Michael Biopic Crushes Box Office

0:00On April 27, the new Michael Jackson biopic called Michael just crushed it at the box office, pulling in 217.3 million dollars worldwide during its opening weekend. That puts it at number three on the all-time list for music biopics, trailing only Bohemian rhapsody with 910.8 million and Elvis at 288.7 million. In the U.S. and Canada alone, it raked in 97 million dollars, smashing the record for the biggest domestic opening ever for a music biopic. That beat straight out of Compton's 60 million from back in 2015. Fans are buzzing about this win, especially since the film celebrates Jackson's peak as the biggest pop star by 1988, skipping the controversies. It highlights his insane early start, like landing three number one, hot 100 hits, and two top five albums with the Jackson five before he even hit 12 years old. He kept breaking records nonstop, from unveiling the moonwalk on that Motown 25 special to thriller

1:04spawning 7 top 10 hot 100. Hits and 8 Grammy wins in one night. Add in 13 Grammys total, two rock and roll hall of fame spots, and even a Broadway musical that snagged four Tonys. Now with Thriller hitting the top 10 on the hot 100 again this month, Michael's the first artist to score top 10s across six decades, cementing why this biopic's triumph feels like a fitting nod to the king of pop's unbreakable legacy. Pop culture powered by AI. This is entertainment and celebrity news today.