Lionsgate, which produced the PG-13 movie, released the box office estimate Saturday. It based the tally on actual and projected turnout for Wednesday through Sunday.

"Michael" told the rest of the domestic box office to "Beat It," as Lionsgate's biopic about the King of Pop easily secured the top spot on the Friday charts. Antoine Fuqua's "Michael" earned $39.5 million on opening day from 3,

Michael is on pace to break the box office record for a musical biopic in its opening week. According to the film's distributor, Lionsgate, the Michael Jackson biopic is on track to score between $90 million and $100 million (£59 million and £74 million) in the US in its first week of release.

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,

Michael” is rocking the box office with $12.6 million in North American previews. That’s the biggest preview haul of the year, above March’s “Project Hail Mary” ($12 million) and February’s “Scream 7” ($7.

The Michael Jackson biopic Michael is projected to earn more than $85 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office, which is far more than originally anticipated.

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.

The verdict on “Michael” is in, and it is blunt. A 38% Rotten Tomatoes score has landed with a familiar critique: The film avoids the most controversial chapters of Michael Jackson’s life. But with a projected $85 million or more global opening,