Michael has had a formidable weekend on the box office in North America. The music biopic is tracking to beat Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning biopic Oppenheimer on the North American box office. It’s due to this fact heading in the right direction to interrupt into the all-time top-grossing biopics on the domestic box office. Jaafar Jackson’s film will achieve this feat this upcoming weekend. Keep scrolling for the deets.
How much has the film collected on the North American box office thus far?
The film raked in a powerful $6.5 million on Monday, its Fifth Monday, which was also Memorial Day in North America. The Antoine Fuqua-helmed music biopic recorded the Fifth-largest Fifth Monday of all time, with a powerful 133% jump from last Monday despite losing 254 screens, including IMAX, in North America. With Obsession and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the film has crossed the $321.3 million mark on the North American box office.
Set to beat Oppenheimer on the North American box office
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was released in 2023 and have become a large hit, each financially and critically. It’s the all-time Third-highest-grossing biopic on the North American box office. Michael is edging closer to beating Oppenheimer’s domestic haul. For the record, Oppenheimer collected $330.2 million on the domestic box office in its lifetime. The Jaafar Jackson starrer is lower than $10 million away from beating the Christopher Nolan-helmed biopic domestically and becoming the all-time Third-highest-grossing biopic ever.
Within the upcoming weekend, the music biopic can be expected to surpass the domestic haul of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. The Jennifer Lawrence starrer Hunger Games movie collected $337.1 million in its lifetime, becoming the all-time Third highest-grossing film ever released by Lionsgate in North America. The King of Pop’s biopic will surpass that number and achieve that title in its lifetime.
Based on industry experts, the music biopic will earn a minimum of $350 million domestically. It’s now tracking to earn between $370 million and $400 million on the North American box office in its original run. Michael is tracking to cross $900 million worldwide and was released on April 24.
Box office summary
- Domestic – $321.3 million
- International – $468.7 million
- Worldwide – $790.0 million
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