India, July 16 -- The Michael Jackson biopic has surpassed $1 billion at the box office, becoming the first biopic to achieve the coveted milestone.
The film, titled Michael, has amassed $629.8 million in ticket sales outside the U.S. and $371.8 million domestically, bringing its total box office collection to $1.001 billion.
The Michael Jackson biopic moonwalked to the strongest biopic opening in box office history, surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody, 12 weeks ago.
Michael made its debut to global audiences in significant numbers at AMC Entertainment's theaters across the U.S. and internationally in April.
Michael surpassed the record of the highest-grossing musical biopic, which had been Bohemian Rhapsody. The 2018 musical biographical dram...