Michael Jackson movie overtakes huge hit to become the highest-grossing music biopic ever

Tamara Ceaikovski

The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been overtaken, as the King of Pop's biopic, Michael, reigns superme as the highest-grossing musical biopic ever. The Michael Jackson biopic, starring Jaafar Jackson and directed by Antoine Fuqua, lands in Japanese cinemas today, and has already made $911.9million worldwide. The Japanese market alone could propel Michael to become the second film to surpass $1 billion at the global box office in 2026, following Universal's Super Mario Galaxy