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The biopic, which follows Michael Jackson’s rise to fame, stars his nephew, Jaafar Jackson
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- Michael has earned $1 billion globally, becoming Lionsgate’s first film to reach this milestone and the second film to do so in 2026
- Earlier this year the film surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody to become the highest-grossing music biopic, and later overcame Oppenheimer as the highest-grossing biopic overall
- Jaafar Jackson, the late star’s nephew, stars as Michael, with Nia Long and Colman Domingo portraying his parents Katherine and Joe Jackson
Michael Jackson‘s biopic has checked off another massive milestone at the box office.
Nearly three months after its April 24 theatrical release, Michael has officially become a $1 billion-grossing film, Deadline reported July 12. Distributed by Lionsgate, the biopic chronicling the star’s rise to fame is the studio’s first film to attain the milestone.
The biopic, starring the late King of Pop’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, has earned $371.8 million domestically and $629.8 internationally, the outlet reported. It earned $314 million in its debut weekend alone, PEOPLE previously reported.
Michael earned its spot as the highest-grossing music biopic of all time in June, after its worldwide earnings of $911.9 million surpassed the 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which grossed $910.9 million worldwide. Michael later broke Oppenheimer‘s record as the highest-grossing biopic overall, beating out the 2023 film’s earnings of $975.8 million.
Prior to Michael‘s theatrical release, Lionsgate’s highest-grossing film was Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, which earned $865.2 million by the end of its run worldwide, per Deadline.
Michael is the second film released in 2026 to achieve the $1 billion benchmark, following the success of Super Mario Galaxy.
Alongside Jaafar, Juliano Krue Valdi plays the younger version of Michael, while Nia Long stars as Jackson matriarch Katherine Jackson. Colman Domingo portrays the family patriarch Joe Jackson, who managed Michael and his brothers in the Jackson 5, and daughters Rebbie Jackson, La Toya Jackson and Janet Jackson.
The film also features Miles Teller as lawyer-manager John Branca, Laura Harrier as producer Suzanne de Passe and Mike Myers as CBS Records exec Walter Yetnikoff.
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The film’s logline promised an “honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated” singer, who died in 2009 at age 50.
Michael is in theaters now.
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