‘Michael’ Knocking Auds Off Their Feet: Biopic Nears $100M U.S. & $206…

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 $39.5M Friday U.S. in what’s shaping up to be a $95M opening in North America, maybe even an epic $100M (which would be the second highest bow of the year behind Super Mario Galaxy Movie‘s $131M). Overseas Universal is reporting from 82 territories $111.4M (excluding Korea and Japan), add it all up and we’re at $206.4M WW, which is the best opening YTD for a live-action MPA movie ahead of Project Hail Mary ($140.9M).

That first day/previews for Michael stateside as well as its opening weekend are the best Lionsgate has seen since 2015’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 ($45.5M), and far and away the best post Covid opening day and weekend the Santa Monica, CA studio has seen. Michael has easily won the dance-off between musical biopic openings, well ahead of Straight Outta Compton ($60.2M). Also, it’s the biggest opening ever for director Antoine Fuqua, far ahead of Equalizer 2 ($36M). It’s also the biggest opening for producer Graham King ahead of both World War Z ($66.4M) and Bohemian Rhapsody ($51M), as well as screenwriter John Logan, besting the 007 title Skyfall ($88.3M).

https://deadline.com/2026/04/box-office-michael-1236870542/
    • 이거 개봉전 불협 화음/악평이 자자하다고 했는데 결과가 사뭇 다르네요

      • 재닛 잭슨도 부탁받았지만 거절했다고 라토야 잭슨이 시사회에서 밝혔더군요. Michael Jackson Estate 여기 간섭이 자자하다는 소문이 제작 초기부터 돌았어요.


        리빙 네버랜드 감독이 요새 언론에 오르락내리락하는 거 같은데 그 다큐도 사실과 틀린 것들 지적이 수두룩.


        이 기회에 this is it 재개봉이나 해 줬으면 합니다,진짜 잭슨이 나오니까요.
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      Michael Jackson charts 5 songs on the Global Spotify chart following the release of ‘MICHAEL’ the movie:


      #24. (+17) Billie Jean — 3.04M

      #55. (+29) Beat It — 2.32M

      #149. (+24) They Don’t Care About Us — 1.52M

      #157. (RE) Smooth Criminal — 1.48M

      #182. (NEW) Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough — 1.38M



      ㅡ 스포티파이도 잭슨 노래 차트 상승

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      Why Was Michael Jackson's 1993 Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Cut from the Michael Biopic? What We Know

      'Michael' director Antoine Fuqua confirmed that the biopic originally included coverage of the singer's child sex abuse allegations, which did not make it to final cut




      Michael Jackson testifies during his civil trial on Dec. 3, 2002, in Santa Maria, Calif. ; Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in 'Michael'.

      Credit : Jim Ruyman-Pool/Getty; Glen Wilson/Lionsgate

      NEED TO KNOW

      Michael, starring the singer's nephew Jaafar Jackson, premiered in theaters on April 24, 2026, after several delays

      The biopic ends in 1988, omitting any mention of the child sex abuse allegations Michael Jackson faced in the final decades of his life

      Director Antoine Fuqua confirmed to The New Yorker that the film originally included scenes covering allegations from 13-year-old Jordan Chandler

      The Michael Jackson biopic chronicles a large portion of the musician's career, but it notably leaves out some pivotal — and controversial — moments of his life.



      Michael – starring the "Thriller" singer's nephew Jaafar Jackson as the titular character — premiered in theaters on April 24, 2026, over three years after the project was first announced. A previously shared logline for the movie said that the film would bring an "honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated" singer, whose final years before his 2009 death were marked by a string of controversies.



      Days before the movie's release, director Antoine Fuqua told The New Yorker that Michael originally opened with the 1993 police raid on Neverland Ranch, the singer's infamous California compound, following sex abuse allegations from 13-year-old Jordan Chandler.



      "I shot [Michael] being stripped naked, treated like an animal, a monster," Fuqua said.


      But, the final cut that made it to theaters is instead one that ends in 1988, omitting any mention of the singer's troubling history.


      So, why isn't Michael Jackson's 1993 child sex abuse lawsuit covered in the Michael biopic? Here's what to know.


      What was Michael accused of in his 1993 lawsuit?


      Michael Jackson walks with the aid of crutches on March 6, 2001, in Oxford, England.

      BWP Media/Newsmakers

      In 1993, Jackson was accused of sexually abusing 13-year-old Jordan Chandler.



      According to The New York Times, the young boy, who was not named at the time, accused the singer of molesting him repeatedly over a five-month period. The young boy alleged that Jackson frequently bathed with him, shared a bed with him and showered him with gifts and trips, as well as fondling him and performing various sex acts with him, per the outlet.


      In return, the Chandler family filed a civil lawsuit against Jackson, accusing him of sexual battery, seduction, willful misconduct, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud and negligence in a campaign to entice the boy.


      What was the result of the lawsuit?


      Michael Jackson circa 1993.

      WireImage via Getty

      Following the allegations, Jackson agreed to pay the Chandler family roughly $25 million to settle the lawsuit. Chandler reportedly stopped cooperating with prosecutors after the settlement, and the investigation was subsequently closed, per The New Yorker.



      The Jackson estate has repeatedly denied abuse accusations made against the late singer, who was acquitted of separate child molestation charges in 2005. Additional allegations against Jackson were explored in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland, prompting an ongoing legal battle.




      Why isn't the lawsuit included in the Michael movie?


      Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in 'Michael'.

      Glen Wilson/Lionsgate

      The allegations from Chandler and the aftermath were reportedly a key "backbone" of the movie, Puck reported in January 2025.



      According to Variety, the film's original script included one scene in which Jackson stared at himself in the mirror, capturing his gaze as police car lights flashed behind him, in 1993, just after the singer was accused of child molestation. Per the outlet, there was also reportedly a scene in which investigators arrived at Neverland Ranch to search for evidence in the wake of the allegations.





      Notably, both scenes did not make it to the final cut because the settlement between Chandler and Jackson reportedly included an agreement that the Chandlers can never be mentioned or dramatized in a movie, per Puck.


      According to the outlet, the legally binding agreement had previously been overlooked when the script had been vetted and approved.


      How did the lawsuit affect the Michael biopic?


      Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson and KeiLyn Durrel Jones as Bill Bray in 'Michael'.

      Glen Wilson/Lionsgate

      Shortly after reports surfaced that the biopic was disrupted by the legal issues, a source close to production told PEOPLE in January 2025 that the film was "not in total chaos," and that they had reshoots slated for that March. Variety reported that much of the third act was devoted to the sexual abuse allegations that surfaced in 1993, leaving them to rework the biopic's finale, which now concludes in 1988.



      The film ultimately had a year-long delay, as it was originally intended to premiere in theaters on April 18, 2025.


      In November 2024, it was postponed by six months to Oct. 3, 2025. In May 2025, however, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said during the studio's Q4 2025 earnings call that the biopic was unlikely to hit theaters before the end of 2025, and it later received its new premiere date of April 24, 2026. Elsewhere in the call, Lionsgate film chief Adam Fogelson confirmed that they were now considering splitting the biopic into two parts, per Deadline.



      The delays and reshoots also led to financial repercussions. According to Variety, when the cast reassembled for 22 additional days in June 2025 for reshoots, it added $10 to $15 million to the budget.


      The outlet also reported that the Jackson estate covered the extra costs because it was their error that made the changes needed, and as a result, they also received an equity stake in the film.


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      • 그런데 이런 식이 되면 그냥 죽은 마이클로 돈이나 벌어봐야겠다 이런 생각 밖에는 안 드는데요

        • 진짜 마이클 잭슨이 어떤 사람인지는 알 수 없고 유족들,소니, 한동안 적극적으로 옹호하다가 피해자라고 주장하는 사람들의 돈벌이 수단이 된 셈이죠.

          저는 마잭 전기 영화는 토드 헤인즈의 아임 낫 데어같은 스타일이 맞을지도 모른다고 은근 생각한 적 있어요.

          그래도 투팍 전기 영화 꼴은 안 날 듯 합니다.
    • 마잭이 여호와의 증인 신도였고 슈퍼스타가 된 다음에도 망토와 모자로 가리고 집 찾아가 전도했죠. 여호와의 증인이었던 크리스 스턱만은 그 점에서 마잭한테 좀 호의적이더라고요.
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      제프 쿤스의 마이클과 버블스.


      영화 속 버블스는 cg처리


      제프 쿤스는 엡스틴 문건에 이름이 

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