There’s a new box office king. “Michael,” a biopic about the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, arrived in theaters as an instant sensation with $97 million domestically and $217 million globally in its first weekend of release. These ticket sales rank as the best start of all time for a biopic, smashing the record set...

‘Michael’ Rocks Box Office With Record-Setting $97 Million Debut
Rebecca Rubin·Variety··1 min readLimited
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