Michael Jackson ’s biopic Michael completed its theatrical run on September 28, 2026, with approximately 1.028 billion dollars worldwide. Starring Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson and directed by Antoine Fuqua , the film became the highest grossing biopic ever, according to Box Office Mojo and Guinness World Records. Box Office Mojo lists Michael’s final global total at 1,028,706,645 dollars. The film earned 372,303,388 dollars in the United States and Canada, while international theaters delivered 656,403,257 dollars, meaning overseas audiences generated nearly two thirds of the movie’s ticket sales. Michael Just Rewrote The Biopic Record Books Michael became the first biographical film to pass 1 billion dollars worldwide. The movie first surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody as the top earning music biopic, then moved ahead of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer to claim the broader biopic record. The film opened in April with 97.2 million dollars in the United States and Canada and more than 217 million dollars worldwide during its first weekend. Jaafar Jackson plays Michael Jackson from his Jackson 5 childhood through his rise to global superstardom, with Colman Domingo portraying Joseph Jackson and Nia Long playing Katherine Jackson. The Michael Jackson estate cooperated on the production, Lionsgate handled the United States release, and Universal managed much of the international rollout.