Michael is on pace to gross upwards of $1 billion, and it's causing an enormous surge of interest in his back catalog, sending Thriller up to Number Seven on the Billboard 200 Despite overwhelmingly negative reviews and bitter blowback over the decision to not even hint at the child sexual abuse allegations that plagued his later years, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is an enormous box office smash that’s creating a massive upswing of interest in his music catalog on streaming services. According to Billboard , Jackson’s solo work work registered a career-best 137.5 million official on-demand streams for the week of April 24-30 in the United States. That’s up 146 percent from his previous career high. He also hit 55.9 million song clicks in the same week. Prior to this, his best was 53.7 million clicks during Halloween week in 2019, thanks largely to “Thriller” popping up in playlists that time of year. The groundswell of interest isn’t just limited to Jackson’s solo work.…