{"id":143379,"date":"2026-06-08T08:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/michael-becomes-lionsgates-highest-grossing-film-with-898m\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:02:54","slug":"michael-becomes-lionsgates-highest-grossing-film-with-898m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/michael-becomes-lionsgates-highest-grossing-film-with-898m\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Michael\u2019 becomes Lionsgate\u2019s highest-grossing film with $898M"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Michael Jackson biopic Michael<\/em> has become the highest-grossing film in Lionsgate\u2019s history, earning nearly $900 million worldwide and surpassing some of the studio\u2019s most successful franchises, according to American entertainment industry publication Deadline.<\/p>\n

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, the film has grossed approximately $898 million globally after seven weeks in cinemas.<\/p>\n

Of that total, around $354 million has come from North America, while international markets have contributed more than $543 million.<\/p>\n

The achievement sees Michael<\/em> overtake two of Lionsgate\u2019s biggest blockbusters: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire<\/em>, which earned $865 million worldwide, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn \u2013 Part 2<\/em>, which made $868.5 million globally.<\/p>\n

The film has performed particularly strongly overseas.<\/p>\n

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it has earned more than $68 million, while France has contributed $54.5 million and Germany $34.3 million.<\/p>\n

Brazil has generated $32.2 million, making Michael Universal Pictures\u2019 highest-grossing film ever in that market.<\/p>\n

Australia has added $30.7 million, while Mexico, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have also delivered strong results.<\/p>\n

Russia has emerged as another significant market, with the film earning close to $10 million there through local distributor Volga.<\/p>\n

The biopic has already surpassed the box office totals of Bohemian Rhapsody in several major territories, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil and Australia.<\/p>\n

It also overtook Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em> as the highest-grossing musical biopic in North America just 16 days after release.<\/p>\n

Industry observers now expect Michael<\/em> to become the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time.<\/p>\n

To do so, it must pass the $911 million global total earned by Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, the Oscar-winning film about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.<\/p>\n

Importantly, Michael<\/em> has not yet opened in Japan, one of Michael Jackson\u2019s strongest international markets. The country is scheduled to receive the film on June 12. Japan was the second-biggest overseas market for Jackson\u2019s 2009 concert documentary This Is It<\/em>, contributing roughly $57 million.<\/p>\n

Several other Asian territories have also yet to make a significant contribution compared to the film\u2019s major Western markets, meaning additional growth remains possible.<\/p>\n

Figures from Deadline<\/h6>\n

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The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has become the highest-grossing film in Lionsgate\u2019s history, earning nearly $900 million worldwide and surpassing some of the studio\u2019s most successful franchises, according to American entertainment industry publication Deadline. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, the film has grossed approximately $898 million globally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}