The new Michael Jackson film is now on path to overtaking Bohemian Rhapsody as the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time as it approaches the $800 million mark at the global box office.
'Michael' has now officially earned $788,047,189 worldwide after bringing in $28.5 million internationally over the weekend, according to Variety.
The widely-successful yet controversial film, which follows Jackson's rise to fame before he faced allegations of sexually abusing children, was released in the U.S. on April 24 but has yet to open in Japan - a major market that may lead it to surpassing the box office total of Bohemian Rhapsody. The Queen biopic became the most successful musical biopic of all time after it earned $911 million internationally, a number now within reach for Michael depending on how it performs in Japan.
The film stars the hitmaker's real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson as the King Of Pop, and charts his life from being in the Jackson 5 in the Sixties to his early solo career.
Despite breaking box office records, it has faced major criticism over the producers' decision to cut out all of the abuse allegations due to a major legal issue.
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