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Michael Jackson biopic moonwalks to box office record

By AAP Newswire

Jun 13, 2026

Michael Jackson's biopic Michael — The blockbuster Michael Jackson film Michael has become the highest grossing musical biopic. -EPA

The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has overtaken Bohemian Rhapsody as the highest-grossing music biopic of all time.

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The biopic was released in cinemas on April 24 and has grossed $US911.9 million ($A1.3 billion) worldwide, overtaking the 2018 film about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, which took $US910.9 million globally, Deadline reports.

The film will be looking to cross $US1 billion in global takings, a feat already reached by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, making the animated sequel the best-performing movie so far this year.

Michael ended amid the King of Pop's Bad tour in 1987, and a second film is in the pipeline with studio Lionsgate confirming they have "25 to 30 per cent" of the project in the bank from the previous shoot.

Lionsgate film chief Adam Fogelson said: "We are really excited about the progress we're making with respect to a second Michael film.

"All the conversations that we've been having with all of the appropriate parties continue to go exceptionally well."

Fogelson hinted the follow-up movie might not end up being chronological.

"We can go forwards about backwards in telling this story," he teased.

Michael, which was directed by Antoine Fuqua from a script written by John Logan, starred the late star's nephew Jaafar Jackson and Juliano Valdi as the singer in different stages of his life.