'Michael' Biopic Surpasses 'Bohemian Rhapsody' as Highest-Grossing Music Biopic with $911.9M Worldwide
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Anthony D'Alessandro
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Summary
The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' has surpassed 'Bohemian Rhapsody' to become the highest-grossing music biopic of all time, earning $911.9M worldwide. The film stars Jaafar Jackson (Michael Jackson's nephew) and is directed by Antoine Fuqua. Distributed by Lionsgate and Universal, the movie is set to release in Japan, which could push it past the $1 billion mark, making it only the second title to cross that threshold in 2026 after Universal's Super Mario.
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· 3 pulledIt's finally happened, and as Michael and Janet Jackson would have sang, 'it makes ya wanna scream'.
The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been caught in a landslide as the King of Pop's biopic, Michael, is now the highest grossing musical biopic ever with $911.9M worldwide.
That territory alone could make Michael the second title to cross $1 billion at the 2026 global B.O. after Universal's Super Mario
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