‘Michael’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Biopic Ever, Closing in on $1 Billion

*More than 15 years after his death, Michael Jackson is still breaking records. “Michael,” the blockbuster biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, has officially become the highest-grossing biographical film of all time, surpassing Christopher Nolan’s Academy Award-winning “Oppenheimer” at the worldwide box office.

The film has earned roughly $977 million globally and continues its theatrical run, putting the once-unthinkable $1 billion milestone within reach.

The achievement comes just weeks after “Michael” also dethroned “Bohemian Rhapsody” as the highest-grossing music biopic ever made.

For Lionsgate, the film has already become the studio’s biggest box-office success ever. It also demonstrates that audiences around the world remain deeply invested in Michael Jackson’s story nearly two decades after his death.

Few entertainers have shown the kind of lasting global drawing power that Jackson continues to command.

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