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Released
2026 · FILM

Michael

A young Michael Jackson rises from the shadows of the Jackson 5 to become the global icon of pop culture, but his quest for perfection and artistic immortality comes at a personal cost he may not survive.

“Discover the making of a king.”

Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Written by
John Logan, John Logan Nm0517589
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
128 min
BiographyDramaHistory

Synopsis

Michael Jackson was one of the most influential artists in the world. His journey began with the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead singer of the Jackson Five. He later evolved into a visionary artist whose creative ambition drove a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. The narrative covers both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 31

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Conrad Buff IvShot by Dion BeebeDesigned by Barbara Ling

Box Office

2026 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$800.2M

Budget$250.0M
Worldwide gross$800.2M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $354.3M — 44% of worldwide · International: $445.9M (56%)

Opening weekend: $97.2M — 27% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $129.8M — 37% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,955 theaters

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