"Michael" told the rest of the domestic box office to "Beat It," as Lionsgate's biopic about the King of Pop easily secured the top spot on the Friday charts. Antoine Fuqua's "Michael" earned $39.5 million on opening day from 3,

"Michael," the Michael Jackson biopic, opened to a record $97M, beating expectations and weak reviews to smash genre records.

Michael is on pace to shatter box office records. Lionsgate's Michael Jackson biopic debuted in theaters Friday (April 24) and is tracking for a $94 million–$100 million domestic opening, alongside a global launch north of $200 million,

"Michael," the much-anticipated biopic about late superstar Michael Jackson, debuted atop the North American box office this weekend with a thriller-ing $97 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

By Mitchell Peters Michael is on pace to shatter box office records. Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic debuted in theaters Friday (April 24) and is tracking for a $94 million–$100 million domestic opening,

Michael” glided to the top of box office charts with $217 million globally, the biggest opening weekend of all time for any musical biopic. Those ticket sales include a mighty $120.4 million from 82 international markets,

Lionsgate, which produced the PG-13 movie, released the box office estimate Saturday. It based the tally on actual and projected turnout for Wednesday through Sunday.

The opening of the highly anticipated film was perfectly positioned ahead of the start of summer movie season, Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian said.