Three weeks from its billboard debut, the biographical film “Michael” continues to secure its place as one of the highest grossing productions e all time. According to the deadline portal, the film has raised $577,000,000 dollars worldwide since its release on April 24th.

This imposing figure is the result of the $240,000,000 dollars that the domestic market (United States) and the $337,000 ,000 obtained through international markets, such as: United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Brazil and France.

In its first weekend alone, the long-awaited biopic became a box office phenomenon,by grossing $39.5 million only on its release day, presented in 3,955 theaters, this was confirmed by data from Box Office Mojo.

It is with this box office success that the film “Michael”, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson (nephew of the ‘King of Pop’), is u bica as the second highest-grossing cinematic biography in history, surpassing “Elvis”, with a total achieved of $289,000,000 dollars.

For its part, the first place in the ranking is maintained by “Bohemian Rhapsody”, a film that portrays the life of Freddie Mercury and his rise to the top of success with the band. a Queen. Upon its release in 2018, its domestic and global box office earnings were recorded at $217,000,000 and $911,000,000 dollars, respectively.

A film that marked differences between the family of the ‘King of Pop’

Despite the great reception that this biopic of Michael Jackson has obtained from the public, some members of his family have spoken out against the narrative used to tell his story. Such was the case of his daughter Paris Jackson.

The young singer broke the silence in this regard with a harsh criticism on social networks in which she assured that the film contains “many inaccuracies and many lies” about the artist.

Paris, 28 years old, confessed that “Michael” presents a too controlled vision of the type of person and artist who was her father. In addition, she indicated that although she gave her feedback on the first versions of the film, in the end it was ignored.

“There is a lot of inaccuracy, and there are a lot of blatant lies. And at the end of the day, that doesn't convince me. I don't like dishonesty,” the singer also reiterated.

To not fuel the controversy, the young woman expressed: “That doesn't go with me. I don't like dishonesty. I spoke, but I wasn't heard ( …) I thought: ‘that’s it, you are going to like the movie. Go see it, enjoy it, do whatever you want, but leave me’out.”