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“Michael” Opens with $217M Globally!

today27 April 2026

Background

The much-anticipated biopic on the late King of Pop, Michael, pulled off a moon walk at the worldwide box office with a whopping $217.4 million, according to Sunday estimates.

Helmed by director Antoine Fuqua, Michael boasts the biggest domestic opening of all time for any biopic, even speed-running past Oppenheimer, which sat at $80 million.

The film follows the larger-than-life star Michael Jackson from his early days in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to his rise in fame, and is portrayed by none other than his own nephew, Jaafar Jackson.

*Cover image via Lionsgate

Written by: Farah Qistina


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