Led by music biopic #Michael global phenomenon, #IMAX had their best Q2 (APR-JUN) since 2019, with Earnings Report unveiling 103M in revenue from their 285M in Global #BoxOffice grosses, up +12% from Q2 2025. The King of Pop #MichaelJackson’s biopic alone delivered 69M in Global grosses during Q2 2026.
Michael Jackson broke genre barriers on “Thriller,” and audiences appreciated his vast ambitions, quickly catapulting it to the best-selling album of all time.
It’s also one of the 25 most influential works of American culture. See the rest: https://t.co/RHGxkQXaOT
And guess what? 😂
Overseas actuals higher for KING OF POP #MichaelJackson aka our BILLIE JEAN, as music biopic #MICHAEL is now 1.5M away from beating #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie as highest grossing film of 2026 at Global #BoxOffice!
After its 13th weekend, the biopic hits est 637.9M intl. cume overseas over 85 markets, thanks to #Japan & #Russia offsetting the #WorldCup & digital release effects in other markets.
Allied to its 372.2M cume in the U.S., the biopic with a 200M production price tag not including marketing hits a 1.01B global cume, thanks to #Russia & #Japan .
Now it’s going after #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie’s 1.01B (or exactly 1.011.5B) for the title of highest grossing film of the year globally, which will happen this week!
Eyeing a 1.02B-1.05B run.
Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl halftime performance drew a record-breaking 133.4 million viewers, making it one of the most-watched live television events in history.
Music biopic #MICHAEL spends its 6th weekend in a row at #Japan ’s #BoxOffice’s Top3, with KING OF POP #MichaelJackson scoring est. STRONG $2.3M 6th 3-day weekend, just a -17.4% drop from last weekend, after grossing est $1.1M on 6th SUN, just a -8.3% drop from last SUN, reaching est $39.5M (¥6.38B) cume and 4.4M admissions, despite #Kingdom5’s massive debut and #ToyStory5 still going strong!!
With overwhelmingly positive WOM, it has beaten #TheDevilWearsPrada2’s $34.2M (¥5.46B) a while ago as the #2 highest grossing Hollywood film of 2026 in Japan, but it’s been outpaced by #ToyStory5 today. Still, it’s now going after #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie’s to try and recover the #2 position.
🇷🇺 🎬 Mais um marco histórico para MICHAEL!
🚀 O filme acaba de alcançar US$ 26,85 milhões na Rússia e já é a 5ª maior bilheteria internacional de todos os tempos no país.
❤️ Além disso, 3.640.974 pessoas já assistiram à cinebiografia, que segue firme como a maior cinebiografia da história. Um resultado que reforça a força do legado do Rei do Pop e o carinho do público ao redor do mundo.
📈 A jornada continua... e os recordes também!
Music biopic #MICHAEL still at #Japan’s #BoxOffice Top3 for 6th weekend in a row, with KING OF POP #MichaelJackson grossing est STRONG $800k on 6th SAT, just a -29.2% drop from last SAT, reaching est $38.4M (¥6.21B) cume and 4.3M admissions, despite #Kingdom5’s massive debut and #ToyStory5 still going strong!
With overwhelmingly positive WOM, it has beaten #TheDevilWearsPrada2’s $34.2M (¥5.46B) a while ago as the #2 highest grossing Hollywood film of 2026 in Japan, but it’s gonna be outpaced by #ToyStory5 on SUN. Still, it’s now going after #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie’s to recover the #2 position.
Eyeing a $1.9M-$2.2M 6th 3-day weekend in Japan!