Michael’s box office record doesn’t thrill me – biopics are lazy wins

Michael is now officially the highest-grossing biopic ever (Picture: Lionsgate via AP)The Michael Jackson biopic has now made history, surpassing Sir Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time.Raking in $977.4million (£740.9m) after its belated release in Japan, it’s likely Michael will go the full distance and become the first billion-dollar biopic as well.I’m delighted about what that says for the health of cinema, p