‘Michael’ Electrifies the Box Office: 5 Reasons Bad Reviews Couldn’t Derail the Michael Jackson Biopic

By Rebecca Rubin

Rebecca Rubin

Senior Film and Media Reporter

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• Box Office: ‘Michael’ Bows to $217 Million Globally, ‘Mario’ Surpasses $800 Million, ‘Project Hail Mary’ Rockets Past $600 Million 23 hours ago
• Box Office: ‘Michael’ Moonwalks to $12.6 Million in Previews, Beating ‘Project Hail Mary’ for Biggest of the Year 3 days ago

Now that’s a box office thriller.

“Michael,” an origin story about Michael Jackson, electrified the box office with $97 million domestically and $217 million globally in its first weekend of release. The PG-13 film wildly exceeded expectations to secure the biggest opening of all time for any musical biopic, easily supplanting the record set long ago by 2015’s “Straight Outta Compton” ($60 million debut). It’s a blockbuster result for Lionsgate, ranking as the company’s biggest hit since 2015’s “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” ($102 million debut). The studio is expected to greenlight at least one more film about Jackson’s life.

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