“Michael” Reclaims Global Box Office No. 1 With $704M Cume
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- Michael reclaimed the No. 1 global box office slot in its fourth frame with $83.8M ($26.1M domestic, $57.7M from 83 international territories), pushing its worldwide cume to $703.8M ($282.7M U.S., $421M overseas).
- The biopic posted enviable holds of -31% domestic via Lionsgate and -14% international via Universal, with $5.2M from global Imax screens and a $60.4M large-format cume.
- Korea delivered a $4.9M opening — the highest-grossing musical biopic debut in market history — across a record 1,733 screens, scoring a 95% CGV Egg audience rating and outsizing "Bohemian Rhapsody."
- Japan has yet to open (scheduled June 12), with the source noting that Jackson's "This Is It" concert doc previously grossed $57M there, signaling significant remaining upside.
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 passed the half-billion mark in three weekends with an estimated $546.2M ($175.9M domestic, $370.3M international), ranking as the No. 4 MPA global release year-to-date behind "Super Mario Galaxy Movie," "Michael" and "Project Hail Mary."
- Mortal Kombat II is now the second-highest grossing film in the franchise at $101.2M globally ($62.2M domestic, $39M international) in its third weekend, approaching the 1995 original's reported $122M lifetime.
- Project Hail Mary reached $667.9M worldwide in its ninth weekend, having beaten "Oppenheimer" in North America, though trailing Nolan's final worldwide gross of $975.8M.
Why it matters: "Michael" has reached $703.8M globally in just four weekends, slotting in as the No. 2 MPA release of 2025 year-to-date behind only "Super Mario Galaxy Movie" — and Japan (where Jackson's "This Is It" earned $57M) has not yet opened. That means the ceiling is still rising, while the soft -14% international hold signals durable theatrical legs rather than a frontloaded opening.
