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The music biopic surpassed Oppenheimer<\/em>‘s box office record two months after its release<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n\tMichael<\/a><\/em> is not only the highest-grossing music biopic ever<\/a>, it has now become the highest-grossing biopic of all time just two months after it hit theaters. It has scored $977 million at the box office, surpassing the previous record holder, Christopher Nolan\u2019s Oscar-winning Oppenheimer<\/em>, which earned $965 million three years ago, according to Variety<\/a><\/em> and The Wrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tA rep for Lionsgate did not immediately return Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Antoine Fuqua-directed film, where Jaafar Jackson portrays his superstar uncle, had already scored a record during its opening weekend globally with $217 million in April. It continued to gross more than $1 million each day, earning a domestic total of $370 million to date, making it Lionsgate\u2019s third highest domestic grossing film. The Hunger Games<\/em> at $408 million in 2012 and its sequel, 2013\u2019s Catching Fire<\/em> are in the Number One and Two spots.<\/p>\n \n\tMichael,<\/em> which centers on\u00a0Michael Jackson<\/a>\u2018s early years with his brothers in\u00a0the Jackson 5<\/a>\u00a0up until his 1988\u00a0Bad<\/em>\u00a0tour, has been a big hit in the theaters despite garnering\u00a0negative reviews<\/a>\u00a0and criticism over it not addressing the child sexual abuse allegations that the King of Pop faced.<\/p>\n \n\tAlong with the film becoming a bona fide blockbuster, the biopic has increased interest in Jackson\u2019s music<\/a>. His back catalog streams have surged, sending Thriller <\/em>to Number Seven on the Billboard <\/em>200. His solo work earned a career-best 137.5 million official on-demand streams during the opening week of April 24-30 in the United States, per\u00a0Billboard<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 up 146 percent from his previous career high.<\/p>\n