CHARTS: How Michael Delivered a Record Breaking Opening

About this episode

The episode discusses the record-breaking opening of the Michael Jackson biopic and the audience that contributed to its success.

Michael, the King of Pop's biopic, set records for a music biopic opening. I track down the surprising audience that delivered a big win for Michael Jackson - plus streaming charts and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dan Murrell

Topics covered

• biopic
• music
• box office
• audience analysis
• streaming charts

Keywords

• Michael Jackson
• biopic
• record breaking
• opening weekend
• streaming charts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Michael

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