's is now the second highest-grossing biopic of all time.
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Michael Jackson Biopic Beats Elvis in Box Office
Michael Jackson's eponymous biopic is now the second highest-grossing biopic of all time.The project has pushed 2022's Elvis, starring Austin Butler, out of the...
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The project has pushed 2022's Elvis, starring , out of the ranking.
Michael – which features the King of Pop's nephew Jaafar Jackson, 29, in the titular role – has raked in $577 million since it hit theaters on April 24, per Deadline.
Third weekend ticket sales totaling $95 million pushed the film to a $240.4 million domestic box office tally, and $336.88 million abroad. By comparison, Elvis earned $288.7 million worldwide.
The 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody holds 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 second highest-grossing biopic of all time
Jackson pictured in London in March 2009, three months before his death
According to Deadline, outside of the US, Michael has performed most impressively in France, where it took the number one spot with $7.2 million this past weekend.
The Antoine Fuqua-directed film also had a record-breaking box office debut.
The late King of Pop, who died in 2009 at age 50, is portrayed by 29-year-old nephew Jaafar Jackson (pictured) in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film
The success of the film comes despite against the singer, which plagued him late in his career.
The total cost to make the movie was $200 million.
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.
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But it's been a hit with audiences, as evidenced by its monumental numbers.
According to THR, 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.
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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