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‘Michael’s $217 Million Box Office Shows Fans and Critics Want Different Things From Music Biopics | Analysis
Like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the Michael Jackson film just played the hits for a fanbase larger than any biopic subject to date
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‘Michael’ Thrills With Biopic Record $217 Million Global Box Office Opening
Lionsgate/Universal’s Michael Jackson biopic passes the $174 million global opening of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”
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‘Michael’ Sets New Biopic Opening Weekend Record With $90 Million-Plus Launch
Lionsgate scores its best opening in 11 years with Antoine Fuqua’s new film
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‘Michael’ Thrills Box Office With $12.6 Million From Preview Screenings
Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson film is set to challenge “Oppenheimer” for the all-time biopic opening weekend record
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Streaming Can Wait: How Longer Theatrical Windows Became the New Gospel
In 2025, studios tiptoed around theatrical exclusivity while exhibitors fumed. This year, it has become a big part of their messaging
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‘Michael’ Will Be a Huge Hit, but Can It Be ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Huge?
Even if it can’t surpasses the Queen movie’s global box office record, Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson film is set to break the music biopic opening weekend record
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How Jack Black Became Hollywood’s Unconventional $11 Billion Man
The “Mario” and “Minecraft” actor hit CinemaCon 3 nights in a row. When did this middle-aged comic with a pot belly and perpetual grin become a franchise king?
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‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Leads Box Office Again With $35 Million Third Weekend
“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” is the sole top 5 newcomer with a $13 million opening weekend
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‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Stays No. 1 on Slow Pre-‘Michael’ Box Office Weekend
The Universal/Illumination film adds $30 million this weekend while “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” opens to $12.5 million
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As Paramount Merger Looms Over CinemaCon, Theater Owners Tout Success in Experimentation
David Ellison’s 30-movie promise was met with skepticism, but exhibitors tell TheWrap a healthier box office is coming from a willingness to try new things
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‘Call of Duty’ Gets 2028 Release Date From Paramount
Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan’s film will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the hit Activision video game series
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Warner Bros. Takes Victory Lap on a Huge 2025 Box Office, Brushes Off Looming Merger at CinemaCon
The studio focused on its recent hits and upcoming films, making big promises to keep last year’s momentum going
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Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary Talks CinemaCon, Mergers and Winning the Windowing Battle
Movie theaters’ top lobbyist talks about all the good news for his industry even in the face of a consolidation wave that could wreck it
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‘Warnermount,’ Superheroes and Theatrical Windows: 5 Things We’re Looking for at CinemaCon
The Las Vegas trade show arrives with the movie theater industry at a crossroads
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‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Crosses $600 Million at Global Box Office
The Illumination sequel earned $69 million to stay No. 1 while “You, Me & Tuscany ” opened to $8 million
