{"id":1904322,"date":"2026-04-26T19:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904322"},"modified":"2026-04-26T19:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:57:28","slug":"michael-overtakes-oppenheimer-with-biggest-box-office-debut-ever-for-a-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904322","title":{"rendered":"Michael Overtakes Oppenheimer With Biggest Box Office Debut Ever for a Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael<\/a> made a huge $217 million at the global box office, enough to secure the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for a biopic. That\u2019s ahead of the previous biopic record holder, Oppenheimer<\/a>, which debuted to $174 million in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

$97 million came from North American theaters, while 120.365 million came internationally. Michael is behind only The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a> in terms of global box office debuts this year.<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/a>, Michael cost nearly $200 million to produce (this includes reshoots for the third act totalling around $15 million). But based on this start, Michael will easily turn a profit during its theatrical run.<\/p>\n

Michael\u2019s box office success comes despite accusations of \u201cwhitewashing.\u201d The movie ends in 1988 during the Bad tour, and does not feature Michael Jackson\u2019s high-profile child abuse allegations. Earlier this week, Colman Domingo, who plays Michael Jackson\u2019s father, Joe, suggested a sequel could deal with the allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Michael launched to poor review scores from critics, too, but a 4.8 out of 5 audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. IGN\u2019s Michael review<\/a> returned a 3\/10. \u201cMichael does the impossible: It makes the King of Pop boring,\u201d we said.<\/p>\n