New Delhi, June 28 -- The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has achieved a historic box office milestone, surpassing Christopher Nolan's Academy Award-winning Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing biographical film ever released.

According to the latest global box office figures, Michael has earned an estimated $977.4 million (£715 million) worldwide, overtaking the $965 million global total achieved by Oppenheimer during its 2023 theatrical run. The film's latest achievement adds to a string of records already broken by the production since its April release.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson - the nephew of the late pop icon - Michael has emerged as one of the most commercially successful films of 2026, desp...