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EXCLUSIVE: It’s yet happened, and arsenic Michael and Janet Jackson would person sang, ‘it makes ya wanna scream’.
The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been caught successful a landslide arsenic nan King of Pop’s biopic, Michael, is now nan highest grossing philharmonic biopic ever pinch $911.9M worldwide.
It’s a feat that Lionsgate and Universal person pulled disconnected arsenic nan Jaafar Jackson starring, Antoine Fuqua directed Michael Jackson movie arrives successful Japan today. That territory unsocial could make Michael nan 2nd title to transverse $1 cardinal astatine nan 2026 world B.O. aft Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
In addition, arsenic we ever pointed retired each along: Graham King thumps his ain all-time container agency record, nan shaper besides down nan 4x Oscar winning Bohemian Rhapsody.
Lionsgate is partnering pinch Kino for nan Japan release. The Santa Monica, CA based workplace besides has theatrical successful Russia wherever nan pic has collected $10M.
The workplace faced awesome challenges successful nan making of nan movie, forced to do $50M successful reshoots aft nan Jackson property overlooked a cardinal crippled constituent successful nan screenplay astir 1 of his accusers, who was ne'er suppose to beryllium dramatized successful nan John Logan written movie. It’s a bet and a conflict that has genuinely paid disconnected for nan mobility image workplace section led by Chair Adam Fogelson. Bravo.
Michael currently counts $358.6M astatine nan home B.O. pinch $553.3M from world (Universal generated $540.5M of that aft taking overseas theatrical and ancillary rights). Bohemian Rhapsody grossed $216.6M stateside and $694.3M abroad.
Below is simply a database of each nan container agency records surgery by Michael:
Lionsgate’s highest grossing theatrical merchandise ever astatine nan worldwide box office
Highest grossing philharmonic biopic of each time
Largest world opening play ever for a philharmonic biopic
2nd highest grossing movie of 2026 worldwide (only down Universal, Illumination and Nintendo’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
2nd highest grossing biopic worldwide, only down Universal’s Oppenheimer
65 of world markets achieved nan highest grossing opening ever for a philharmonic biopic
40 world markets surpassed nan life of Bohemian Rhapsody, including Brazil, France, and Mexico
Highest grossing Universal movie of each clip successful Brazil
Most successful biopic ever successful France, surpassing nan legendary section film La Môme (La Vie En Rose)
Highest grossing euphony biopic (domestic)
Highest grossing biopic (domestic)
Largest home opening play ever for a philharmonic biopic
