The much-anticipated Michael Jackson biopic on the King of Pop, titled ‘Michael’ starring Jaafar Jackson, got off to a good start at the Indian box office, giving Indian films a run for their money.According to reports on Sacnilk, the film collected around 5.50 crores on the first day. According to early estimates, the film earned 3.80 crores on Day 1 from 3,029 shows. 1.70 crores more from Thursday’s preview screenings. With this, the total opening day collection of the film is approximately 5.50 crores.The report indicates that the film barely missed the second Friday earnings of “Bhooth Bangla”, which is titled. Akshay Kumar. The Hollywood biopic remained at just 25 lakhs compared to the horror comedy’s collection of 5.75 crores.Meanwhile, ‘Dhurandhar 2’, which starred Ranveer Singh in the lead, lagged behind as it started its sixth weekend. According to the report, the film earned around 1.60 crores on Friday.Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it tells the life of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson and is mounted on a production budget of 200 million USD. Although the film had a low critical rating of 27%, the film was a huge hit among fans of the pop icon. The same is reflected in the box office numbers.Internationally, the film has a worldwide debut of around USD 150 million. Sacnilk reports that the film could earn $65-70 million from the North American box office alone. This could make the film one of the highest collections for a musical biopic, surpassing the opening figures of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (US$60.2 million) and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (US$51 million).The film is expected to make a lot of money from overseas markets, earning $75-80 million in 82 territories.“Michael” is set to rank among the top world premieres of 2026, and could be one of the biggest releases for a musical biographical drama.
