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His story begins.Michael stars Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, with Miles Teller and Colman Domingo. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua, alongside being produced by Graham King, John Branca, and John McClain.In cinemas and IMAX soon, starting April 24.
Through the weekend, the movie is poised to dominate over global box office charts with projections of $65 million to $75 million (or more) domestically and $75 million to $80 million internationally.
‘Michael’ is also the highest rated music biopic of all time
The biopic 'Michael,' directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson, opened on April 24 to a massive $217 million worldwide, including $97 million domestically and $120.4 million overseas from 82 markets. It beat holdovers like 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' and quickly recouped its $200 million budget, despite critics' 40% Rotten Tomatoes score—while audiences rate it 96% for the spot-on performance and musical sequences. The hit boosted Jackson's music, with 'Billie Jean' hitting No. 6 on Spotify's Global Daily chart after 43 years, and fans celebrating his enduring legacy.
This confirmation comes after MICHAEL has broken all records for biopics and music/consent films, scoring a global opening of $217.4M!
The Lionsgate film 'Michael,' directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson as the lead, traces Michael Jackson's journey from child prodigy to 1988 superstar. It opened to a record $97 million domestically on April 24, surging past $424 million worldwide in its first week and surpassing 'Elvis' as the top-grossing music biopic for an American artist. While critics gave it mixed reviews at 32-40% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences awarded a 97% score, with Spike Lee praising it as a heartfelt tribute judged on its own terms.
‘Thriller’ by Michael Jackson returns to the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 at #7 with 45k units. It previously spent 37 weeks at number one.The 1982 album sold 45,000 units this week—a 425% jump—tying its highest spot this century, right after Lionsgate's Michael biopic starring Jaafar Jackson opened to $97 million domestically and $424 million worldwide. Six Thriller tracks recently entered Spotify's Global Daily Top Songs, with Billie Jean and Thriller seeing their biggest streaming days ever amid a 140% spike.
‘MICHAEL’ has grossed over $500 million at the global box office and officially is the biggest music biopic ever at the domestic box office.Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the Lionsgate film starring Jaafar Jackson as Michael opened on April 24, 2026, tracing his journey from Jackson 5 roots in Gary, Indiana, to solo hits like Thriller. It surged past Bohemian Rhapsody's $216.4 million domestic total, hitting around $213 million stateside amid packed theaters and repeat viewings into week three. Fans rave about Jaafar's performance and Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson, with Jermaine Jackson calling his nephew 'unbelievable'—pushing worldwide earnings toward $570 million.
Price is $42.99.
