#Biopic

Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson film has crossed $911.9 million worldwide, with Japanese release still ahead and a sequel already in the works.

With the release of Michael and not one but four Beatles feature films under way, I am once again calling for a moratorium on these films (with one exception)

Michael Jackson's landmark 1982 album racked up 62,000 equivalent album units in a single tracking week, driven by 50.3 million streams.

Jack Osbourne said during a recent livestream that the Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne biopic announced back in 2020 is likely slated for a 2028 release.

"I do think the critical response seems a bit disingenuous," a Michael Jackson biographer tells The Hollywood Reporter amid the continued debate about the Lionsgate film that has become a smash.

"You’re critiquing the film on something that you want in, but it doesn’t work in the timeline of the film," the filmmaker said.

Michael Jackson biopic debuted with £11.6m at the UK box office – almost double achieved by next-best Bohemian Rhapsody

From Nypost RSS Feed: The Massive Box Office Success Of ‘Michael’ Cements The Musician Biopic As Hollywood’s Most Reliable Genre

Michael Jackson biopic has shrugged off controversy, bad reviews and a troubled production to take $217m worldwide, including $97m in North America

From Complex RSS Feed: Michael Jackson's Biopic Nears $100M at the Box Office on Opening Weekend

From Deadline RSS Feed: How ‘Michael’ Danced On The Floor Around The World With $217M+ WW & $120M+ Overseas – Global Box Office Update

From Billboard RSS Feed: ‘Michael’ Eyes Biggest Music Biopic Opening Ever With $95M–$100M Box Office Debut

With the dust settled after February's BAFTAs incident, John Davidson's biopic is all the more timely — to a point.

Dan Reed, director of Leaving Neverland, which looked into child sexual assault allegations against Michael Jackson, said he was "worse than Jeffrey Epstein" in an interview.

Despite the controversy surrounding its release, 'Michael' is on pace to break the box office record for a musical biopic in its opening week.

The long-awaited biopic hauled in a staggering $39.9 million on its opening Friday.

Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson movie is fittingly odd, but not for the reasons you might expect.

From Nme RSS Feed: ‘Michael’ review: safe, shiny reminder of the King Of Pop’s musical genius

Michael Stipe suggested Billie Eilish could play a young version of him while bantering with Stephen Colbert about a hypothetical R.E.M. biopic.

Swerving the child abuse allegations, the new Michael Jackson film is yet another revisionist music movie in a long line. We know what’s in it for their subjects. What about the viewers?