• The Record: Graham King’s Michael has officially shattered the corporate record books to become the highest-grossing release in the history of Universal Pictures Brazil.
• The Next Target: With its unstoppable international momentum, the film is systematically tracking down the all-time musical biopic record of $911 million held by Bohemian Rhapsody.

The records just keep on coming for MICHAEL.

After a highly-successful and historic premiere in Russia, the film has now shattered a historic new studio benchmark. That’s right, according to the latest box office trackers, MICHAEL has officially eclipsed all prior studio releases to become the highest-grossing film in the history of Universal Pictures Brazil—surpassing massive legacy blockbusters and establishing a dominant new financial peak for the musical biopic genre. The record-setting film has been driven by an unprecedented surge across Latin American cinema markets, and at this point, can be attributed to one of the foundational engine’s behind the film’s massive commercial momentum.

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Key Highlights of the Historic ‘Michael’ Box Office Surge

• Global Payload: The film has pulled in an eye-watering $850 million-plus USD worldwide, aggressively closing in on the elusive $1 billion milestone. The movie is projected to officially hit $900 million within the week
• Studio Milestone: Officially verified as the highest-grossing theatrical release ever deployed by Universal Pictures in the Brazilian market.
• Biopic Rivalry: The record-breaking run actively positions the film to challenge the final $911 million all-time musical biopic record held by Bohemian Rhapsody.

South American Grid Demolishes Existing Records

Simply put, MICHAEL didn’t just edge out past records—it shattered them. The trajectory of the film has now outperformed Universal’s traditional heavyweight intellectual properties, maintaining an incredibly low week-over-week drop rate of less than 18% across its first month in Brazilian theaters.

Projected Global Trajectory

As the film enters its next phase of theatrical rollout, industry consensus projects that MICHAEL (keep in mind that the film remain in theaters, and this will not impact the Japan premiere this month) will comfortably cross the $900 million mark before transitioning into premium video-on-demand (PVOD) streaming networks.

The Synopsis

Michael tracks the meteoric rise of Michael Jackson from the early days of the Jackson 5 to the peak of the Thriller and Bad eras. With a reported $155 million production budget (some report this as being $200 million), the film had high expectations to meet. The film has not only met them but is now heavily rolling towards the $1 billion mark.

Featured Photo: Lionsgate; Michael fans in Japan

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