{"id":2421560,"date":"2026-05-18T10:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2421560"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:22:49","slug":"michael-moonwalks-back-to-1-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-moonwalks-back-to-1-at-the-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Michael’ moonwalks back to #1 at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in the film ‘Michael.’ (Lionsgate)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Michael<\/em> reclaimed the top spot at the box office this weekend, dethroning previous two-week champ The Devil Wears Prada 2.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Michael Jackson biopic<\/a> brought in $26.1 million in its fourth weekend of release. That brings its total domestic gross to $283 million.<\/p>\n

The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>, starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, fell to the #2 spot with an $18 million haul, while the weekend\u2019s new horror release, Obsession<\/em>, debuted at #3 with $16.1 million.<\/p>\n

Mortal Kombat II<\/em> and The Sheep Detectives<\/em> round out the top\u00a0five with $13.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively.<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 films<\/a> at the box office this week:<\/p>\n

1. Michael<\/em> — $26.1 million2. The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> — $18 million3. Obsession<\/em> — $16.1 million4. Mortal Kombat II<\/em> — $13.4 million5. The Sheep Detectives<\/em> — $9.3 million6. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em> — $4.5 million7. Project Hail Mary<\/em> — $3.9 million8. Top Gun\/Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> (2026 rerelease) — $3.1 million9. In the Grey<\/em> — $3 million10. Is God Is<\/em> — $2.2 million<\/p>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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