'Michael' Passes 'Oppenheimer' as Biggest Biopic of All Time With $977.4 Million Box Office

After two months in theaters, Lionsgate/Universal's "Michael" now stands as the highest grossing biopic of all time with a $977.4 million box office, passing the $965 million record set three years ago by Christopher Nolan's Best Picture Oscar winner "Oppenheimer." Antoine Fuqua's film starring Jaafar Jackson as his famous King of Pop uncle was well on its way to breaking the record after earning a biopic record $217 million global opening weekend in late April, with Lionsgate handling domestic distribution for the film and Universal handling the release overseas. In the weeks . . .