Phillip Derkowski

@Luiz_Fernando_J I'm convinced it will be 100M+ opening. My guess is between 110-115M

And yeah, general ticket Pre-sales for the KING OF POP #MichaelJackson music biopic #MICHAEL’s opening weekend at US #BoxOffice had a solid kick off yesterday, despite hardcore fans already having concentrated on the PLF early screenings pre-sales which kicked off earlier. Different kick offs for early screenings & general tickets always makes comps muddier, so, focusing on #MICHAEL’s general pre-sales only first, they started 1.1x ahead of #ProjectHailMary’s general pre-sales kick off, and an almost 4x bigger kickoff than #Elvis’s and even #SINNERS’s (which debuted on the same weekend last year by the way, and performed especially well within the black moviegoing demo and its incredible 49% turnout - what I expect could play a key role for #MICHAEL as well). #MICHAEL’s solid kick off is particularly strong for a music biopic - surely the biggest for the genre - and it doesn’t seem to be frontloaded by fans only, since those hardcore fans have been already heavy lifting the WED early screenings. Pre-sales for Friday Opening Day for instance were higher than the ones for THU previews, which is very unusual, but understandable due to the PLF early screenings on WED taking most of the early bird fans away from THU Previews here. A FRI higher than THU Previews in a pre-sales kick off could indicate broader appeal and better walk up potential, especially for releases with large fan bases, as hardcore fans always focus on seeing a film first chance, on the best theatres/seats possible, while casuals put more weight on time, price, proximity and convenience. Fans are showing up earlier, though. The pre-sales for PLF early screenings on APR 22 are one of the strongest I’ve seen for this kind of special early showings in the last 2 years: 1.6x better than #DunePartTwo, and almost on par with #WickedForGood. Several theatres are already sold out or just about, and we are still a month away from the film’s debut. But the ace #MICHAEL could have under its sleeves to break out is its potential to bring two worlds together: the fan frontloaded event & the slow burn event combined in one, as it also has potential appeal to older demos and casuals overall, who usually don’t buy in advance, but contribute to those juicy walk ups during opening weekend and beyond instead, once - and IF - they hear things that could motivate them to go and see what the fuzz is about. And if WOM comes as strong from those PLF early showings as it came after #ProjectHailMary & #DunePartTwo’s early screenings for instance, walk ups effect could be as powerful for #Michael. Obviously, as we always remind folks, kick off days by themselves don’t mean anything. But If pre-sales remain with the current pace, #MICHAEL would be on track to not only easily beat #BohemianRhapsody’s 51.1M 3-day weekend as BIGGEST opening of ALL TIME for a music biopic, but would be aiming at an ALL TIME Top10 Debut for APR releases, beating #SonicTheHedgehog2 & even potentially challenging #FastFive’s 86.2M 3-day opening at US #BoxOffice as the #9 BIGGEST EVER for APR. But… what if pacing actually breaks out, especially compared to #SINNERS (which actually broke out in pre-sales after the incredible reactions only 2 weeks prior debuting)? Then, we could start talking about even higher goals. #MICHAEL debuts on APR 24, with early screenings on APR 22.

@chelssMichellee Happy Birthday!! 🎉🎂🎁🎈 Look amazing!!! 🔥🔥🔥💯🙌🫶

so this is 36 😇

@BlackMajikMan90 I'm calling well over 100M domestic but we shall see 🤷

Michael is tracking for an 80-90 million opening weekend; with potential to go higher.

@YellowFlashGuy 😆😆😆😄 Good luck with that boycott tho👌

Project Hail Mary Faces BOYCOTT After Writer Meets 'Noted Chud' Critical Drinker! (It BACKFIRED!) youtu.be/RBWghjp5mBs

@BoxOffice I'm not even the biggest Michael fan but I know that's a really bad lowball estimate. It's going to be well over 100M.

Long Range Forecast: Lionsgate Bets Big on Music Biopic MICHAEL buff.ly/1Fi8vmC #BoxOffice #Lionsgate #Michael

@TheCriticalDri2 I don't even know who Matt Jarbo is? 😆

Oh no, how will this movie ever succeed without the Boulder King to support it?

@RegalMovies Looks like a monster hit in April. Not shocking tho, one of the biggest selling albums ever, cultural icon like Beatles and Elvis. Imagine International going to be bigger number. x.com/i/status/20372…

A legacy unlike any other. MICHAEL - experience it in IMAX April 24. 🎟️Get tickets now: regmovi.es/4bxc0nM

@Quote31490249 @EmpireCityBO Found this on my timeline x.com/i/status/20372…

Hey @EmpireCityBO how are the presales for the Michael movie going? We need some information #michaelmovie

@michaelmovie IMAX is definitely the way to go for this event. 🙌💯💯💯😎👍 Got mine!

A legacy unlike any other. Discover MICHAEL in IMAX April 24 – get tickets NOW: imax.com/michael

@RegalMovies 🙌😎👍

Don’t Walk → Moonwalk to MICHAEL. Tickets on sale NOW! 🎟️: regmovi.es/4bxc0nM

@CBR 🙄😒 bruh

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an iconic film series, but it also has many elements that are difficult to watch in modern day. cbr.com/8-reasons-toug…

@RetroMoviesDB 🙋🙋🙋🙌🫶

The Last Starfighter (1984) Who's a fan?

@TheCriticalDri2 Imagine if Disney did back to back seasons of The Acolyte and had to show both. Yoda seen in a bad light along with whatever nonsense... 😆🙄. Man the videos/commentary being made on that one!

Oh my goodness, who could have predicted this?

@80sThen80sNow I still have mine, buy the newer ones in stores if I see them. They were fun back in the day but be careful bringing them to school, teachers would snatch them if you got caught having them and ask your parents to get them back.

Debuting in 1985 By Topps, Garbage Pail Kids Were a Fun Series of Sticker Trading Cards. #garbagepailkids #GPK #tradingcards #stickers #1980s

Favorite band when you were 15?

Are you excited for #MastersOfTheUniverse? In theaters June 5.

Louisiana-bred sensation Touchuponastar breaks the Fair Grounds track record in winning the New Orleans Classic.

I have this one too but waiting for Derby. Never had it before but looks cool and comes with glasses

I see my Fair Grounds picks are up and down (mostly down lol ugh);playing a late pk4 and late DD, call it a day!!! Here comes the banger races!!!! Waiting for these!! LOUISIANA Derby 12TH RACE 5:42 CT but 6:42 Eastern for me. Testing out this bourbon, kinda good 👍(1792)

CONGRATULATIONS TO TOUCHUPONASTAR!!!!! DAMN!!!