Michael box office collection: Jaafar Jackson-starrer rewrites music biopic history, successfully smashes...
Michael, the much-loved musical biopic featuring Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson continues to win hearts. At the box office too, it is successful in raking in the moolah. Such has been the film's impact that it has emerged as the fifth musical biopic to cross the $100 million mark in North America. This is no mean feat for it highlights the massive popularity it enjoys. Featuring Jaafar Jackson as the protagonist, the film has also registered the highest Monday earnings of the year until now.
Michael - which has been directed by Antoine Fuqua - has earned the largest Monday earnings for a live-action film in 2026. With this, it raced ahead of the previous record that was set by Project Hail Mary. As reported by Box Office Mojo, the biopic earned $7.7 million on its first Monday. Even though the film had witnessed a 69.9% dip in collection from Sunday, it was successful in earning more than $100 million in domestic earnings. In addition to its incredible domestic collection, the film's worldwide collection stands at $226.5 million.
On day 5, Michael earned Rs 2.40 crore net across over 2,700 shows. With this, the film witnessed a 6.7% increase from Monday’s Rs 2.25 crore. With this, the total India net collection amounts to Rs 21.15 crore. The film's gross collection has crossed Rs 25 crore.
One of the film’s biggest milestones for Michael has been its ability to beat Lee Cronin’s The Mummy in India. The Mummy had earned around Rs 23 crore, but Michael has smashed that record, and emerged as the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India for April. Simultaneously,
the film continues to be pitted against Indian releases including Dhurandhar 2 and Bhooth Bangla. While Michael has earned more than Dhurandhar 2 on Day 5, it remains behind Bhooth Bangla.
