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Lionsgate's “Michael” Near $1 Billion, Ranks #63 All-Time

7/6/2026

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Lionsgate Near Billion

Lionsgate’s biopic “Michael” has earned $978,625,426 worldwide, leaving it $21.4 million short of $1 billion.
The film ranks #63 all-time and is the second-highest-grossing 2026 release behind “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ($1.009 billion).
Its $371,347,426 U.S. gross and $607,278,000 overseas earnings represent 62.1 % of total revenue.
After the Jackson estate raised legal concerns, Lionsgate’s $50 million reshoots and IMAX’s extra screenings in the United Kingdom aim to push the film past $1 billion.

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Michael Hits Billion

The film “Michael” reached $989.1 million at the global box office this weekend, cementing its status as a genre-defying blockbuster.
It overturns Lionsgate’s music-biopic pattern, which previously peaked only in the hundreds of millions before fading.
Director Antoine Fuqua brings his action-film pedigree to the biographical drama.
Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew, portrays the pop icon, marking a rare instance of a close family member leading a major studio biopic.

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Lionsgate Near Billion

Lionsgate’s biopic “Michael” has earned $978,625,426 worldwide, leaving it $21.4 million short of $1 billion.
The film ranks #63 all-time and is the second-highest-grossing 2026 release behind “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ($1.009 billion).
Its $371,347,426 U.S. gross and $607,278,000 overseas earnings represent 62.1 % of total revenue.
After the Jackson estate raised legal concerns, Lionsgate’s $50 million reshoots and IMAX’s extra screenings in the United Kingdom aim to push the film past $1 billion.

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