Michael just smashed box office records with the release of the MICHAEL Biographical motion picture on opening day. In fact, it previously set a record as the highest-grossing biopic on its first opening day and has made $39.5 million in one day.
This new film has exceeded all expectations and has proven that there is a massive appetite for fans of this true icon.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Graham King, MICHAEL stars Jaafar Jackson, Michael’s real nephew and family member, bringing a story to life that was passed on through generational storytelling from Michael Jackson himself to Jaafar Jackson.
Historically, Biopics are through the roof during award seasons; however, they do not accumulate Superhero Box Office numbers on their opening weekends. Based on $ 39.5 million during the opening day, MICHAEL will generate more than $100 million during the complete opening weekend, making MICHAEL a blockbuster film.
Therefore, this will be commented on at least twice, as Universal Pictures has placed a large bet on Michael Jackson’s complex legacy, and bikers are anxious for a film to be made about Michael Jackson; there are millions of people around the world awaiting this movie.
Reviews coming from multiple social media outlets continue to call Jaafar’s performance an Oscar-winning performance and are remarking how Jaafar’s performance was hauntingly perfect, and Biopics that chronicle Michael’s evolution from Child Prodigy to Global Phenomenon, while not shying away from the controversies that shadowed his later years.
Record broken. Legacy intact. Box office reignited. Michael Jackson isn’t just back — he’s making history again.