As 'Michael' danced back to the top of the box office this weekend, the success of the Michael Jackson biopic is way more than a fun story and great numbers. For Larenz Tate, the actor who plays Motown founder Berry Gordy, the film's success is also a reminder of what the King of Pop's music has always done best: bring people together across race, language, geography, and generation.
The Lionsgate biopic reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its fourth weekend, earning about $26.1 million from May 15 to May 17 and pushing 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' out of the way, for a global total past $700 million, according to Variety. The film, starring Jaafar Jackson as his uncle Michael Jackson, has become one of the year's biggest box office stories, overcoming mixed reviews and controversy with strong audience turnout.
