“Michael” recaptured the top spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in North American theaters, grossing $26.1 million this weekend, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
The biopic about Michael Jackson, which stars the late pop superstar’s nephew Jaafar Jeremiah Jackson, beat out “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which made $18 million in its third weekend, Comscore reported.
With more than $282 million, it is the highest grossing musical biopic in history domestically, surpassing the $216 million made by 2018’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which told the story of Queen. That film still holds the worldwide record for a music biopic with $911 million. “Michael” has made $703 million so far in total.
The horror film “Obsession” opened in third place with $16.1 million.
“Mortal Kombat II” was fourth with $13.4 million Friday through Sunday in its second week, followed by “Sheep Detectives,” which made $9.3 million in its second weekend.
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” was sixth with $4.4 million in its seventh weekend, and has now grossed over $418 million in the United States and Canada, with another $545 million in international markets.
Rounding out the top 10 releases were “Project Hail Mary” ($3.8 million), a 40th anniversary re-release of 1986’s “Top Gun” ($3.1 million), “In the Grey” ($3 million) and “Is God Is” ($2.2 million).
This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $106 million. The year-to-date total is $3.18 billion — up 16.15% from the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.