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

[SmoothCriminal1984]

I think elvis is still alive, so is Michael

You cant be serious..

 

[innuendo141]

Are we talking about things we have absolutely no idea if we can prove?

Guys I think elvis is still alive, so is Michael

Elvis' fans are dead though

 

[Michaels Lover]

I dont think the elvis one will do n well cuz most of elvis's fans are long gone dead.. where as mj dans are still around as most of us are born from the 70s 80s era

What are you talking about? Elvis still has lots of young fans that are alive

 

[MJJuniorSinceMW]

I like Beltranos optimism - but:
2 Billion is absolutely unrealistic.
It definitely won’t happen, you can bet money on that.
This is even a maybe for Spider-Man & the new Avengers movies coming this year..

On the other hand, becoming the highest grossing musical biopic (bohemian rhapsody - 910 Million) or the highest grossing biopic in general (Oppenheimer - 975 Million) is very much in play. As such, becoming a billion dollar movie, is also a not too unrealistic possibility.

But therefore everything needs to click: marketing, critics, word of mouth AND especially - fans showing up, drumming up & hyping up the movie BEFORE it’s release AND when the movie is in cinemas.

 

[SmoothCriminal1984]

What are you talking about? Elvis still has lots of young fans that are alive

Yeh but not enough to make his music to go big like he did when he was alive.

 

[MJJuniorSinceMW]

Yeh but not enough to make his music to go big like he did when he was alive.

But that applies to everybody.
Nobody will be as big after he passed.
Especially if the person in questions career reached such exceptional highs and endured for as long as Michaels and Elvis's.

 

[SmoothCriminal1984]

But that applies to everybody.
Nobody will be as big after he passed.
Especially if the person in questions career reached such exceptional highs and endured for as long as Michaels and Elvis's.

True

 

[MJJuniorSinceMW]

Another take:

The Michael movie cost 155 million to produce. If you ad marketing the bill will probably be at or around 200 million in costs.

Therefore it’s break-even point will be at 350 to 400 million dollars. Then it will be profitable and if it’s profitable it’s not a flop.
Profitability is the first huge step!
If it makes 600 million it’s a success.
Anything above is a huge success.
If it makes a billion one could say that MJ did it once again - MICHAELMANIA like!

(I know I‘m only talking about financial success here. If the movie will be a great piece of art or in the pantheon of movie history will be a whole different story.)

 

[innuendo141]

Bobby Oppenheimer stans came out in their droves.

 

[Blues_Away2023]

Bobby Oppenheimer stans came out in their droves.

Lmao

While Nolan is a great director, I’d say it was the whole Barbenheimer thing that boosted those Oppenheimer numbers.

Don’t think it would have made more than 500 million if the hype wasn’t there from the Barbie rivalry.