'Michael' Beats 'Oppenheimer', Becomes Highest Grossing Biopic

Key Points:

• Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" has become the highest-grossing biopic ever, earning $977.4 million globally and surpassing Universal’s "Oppenheimer," which grossed $975.8 million.
• "Michael" continues to perform well in its tenth weekend, making $9.2 million worldwide last weekend, with a domestic total of $370.2 million and $607.2 million from international markets.
• The film stars Jackson’s nephew, Jafar Jackson, and is expected to reach $1 billion globally, potentially becoming the second film to do so in 2026 after Universal/Illumination’s "Super Mario Galaxy Movie."
• "Michael" surpassed "Bohemian Rhapsody" ($911 million) to become the highest-grossing musical biopic and has achieved this while operating on a shorter 46-day theatrical window before PVOD release, compared to "Oppenheimer’s" much longer theatrical and streaming windows.
• Universal handled the foreign release of "Michael" except in Japan and Russia, where the film remains in theaters, with Kino managing the Japanese release under a co-partnership with Lionsgate.