- ▪The film held well in Europe despite competition from 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' and favorable weather conditions.
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Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in Michael. Photo Credit: Bruce Talamon EXCLUSIVE: Liongate’s Michael is crossing $300M today around the globe which will unseat Warner Bros’ 8x Oscar nominated Elvis ($288.6M) as the No. 2 musical biopic ever, just behind Bohemian Rhapsody ($911M), which was also produced by Michael producer Graham King. After opening to $218.8M around the globe off of Universal’s foreign release of the pic, the Antoine Fuqua directed movie went on to collect another $47.5M between Monday and Thursday abroad in 82 territories, taking its international running cume to $169.3M. Michael‘s domestic week ended at $129.8M, and added all up, global stands at $299M as of yesterday.
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