Post-launch › Sustain & long tail · 12 Jun 2026 · T+49
Opens in Japan as it passes Bohemian Rhapsody
Kino Films released the film in Japan seven weeks after the US. The same day it became the highest-grossing music biopic at $911.9M worldwide.
ReportedJPGLOBALStudio-led
The numbers
- $911.9MWorldwide grossGross · USD · Worldwide · as of 12 Jun 2026ReportedSource: Deadline
Details
- Date
- 12 Jun 2026 · T+49
- Phase
- Post-launch › Sustain & long tail
- Category
- Localisation
- Markets
- Japan, Global
- Led by
- Studio-led
- Channels
- Cinema
Sources 1
- 'Michael' Movie Becomes Biggest Box Office Music Biopic Of All TimeDeadline · 12 Jun 2026 · deadline.com · SecondaryVerifies: $911.9M passes Bohemian Rhapsody; Japan release that day via Kino
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