AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Lionsgate's 'Michael' becomes first biopic to hit $1 billion at the global box office
The Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" crossed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, a milestone no biographical film has ever reached and a landmark moment for a studio that has long played second fiddle to Hollywood's biggest players. The film's global tally stood at $1.001 billion as of Saturday, Variety reported, with $629.8 million coming from […] The post Lionsgate's 'Michael' becomes first biopic to hit $1 billion at the global box office appeared first on American Almanac .
The Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" crossed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, a milestone no biographical film has ever reached and a landmark moment for a studio that has long played second fiddle to Hollywood's biggest players. The film's global tally stood at $1.001 billion as of Saturday, Variety reported , with $629.8 million coming from international markets and $371.8 million from domestic theaters. For Lionsgate, which produced the picture and handled North American distribution, the number rewrites the company's record book entirely. It also sends a message that Hollywood's cultural gatekeepers have been trying to muffle for years: audiences still want to sit in a dark theater and watch a big story told well, no streaming…Open