The film "Michael" made its theatrical debut on April 24. It became available on premium video on demand on June 9.

Antoine Fuqua directed the film, which covers the period from Michael Jackson's early career in The Jackson 5 through his 1988 tour for the "Bad" album. Jaafar Jackson, the son of Jermaine Jackson and nephew of Jackson, portrays Jackson during his teenage and adult years. Juliano Valde portrays Jackson at age 10. Colman Domingo and Nia Long portray Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson, respectively, and Miles Teller portrays John Branca, the singer's longtime manager. The film carries a PG-13 rating.

During its opening week, it earned $97 million in North American ticket sales. As of early June, it had earned $340.1 million domestically and $509.6 million internationally, resulting in a worldwide box office total of $849.7 million.

For the weekend of June 12-14, "Michael" ranked seventh on the domestic box office. It had a cumulative domestic gross of $362,757,000 as of that weekend and was shown in 2,256 theaters. Lionsgate plans to release the film on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 14. It can be digitally purchased for $24.99 on platforms such as Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Prime Video, and YouTube Movies & TV. It had a production budget of $200 million before marketing costs. On the Rotten Tomatoes website, critics gave it a 38% score, while verified users gave it a 97% score based on over 25,000 ratings.

No independent assessment was available for this report.