Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic has just moonwalked to the top of the box office, taking in more than $90 million at the weekend box office and on track to break records and take the No. 1 spot.
According to Numbers, “Michael” grossed a staggering $39.9 million in its opening day on Friday.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, industry insiders say the film’s true potential was revealed when it grossed $12.6 million in previews on Wednesday and Thursday.
The highest-grossing weekend box office record for a music biopic is 2015’s Straight Outta Compton, which grossed $60.2 million.
After dominating the charts for several weeks, “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” dropped to number two. But it’s still making banks.
The 2023 original film sequel, based on the hit Nintendo game, grossed $4.56 million in just 24 days after its release, for a total box office revenue of about $370 million.
“Project Hail Mary” grossed $3.26 million in Friday, its sixth week in theaters, dropping it one place to No. 3 this week.
The sci-fi adventure has continued to go strong even after critics were impressed, with The Post calling it a “strangely endearing story” and “a cosmic explosion.”
Coming in at No. 4 this week is Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, which earned $1.55 million.
The Post described this supernatural horror reimagining of the Hamunaptra series as “nothing more than ‘The Exorcist’ in gauze.”
“The Drama,” starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, slipped to fifth place, grossing $816,302 in its fourth Friday of release.
