Michael Biopic: Box Office Blowout, Mixed Reviews

0:00It's April 27th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. The new Michael Jackson biopic called Michael just dropped in theaters last week, and it's already splitting opinions wide open. Critics are mostly throwing shade, calling out the storytelling flaws, but audiences are all in, packing seats and giving it love. That fan power translated straight to the box office, where it raked in $97 million domestically over the opening weekend, plus two. 117 million globally. That's the biggest launch ever for a biopic. Blowing past straight out of Compton's 60 million domestic start. Boxer Ryan Garcia chimed in with some real talk, saying it's sad there might never be another entertainer like Jackson. He nailed how Michael stood alone with his killer vocals, insane choreography, and wild visual flair that changed the game. Ryan did not just sing. He reinvented showbiz with bold fashion and music videos that cost a fortune, but set the

1:01bar sky high. No one matched that mix of talent and vision back then, and it still hits different today. Even with the mixed reviews, those numbers proved Jackson's legacy pulls crowds like nothing else, keeping his story alive on the big screen.