“Michael” is nearing another major box office milestone. The musical biopic about Michael Jackson has generated $788 million globally and will soon eclipse the $800 million mark.
Over the weekend, “Michael” added $28.5 million overseas in another strong showing. The crowd-pleaser, distributed by Universal internationally and Lionsgate domestically, has grossed $468 million overseas and $319 million domestically to date. With one significant market — Japan — yet to open, “Michael” should eventually surpass 2018’s sensation “Bohemian Rhapsody” ($911 million) to stand as the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time.
Disney’s comedy sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2” also surpassed a notable box office benchmark with more than $600 million worldwide. Now in its fourth weekend of release, the fashion-set film collected $21 million overseas. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has been big in North America with nearly $200 million to date, but it’s been especially popular at the international box office with $408 million.
This weekend’s major release was Disney’s “Star Wars” spinoff “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which opened to $64 million from 51 territories. Top markets were the United Kingdom with $7.1 million, Germany with $6.5 million, China with $5.3 million and Japan with $4.9 million. The big-budget tentpole has been a bigger draw in North America with $82 million over the weekend and an estimated $102 million through Memorial Day on Monday. That brings the global total to $145 million over the three days and $165 million over the four-day frame.
