The Michael Jackson biopic box office record is here and it arrived faster than anyone expected. Lionsgate’s Michael, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson as his late uncle, pulled in between $12.5 million and $13.5 million across its combined preview screenings. That figure includes IMAX and premium large-format fan screenings that began Wednesday…
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Michael box office boom: record-breaking $150M debut
The Michael box office boom is turning heads across Hollywood as the long-awaited Michael Jackson biopic storms toward a massive global opening. Despite early mixed reviews, the film is tracking for one of the biggest debuts ever for a musical biopic, powered by global curiosity, nostalgia, and the performance of Jaafar Jackson, who portrays his…