Michael Jackson's film 'Michael' breaks $1 billion record

The film ‘Michael’, based on the life of the King of Pop Michael Jackson, has achieved a great success at the global box office and has crossed the historical milestone of earning more than one billion dollars. In just 12 weeks of its release, the film has set a new example in the history of biopic films by earning a business of 1.001 billion dollars worldwide.

According to box office figures, the film’s total income was 629.8 million dollars abroad and 371.8 million dollars from North America. After this extraordinary success, ‘Michael’ has become the world’s first biographical film to cross the one billion dollar mark at the global box office.

Released in April 2026, the film started breaking several records from the beginning. By the end of its opening weekend, it had earned 97 million dollars in the United States alone and 217 million dollars worldwide, which is being called the biggest opening record ever in the musical biopic category.

The film has also won the title of the highest-grossing film based on the life of a real person, while it has also surpassed the previous record-holder, the film Oppenheimer. With this success, it has also become the highest-grossing film in the history of Lionsgate Studios and is the studio's first production to cross the one billion dollar mark at the global box office.

Michael Jackson's role in the film is played by his real-life nephew, while the story presents his childhood, artistic journey, difficulties and various stages of becoming the 'King of Pop' on the screen.

According to foreign media reports, after this extraordinary success, Lionsgate is also considering the possibility of making another film based on other aspects of Michael Jackson's life.