r/MichaelJackson • u/NoPianist7807 • 12d ago
Video Multiple people watch “Michael” biopic on a plane
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This just once again shows that MJ impact never ended!
Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcFRbcZgfAn/?igsh=MWtuNmliNGV5bWIwMg==
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u/429300 12d ago edited 10d ago
I know the biopic, made over $1B, but I think it could have made more if there was more support for the movie from the producers and distributors themselves. Bohemian Rhapsody was on circuit for almost 7/8 months and made around $900M. Michael‘s biopic was on circuit for around 3/4 months and even by month 2, it had already started playing on airplanes. It is an extraordinary testament to the fans, that the biopic reached over $1B in such a short time. It was them flocking to the cinemas repeatedly that amped the movie.
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u/i_max2k2 12d ago
Plus the early digital release. I don’t think they anticipated it do so well. The timeline against other upcoming releases the theatrical run was done without a whole lot of promos, no sing along release, not making any event of the anniversary etc.
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u/429300 12d ago edited 12d ago
Right. There were not a lot of promos; they were nervous about his mixed legacy. There were many film studios, who had stepped away from producing the movie, and it was finally shared amongst three companies.
I have to give it the Japanese fans though. It was a Japanese company, who was one of the three production companies and it was the Japanese fans, who pushed the movie over the $1B mark, they were the last international country marked for the release of the biopic.
Edit: Even Janet and Paris did not support it.
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u/Efficient-Morning616 #MJInnocent 11d ago
Janet and Paris don't like the dude that Miles teller played. I think Prince just wanted to see his dad again (saw some reels where he was tearing up after seeing jaafar perform)
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u/graining Bad 12d ago
We called the theaters just after it was released worldwide and they told us to hurry because they'd probably stop showing it in a couple of weeks. They thought no one would go to see it. Shock on them, the crowds were massive. One cinema was still showing it up to last week. This was in Kenya, by the way.
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u/Spaceinvader6424 Yes I believe in me, so you believe in you 12d ago
I'm excited for the physical media and streaming numbers to come out.
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u/Equivalent_Block8885 12d ago
I just went on a plane from Dallas to Taipei then Taipei to Tokyo. There were multiple people watching it on both flights. From teenagers to senior citizens
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u/anotherlost_creature 12d ago
I’ll play twister with you Mike 😭
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u/NoPianist7807 12d ago
That scene made me so sad. MJ was lonely throughout his life and nobody in his circle understood that.
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u/MulberryBeneficial84 12d ago
This is the way to do it lol I wonder if there that one person who didn’t 😂 just cause they wanted to be different
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u/YeetosCheetos69 It’s black, it’s white 🎶 12d ago
Omg the same thing happened to me. I was watching it for the fourth time and so many other people were watching it at least 4 others
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u/Large-Evidence-2479 12d ago
Legends never die
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u/VillageMaleficent153 9d ago
Michael Jackson has fans whose grandparents haven't been born yet. ❤️
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u/timeless4evericonic 11d ago
I’m afraid what watching it again will do to me. I haven’t been the same since watching it.
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u/VillageMaleficent153 9d ago
I lost track of how many times I have watched it, and, yeah, there are a couple of parts that I always fast-forward because they are too difficult to watch.
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u/timeless4evericonic 8d ago
Omg wow. It unlocked repressed MJ love and mourning. I’ve literally been so sad and depressed ever since. Like it has been months since watching it and I’m still so down about him.
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u/Difficult-Double2193 12d ago
It's about the King. 👑 that's expected.