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Michael Jackson Biopic Is Breaking Box Office Records & A Sequel May Already Be On The Cards

It surpassed Oppenheimer's opening weekend by $43 million USD despite critics not being impressed by the film.

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Michael moonwalks to $217m opening weekend, shattering box office records for a biopic

Michael Jackson biopic has shrugged off controversy, bad reviews and a troubled production to take $217m worldwide, including $97m in North America

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Trump among ‘likely’ targets of White House press dinner shooting; call for ‘birdman’ inquest; what is cosmeticorexia?

Details emerge of suspect in gala dinner shooting; inquest urged after death of Bikram Lama

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Michael Told Mario To Beat It, As King Of Pop Biopic Dances All Over Box Office Records

Michael Jackson drama makes history with $97M domestic opening.

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How Did Michael Jackson Die? Real Cause of Death and Why His Doctor Was Convicted

Michael Jackson's death in June 2009 was ruled a homicide after his doctor gave him a powerful anaesthetic at home. This feature unpacks the medical evidence and the conviction of Dr. Conrad Murray.

International Business Times UK

Michael Jackson biopic sets new box office record

The controversial film has overtaken the likes of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

The Independent UK

'Michael' moonwalks to $97 million opening, shattering record for music biopics

“Michael,” the big-budget Michael Jackson spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with $97 million in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, shattering a record debut for music biopics

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Michael Jackson biopic makes impressive box-office start

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‘I don’t believe in song shaming!’: Jon Batiste’s honest playlist

The musician and actor on not believing in guilty pleasures, overdoing the Steely Dan and his love for Amyl and the Sniffers

The Guardian - UK

Bad movies, good business: how sanitised biopics became a Hollywood staple

As interest in the lives of celebrities has intensified, we have become acclimatised to them curating and mercilessly monetising their image

The Guardian - UK

James Safechuck offers support to abuse victims amid release of Michael Jackson biopic

James Safechuck, one of Michael Jackson's abuse accusers, has warned the late singer's new biopic is "triggering" for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

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Michael set for second biggest box office opening weekend of 2026

The controversial biopic is projected to make between $90 million and $100 million this weekend

The Independent UK

From Mother Mary to Foo Fighters: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

An idiosyncratic thriller sees Anne Hathaway’s pop icon and Michaela Coel’s fashion designer embark on a psychosexual romance, while Dave Grohl and his boys are back with album number 12

The Guardian - UK

Rita Wilson: ‘I’m an extremely private person, and it’s served me well, but it doesn’t fit any more’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Hollywood star of ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and ‘Girls’ fame has been fiercely protective over her personal life for years, but now she’s opening up in her music. She speaks to Roisin O’Connor about working with Grammy winners, her ‘eccentric’ son Chet, and permitting herself to ‘have…

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Michael Jackson biopic ‘definitely’ at the centre of talks for a sequel

According to the actress who plays Liza Minnelli in the project, the Michael Jackson biopic is “definitely” at the centre of talks for a sequel.

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Is The Michael Jackson Biopic Getting A Second Movie? The Ending And The Reshoots Explained

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The Independent UK

Rob Reiner’s son Jake breaks silence on his parents being ‘ripped away’ in heartbreaking essay

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Los Angeles home in December

The Independent UK

Olivia Rodrigo lands fourth UK number one with new song ‘Drop Dead’

Single is the lead from the star’s forthcoming third album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love’

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Evening Standard

Popstar Olivia Rodrigo scores fourth UK number one single

The 23-year topped the leader board with her brand new song, Drop Dead, the first single from her upcoming You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love.

Reason

Michael Is a Brutally Dull Biopic With Nothing to Say About Michael Jackson

This one's no thriller.

Cinemablend

Critics Are Down On The Michael Jackson Biopic, But Audiences Are REALLY Disagreeing

If you liked the movie, you are not alone.

The Independent UK

How Michael Jackson became impossible to cancel

IN FOCUS: Despite dreadful reviews, the Michael Jackson biopic has been an enormous box office success. It proves, once and for all, that many are willing to overlook, or outright deny, the sex abuse allegations made against Jackson during his lifetime, writes Adam White

The Guardian - UK

From Michael to Back to Black, many authorised music biopics are becoming bland propaganda. Fans deserve more

Swerving the child abuse allegations, the new Michael Jackson film is yet another revisionist music movie in a long line. We know what’s in it for their subjects. What about the viewers?

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Collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia may fetch up to €1m at auction

Aguttes Auction house is presenting 50 items owned by Michael Jackson in Pop Culture + Memorabilia: Michael, and they will also be sold off.

The Independent UK

The Devil Wears Prada 2 ‘roasts’ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez after billionaire couple funded Met Gala — but Emily Blunt denies it

The storyline surrounding a wealthy couple portrayed in the film has striking similarities to the rumors that have surrounded the Bezoses in recent years

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