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‘Michael’ on Pace to Break Record for Highest-Grossing Opening Week for Musical Biopic
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‘Michael’ on Pace to Break Record for Highest-Grossing Opening Week for Musical Biopic

Rolling Stone·Daniel Kreps·about 1 month ago
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The King of Pop movie tracking toward $100 million domestically and $200 million worldwide despite the controversy around the film Despite the controversy surrounding its release, Michael is on pace to break the box office record for a musical biopic in its opening week. According to Lionsgate, which distributed the film, the Michael Jackson biopic is on track to score between $90 million to $100 million domestically in its first week of release, thanks in part to $12 million alone from pre-weekend early screenings and about $39.5 million on its opening day of release Friday. Even if Michael hits the low end of the estimates, the film will still easily surpass Straight Outta Compton for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a musical biopic.…

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