‘Michael’ is now the highest-grossing biopic of all time
‘Michael’ (Courtesy of Lionsgate)
The Michael Jackson movie has moonwalked into the record books once again.
Michael has taken in $977 million worldwide. That surpasses the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, which raked in $975 million globally. Michael had already become the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, out-earning the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody — but now it’s tops among all biographical films.
Michael opened in April with an impressive $217 million globally. As per Variety, it’s now become Lionsgate’s biggest movie of all time, surpassing 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which earned $865 million.
Lionsgate is reportedly planning on at least one more movie about Jackson’s life, since Michael ends in 1988. The King of Pop died in June 2009.
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Catherine Laga’aia as ‘Moana’ live-action ‘Moana.’ (Disney)
How far will you go to see the live-action adaptation of Moana? Catherine Laga’aia, who stars as the titular wayfinder in the new film, hopes you’ll go as far as your local movie theater.
The young actress takes over the role of Moana from Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced her in the original 2016 animated film. Laga’aia told ABC News that she and Cravalho have formed a sisterhood that will always connect them.
“I have sisters. I know what that bond feels like. And it’s to have a shared experience with someone. To live through something with someone. It’s one of the binding qualities of sisters, and me and Auli’i now have that,” Laga’aia said. “We truly are sisters. We’ve lived through something together, whether or not we did it in the same year, we’ve experienced something similar, and that’s what has bound us together.”
Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as the demigod Maui in this new version of the film. He said the songs and the film’s dialogue carried a different weight when performing in person and not simply recording them in a voice booth.
“Everything carries a different weight,” Johnson said, pointing out that the live-action features “real flesh and blood, human beings” who have “soul behind the eyes.”
Johnson understands how beloved the original Moana is and the importance of doing justice to the story.
“It was the opportunity for us to showcase our culture in a real way, live-action way, but also we had a shot to do something pretty cool and different,” Johnson said.
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in ‘Toy Story 5.’ (Walt Disney Pictures)
Like the claw machine in the very first movie, Toy Story 5 is keeping its grips tight on the #1 spot at the box office.
According to Box Office Mojo, the fifth installment in the long-running Pixar series added $70 million in its second weekend following its $160 million debut, which marked the best domestic opening for any movie so far in 2026. It’s total domestic gross is now close to $300 million.
Supergirl, however, had a harder time taking off in its debut week. The latest installment in the DC Universe, starring Milly Alcock as the Kara Zor-El, took second place with an opening weekend of $38 million.
The horror sensation Obsession stands at #3 with an extra $9.8 million, bringing its total domestic gross to over $230 million. Jackass: Best and Last, the swan song for Johnny Knoxville and company’s comedy stunt series, debuted at #4 with $8.4 million, while Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi epic Disclosure Day rounded out the top five with $8.1 million.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. Toy Story 5 — $70 million 2. Supergirl — $38 million 3. Obsession — $9.8 million 4. Jackass: Best and Last — $8.4 million 5. Disclosure Day — $8.1 million 6. Backrooms — $4.3 million 7. Scary Movie — $3 million 8. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity — $3 million 9. Masters of the Universe — $2.2 million 10. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu — $1.6 million
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