The article highlights Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s musical biopic, as a major 2026 box-office success that has now gained renewed attention on streaming. It became the first biopic to earn $1 billion in cinemas, demonstrating that the genre can achieve blockbuster results alongside established superhero and animation franchises.

Michael reached the milestone in July after a late surge in Japan, overtaking Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and placing among the 60 highest-grossing films ever. It has since returned to the US iTunes list of most-watched films, while other billion-dollar 2026 releases mentioned include Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Zootopia 2, Ne Zha 2, Toy Story 5 and The Odyssey.