{"id":242155,"date":"2026-05-24T17:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/michael-nears-800-million-mark-at-the-global-box-office-even-closer-to-becoming-highest-grossing-music-biopic-of-all-time\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:31:19","slug":"michael-nears-800-million-mark-at-the-global-box-office-even-closer-to-becoming-highest-grossing-music-biopic-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/michael-nears-800-million-mark-at-the-global-box-office-even-closer-to-becoming-highest-grossing-music-biopic-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Michael&#8217; Nears $800 Million Mark at the Global Box Office, Even Closer to Becoming Highest-Grossing Music Biopic of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2217801\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Lionsgate<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/michael\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Michael<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>continues to be a global phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/michael-jackson\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Michael Jackson<\/strong><\/a> biopic has now brought in over $788 million at the global box office as of this weekend, nearing the $800 million mark, per <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/box-office\/box-office-michael-800-million-devil-wears-prada-2-600-million-globally-1236757876\/#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=boxofficealert&amp;utm_content=684445_05-24-2026&amp;utm_term=56896?utm_medium=&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_id=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of this past weekend, <em>Michael<\/em> brought in $28.5 million overseas, grossing $468 million overseas and $319 million domestically at this point.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zOLzsbOleM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>That number still comes without Japan\u2019s tally, as the movie won\u2019t open there until June 12.<\/p>\n<p>With that market counted, it\u2019s possible that the movie will surpass 2018\u2019s <em>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, which tapped out at $911 million, and become the highest-grossing music biopic of all time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael<\/em>\u00a0has already zoomed past the third highest-grossing music biopic, 2022\u2019s<em>\u00a0Elvis<\/em>, which grossed over $288 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The film arrived in theaters on April 24, and was directed by\u00a0<strong>Antoine Fuqua<\/strong>. It stars\u00a0<strong>Jaafar Jackson<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Nia Long<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Laura Harrier<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Juliano Krue Valdi<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Miles Teller<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Colman Domingo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a synopsis: \u201c<em>Michael<\/em>\u00a0is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells the story of\u00a0<strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong>\u2019s life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the\u00a0<strong>Jackson Five<\/strong>, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to\u00a0<strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong>\u00a0as never before. This is where his story begins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A sequel to the smash-hit movie\u00a0is in the works and Lionsgate\u2019s main executive has revealed some details about what fans can expect.<\/p>\n<p>The first movie in the\u00a0<em>Michael<\/em>\u00a0franchise charts the beginning of his career as a child singer in <strong>The Jackson 5<\/strong> and eventually launching a solo career, much to the dismay of his father. The movie ends just as he\u00a0is reaching the height of his career and there\u2019s lots of his life that can still be explored. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/21\/lionsgate-boss-reveals-michael-2-movie-details-says-some-of-the-sequel-is-already-filmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out what may happen in the sequel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/box-office\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Box Office<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/michael\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/michael-jackson\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Jackson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/movies\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Movies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/24\/michael-nears-800-million-mark-at-the-global-box-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Lionsgate Michael continues to be a global phenomenon. The Michael Jackson biopic has now brought in over $788 million at the global box office as of this weekend, nearing the $800 million mark, per Variety. As of this past weekend, Michael brought in $28.5 million overseas, grossing $468 million overseas and $319 million domestically [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":242156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242155","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}