's is now the highest-grossing biopic of all time.
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Michael Breaks Biopic Record, Nears $1 Billion!
Michael Jackson's eponymous biopic is now the highest-grossing biopic of all time.The project has soared past the 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody,...
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The project has soared past the 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, nearing $1 billion in worldwide box office earnings.
It comes one month after it pushed 2022's Elvis, starring , out of the second place ranking.
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Michael, which features the King of Pop's nephew Jaafar Jackson, 29, in the titular role, has raked in $911.9 million worldwide since it hit theaters on April 24, per Deadline.
The 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody previously held the number one spot with $216.7 million earned domestically and $910.8 million worldwide, per Billboard.
It comes 17 years after Jackson .
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Michael Jackson's eponymous biopic is now the highest-grossing biopic of all time
It comes 17 years after Jackson died in 2009 at age 50
Michael has the potential to cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, which The Super Mario Galaxy Movie recently accomplished.
The Antoine Fuqua-directed film also had a record-breaking box office debut.
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The late King of Pop is portrayed by 29-year-old nephew Jaafar Jackson (pictured left) in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film
The biopic shows Jackson's meteoric rise to icon status after first performing as part of the Jackson 5 alongside his older brothers
The film depicts the star's path to become a solo artist
The total cost to make the movie was $200 million.
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Producer Graham King and Lionsgate forced major production delays when they decided to scrap any mention of the pop star's abuse allegations.
The biopic has been savaged by critics, earning a dismal 35 percent 'rotten' score on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
But it's been a hit with audiences, as evidenced by its monumental numbers.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael is Lionsgate's best debut since the pandemic, and the company's sixth-biggest debut after four Hunger Games installments and the last Twilight film.
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It also soared past the opening of Ryan Gosling-led Project Hail Mary to become the second-biggest opening of the year as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remains in first place.
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