Michael Jackson biopic shakes up box office
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SATURDAY AM: Well, it’s clear, if you want to make the box office a better place, release a Michael Jackson biopic, and make a change. Lionsgate’s Michael twirled up a $39.9M Friday U.S. in what’s shaping up to be a $95M opening in North America,
The debut is already the strongest post-pandemic opening for Lionsgate, surpassing John Wick: Chapter 4 ($73.8 million), and sets a new high for a musical biopic, overtaking Straight Outta Compton ($60.2 million).
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FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Michael including its $12.6M stateside previews now counts a running total of $44.3M for the $200M feature production. Thursday via Universal added $13.2M taking the Antoine Fuqua directed Michael Jackson biopic’s offshore take to $31.