New Delhi, April 27 -- The biopic of Michael Jackson is off to an impressive start after its opening weekend. The film, starring Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson, raked in $97 million in North America, as reported by Forbes. Earning another $120.4 million, the film's total global business now stands at $217 million.

Michael became the second biggest opener of 2026, beating Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary, which marked its debut at $80.5 million. However, it fell short of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which had opened to $131.7 million earlier this month.

Michael has also hit a new milestone for a musical biopic. It saw the biggest opening weekend in the genre, surpassing the previous record by Straight Outta Compton ($60.2 million, 2015...