Box Office: ‘Michael’ Starts Strong With $39.5 Million; Expected to Shatter Record for Best Music Biopic Opening - Variety

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Lionsgate estimated on Saturday that the Michael Jackson biopic would collect more than $200 million over its first few days in theaters.

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Box Office: ‘Michael' Starts Strong With $39.5 Million; Expected to Shatter Record for Best Music Biopic Opening VarietyFact-Checking ‘Michael': What the Biopic Gets Right and Wrong About Michael Jackson

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People.comOpinion | ‘Michael,' the new King of Pop biopic, feels a lot like AI could have made it MS NOWThe Action-Film Director Who's Taking On Michael Jackson The New Yorker

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