Michael Jackson Biopic Tops Box Office

0:00It's April 26, I'm Cory with The Story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered and star-driven. Michael Jackson's biopic just claimed the box office throne, pulling in $97 million domestically and $217 million. Globally in its opening weekend, that's the biggest launch ever for a musical biopic, starring his nephew, Jafar Jackson, and directed by Antoine Fuqua. He crushed the competition, leaving the Super Mario Galaxy movie in second with $21 million domestic in its fourth week, pushing its worldwide, total to $831 million. Project Hail Mary came in third, adding $13 million stateside for a global haul past $613 million after six weeks. Fans showed mad love, despite the backlash from critics and fresh controversy over skipping abuse allegations, and Janet Jackson entirely. The movie ends in 1988, dodging the drama, but that didn't stop the thriller faithful from packing theaters. Other new releases struggled, like Samara Weaving's action comedy over your dead body at

1:03just $1.4 million domestic and the NBA Youngboy. Tour Doc American Youngboy, with $1.2 million, solid for a documentary. Holdovers included Lee Cronin's The Mumbing, dropping to $5.6 million, and the drama holding strong at $2.6 million in week 4. This weekend, Michael faces off against the hotly anticipated Devilwares product sequel, with Meryl Streep and Emily Bluntback, plus Adam Scott's. Horror, Hokem, and Aaron Eckhart's Shark Flick Deepwater setting up a wild showdown.