After its debut, a teaser trailer appeared in the world Michaelsoared to 116.2 million views worldwide in the first 24 hours. This is the largest 24-hour trailer launch ever Lionsgatestory and the most viewed trailer for any musical biopic or concert film in cinema history.
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The highly anticipated biopic of the King of Pop Michael Jackson outpaced global trailer traffic in its first 24 hours. Taylor Swift: Eras Tourwhich had 96.1 million views since falling on August 31, 2023, and Bob Marley: One Love (60.1 million views with trailer debuting July 6, 2023) Bohemian Rhapsody (57.6M, May 15, 2018) and Searchlight's Bob Dylan Movie Complete unknown (47.2M, July 24, 2024).
Michael The trailer was released on the morning of Lionsgate's recent earnings report. In the first six hours, it received more than 30 million views worldwide, which is 50% more than trailer traffic in the same period John Wick: Chapter 4.
Moviegoers will be able to see Michael teaser trailer for next weekend attached to Lionsgate's release Now you see: now you don't do that. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Graham King produced the biopic, which will hit theaters on April 24, 2026. Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson plays his megastar uncle on screen.
Other cast members include Nia Long as Katherine Jackson, Coleman Domingo as Joe Jackson and Miles Teller as John Branca. The screenplay for the film was written by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan. Michael.
Lionsgate will distribute the film domestically, Kino Films will distribute it in Japan, and Universal will distribute it in the rest of the world.
