‘Michael’ moonwalks to $97 million opening, shattering record for music biopics - AP News

‘Michael’ moonwalks to $97 million opening, shattering record for music biopics  AP News

Michael Jackson biopic’s mega-box office proves his staying power despite controversy

The film drew $217 million worldwide through Saturday during its opening weekend despite withering reviews and much debate about what the movie left out

By Lukas I. Alpert

‘Michael’ Shatters Records For Biopics With $97 Million Opening - Forbes

‘Michael’ Shatters Records For Biopics With $97 Million Opening  Forbes

‘Michael’ May Be ‘Family-Friendly,’ but It Taps Into Michael Jackson’s Most Powerful Creative Fuel — His Anger

The media has done a good job of talking about what’s not in “Michael.” I refer, of course, to the accusations of child sexual abuse that dogged Michael Jackson from 1993 until the day he died (and, of course, they didn’t stop then). The media has done a far less good job of talking about […]

By Owen Gleiberman

'Dhurandhar 2' BO collection day 39: Ranveer Singh film chases 'Pushpa 2’s domestic record

On Day 39, Ranveer Singh’s 'Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge' is on the cusp of making history as it chases the worldwide record of SS Rajamouli’s 'Baahubali 2'. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the espionage thriller has reached a global gross of Rs. 1,772.94 crore, needing just Rs. 15.12 crore more to become the second highest-grossing Indian film ever. Domestically, the film is locked in an intense battle to dethrone 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' as the all-time India net champion.

By TOI ENTERTAINMENT DESK

Box Office Stunner: ‘Michael’ Over-the-Moon With Record $97M U.S. Opening, $217M Globally

The Michael Jackson film played to all demos and ethnicities to score the biggest global opening ever for a biopic, and the biggest for a music biopic domestically, despite one of the biggest divides between audiences and critics in recent memory.

By Pamela McClintock

The meeting, the hug, and the missing photo: Why Prabhu Deva’s most prized memory of Michael Jackson exists only in his mind

By Yashaswini Sri

‘Michael’ Eyes Biggest Music Biopic Opening Ever With $95M–$100M Domestic Box Office Debut

The Lionsgate film is tracking for a global launch upward of $200 million.

By Mitchell Peters

Michael Stipe says Billie Eilish could play a younger version of him in an R.E.M. biopic

He said Eilish had held a door open for him once, but he "didn’t know who she was" at the time The post Michael Stipe says Billie Eilish could play a younger version of him in an R.E.M. biopic appeared first on NME.

By Laura Molloy

5 Major Michael Jackson Events The New Biopic Movie Doesn’t Cover That Could Be In A Sequel

Not every major milestone in Michael Jackson's life is covered in Michael—here's what was left out and could appear in a potential sequel movie.

By Liz Declan