US Edition‘Michael’ Teaser Traffic Racks Up 116M+ Views In First 24 Hours, Record Trailer Launch For Lionsgate
The Michael Jackson biopic trailer set a Lionsgate record with 116.2 million views in 24 hours, surpassing previous music biopic launches, data from WaveMetrix shows.
- On Thursday, Lionsgate's first teaser for Michael drew 116.2 million views worldwide in 24 hours, marking its largest first-day trailer launch and the top music biopic debut, WaveMetrix reported.
- Lionsgate released the teaser on the morning of its earnings day to promote the forthcoming biopic ahead of its April 24, 2026 theatrical rollout.
- The cast includes Jaafar Jackson, actor, in the lead, with Antoine Fuqua directing from a screenplay by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan.
- Lionsgate reported the new records on Saturday, citing WaveMetrix, and confirmed distribution with Lionsgate domestic, Kino Films in Japan, and Universal Pictures internationally.
- Compared with earlier music biopics, Michael outpaced Bohemian Rhapsody's 57.6M and A Complete Unknown's 47.2M, while promising a front-row view of Michael Jackson's artistic evolution.
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'Michael' Teaser Trailer Twirls 116 Million Views in 24 Hours, New Record for a Music Biopic
The first teaser for “Michael,” the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic from director Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson, drew 116.2 million views worldwide, the largest 24-hour launch for any music-biopic teaser in history and Lionsgate’s largest-ever first-day trailer launch. “Michael” offers the first extended look at Jaafar Jackson — Michael Jackson’s nephew — portraying the King of Pop. Lionsgate reported the new records on Saturday, cit…
‘Michael’ Teaser Traffic Racks Up 116M+ Views In First 24 Hours, Record Trailer Launch For Lionsgate
After making its debut to the world, the teaser trailer for Michael, soared to 116.2 million views worldwide in its first 24 hours. That's the largest 24-hour trailer launch ever in Lionsgate's history and the most viewed trailer for any music biopic or concert movie in motion picture history.
The first trailer of 'Michael' came out, the biopic that tells how the phenomenon Michael Jackson was born. The sequence of images of just over a minute opens with the iconic star in a recording studio with Quincy Jones. (ANSA)
The first trailer for the Michael Jackson biopic has set a historic record: 116.2 million views in just 24 hours.Lionsgate recently released the first official teaser for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" - and the response is overwhelming. According to "The Hollywood Reporter", the trailer reached 116.2 million calls worldwide within the first 24 hours. Thus, it is the most seen trailer for a music biopic in history and also represe…
The first teaser for the Michael Jackson film “Michael” breaks records: 116.2 million views in 24 hours – more than any music biopic before it.
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