"Michael", a biopic about Michael Jackson, is officially happening.

[MJJuniorSinceMW]

Overall highest-grossing biopics:

• Oppenheimer (2023): Earned over $912 million worldwide.
• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018): The biographical film about Queen grossed $910.8 million worldwide.
• American Sniper (2014): Grossed $547 million worldwide.
• The King's Speech (2010): Earned $484 million worldwide.
• The Greatest Showman (2017): Has a worldwide gross of $438 million.
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): Grossed $406.8 million worldwide.

Highest-grossing MUSIC biopics:

• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018): $910.8 million
• Elvis (2022): $288.7 million
• Straight Outta Compton (2015): $201.6 million
• Rocketman (2019): $195.3 million
• Walk the Line (2005): $186.8 million
• Bob Marley: One Love (2024): $180.8 million

 

[Blues_Away2023]

Overall highest-grossing biopics:

• Oppenheimer (2023): Earned over $912 million worldwide.
• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018): The biographical film about Queen grossed $910.8 million worldwide.
• American Sniper (2014): Grossed $547 million worldwide.
• The King's Speech (2010): Earned $484 million worldwide.
• The Greatest Showman (2017): Has a worldwide gross of $438 million.
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): Grossed $406.8 million worldwide.

Highest-grossing MUSIC biopics:

• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018): $910.8 million
• Elvis (2022): $288.7 million
• Straight Outta Compton (2015): $201.6 million
• Rocketman (2019): $195.3 million
• Walk the Line (2005): $186.8 million
• Bob Marley: One Love (2024): $180.8 million

and this is why we should be cautious based on those music biopics!

 

[love1sfatal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986599291788644690

id happily stay 3 hours in the theater for this idk what was the problem
so seems like they do wanna release the second movie with dangerous+ but are waiting to see how well this one does (itll do very well). good.

 

[MJJuniorSinceMW]

and this is why we should be cautious based on those music biopics!

Generally I'm cautious nowadays with movie earnings predictions.
But there are three things that make me extremely optimistic about the MICHAEL movie:

- first and foremost the pull MJ is having at the moment with the young audience (see his streaming numbers, see TicToc and the like).
- the quality that was put into this movie (in Antoine Fuqua I trust)
- the marketing campaign that will unfold in the coming months until release day

I'd be perfectly fine betting good money on MICHAEL being the first billion dollar biopic of all time!

 

[love1sfatal]

if this one does a whole $1B, imagine how well the sequel would do with the focus of it being his later years

 

[MJJuniorSinceMW]

What's the time between the teaser and full trailer release usually?

archonten is right.

2-3 months is spot on.

I think will get the next trailer in February, maybe around Super Bowl.

And the final trailer at or around 2 weeks before release day.

In between, there will be glimpses behind the scenes, an extended look at the music and soundtrack, interviews with cast and crew.

Maybe we'll be even getting two audio releases with the movie:
- an outright score of the movie
- and a soundtrack inspired by the movie

 

[Blues_Away2023]

Generally I'm cautious nowadays with movie earnings predictions.
But there are three things that make me extremely optimistic about the MICHAEL movie:

- first and foremost the pull MJ is having at the moment with the young audience (see his streaming numbers, see TicToc and the like).
- the quality that was put into this movie (in Antoine Fuqua I trust)
- the marketing campaign that will unfold in the coming months until release day

I'd be perfectly fine betting good money on MICHAEL being the first billion dollar biopic of all time!

Would absolutely love for that to happen

 

[beltrano]

the trailer at the us cinemas confirmed
next friday !!!

 

[Pentum]

Generally I'm cautious nowadays with movie earnings predictions.
But there are three things that make me extremely optimistic about the MICHAEL movie:

- first and foremost the pull MJ is having at the moment with the young audience (see his streaming numbers, see TicToc and the like).
- the quality that was put into this movie (in Antoine Fuqua I trust)
- the marketing campaign that will unfold in the coming months until release day

I'd be perfectly fine betting good money on MICHAEL being the first billion dollar biopic of all time!

Ironically, a lot of the Sora 2 (AI generated) MJ content on IG, TikTok, etc. is catching a huge amount of younger audience' attention. I have younger friends and family who love that stuff and as a result, check out real MJ stuff as well. Algorithm also pushes it on to them.

MJ Estate just getting free marketing