The biopic 'Michael,' about pop icon Michael Jackson
The biopic 'Michael,' about pop icon Michael Jackson, became the first biography film to surpass $1 billion in global box office earnings, marking a milestone for Lionsgate and setting records as the most profitable music biographical film in history.
Consensus
- The biographical film 'Michael' about Michael Jackson surpassed $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue.
- The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Lionsgate.
- Lionsgate handled the North American distribution, while Universal managed international distribution.
- The film's main role was played by Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's nephew.
- The movie chronicles Michael Jackson's journey from being part of the Jackson 5 to becoming the 'King of Pop'.
- The film outperformed previous top-grossing biopics such as 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (2018) and 'Oppenheimer' (2023).
Points of divergence
- The film earned $1.001 billion globally, with $371.8 million in the U.S. and $629.8 million internationally. — kommersant
- The film earned 629.8 million dollars abroad and 371.8 million dollars in the U.S., totaling 1.001 billion dollars, with a first-weekend gross of $217 million worldwide. — fontanka
- The film earned $977 million globally according to Variety, with $370.2 million in the U.S. and $607.2 million internationally. — m24
- The film broke records for first-weekend gross among music biopics, surpassing 'Straight Outta Compton' (2015). — fontanka
- The film earned 977 million dollars globally according to Variety, and the Russian release date was May 28. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- Michael Jackson film becomes first biopic to reach $1 billion in box office — Коммерсантъ
- Biopic about Michael Jackson sets new box office record — Фонтанка
- Biopic about Michael Jackson becomes the highest-grossing film in history — Москва 24
Key entities
- Michael Jackson
- Variety
- Antoine Foucaud
- USA
- Gazeta.ru
- Lionsgate
- Christopher Nolan
- GK Films
- Lionsgate Productions Ltd
- Optimum Productions
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