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Kevin Mazur/Lionsgate Michael has officially surpassed the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody to claim the title as the highest-grossing music biopic in history with $911.9 million at the global box office.
Lionsgate confirmed the numbers to Rolling Stone, adding that Michael has made $358 million at the domestic box office and another $553 million internationally; that total does not include this weekend’s receipts. Comparatively, the 2018 Queen movie raked in $910 million worldwide during its theatrical run while also earning its star Rami Malek a Best Actor Oscar.
Michael, which portrays Michael Jackson‘s early years with his brothers in the Jackson 5 up until his 1988 Bad tour, has been a blockbuster success despite despite negative reviews from critics and blowback over the film’s decision to not address the child sexual abuse allegations that plagued his later years.
