Mackavius Steward

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Michael Jackson's SuperBowl halftime in 1993 broke record for being the first show to have more viewers than the SuperBowl itself. He was the only act in history where NFL offered to pay the artist, but it went to his charity at the time 'Heal LA' which helped struggling youth.

When Michael Jackson died in 2009, his estate owed creditors over $500 million and was on the verge of forced liquidation. It's now worth more than $2 billion. The new MJ biopic just made $217 million in three days, the biggest biopic opening ever. Two years ago, Sony Music quietly paid around $600 million for half of Michael Jackson's catalog: Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller, all of it. The full catalog got valued at $1.2 to $1.5 billion, the highest price ever paid for one artist's music. Sony bet this catalog would keep earning forever and that a hit movie would push it higher. Before MICHAEL opened, the Jackson estate was already pulling in around $75 million a year from streams and royalties. Bohemian Rhapsody, the 2018 Queen biopic, kept their songs charting for years afterward. Same producer, Graham King. Lionsgate spent $200 million making the movie. The original budget was $155 million. The number ballooned because the estate's lawyers had forgotten about a clause in an old legal settlement that barred them from showing the accuser onscreen, so the entire ending had to be reshot. The estate paid $10 to 15 million for the new scenes. Director Antoine Fuqua walked away with $25 million in pay (a $10 million base plus a $15 million bonus for the trouble). Producer Graham King got $16 million ($6 million plus a $10 million bonus). Critics hated it. The film sits at 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and one review called it an "infomercial." Audiences disagreed completely and gave it a 97 percent score on the same site, the highest audience score ever for a music biopic. About 6.3 million people in the US and Canada bought tickets at an average price of $15. Lionsgate's internal target is $700 million worldwide. Bohemian Rhapsody, the high water mark for music biopics, finished its run at $910 million. If MICHAEL hits that target, the Jackson estate gets years of extra income from a catalog that already brings in $47 million a year from records and song royalties. Sony, which now owns half, gets the same lift on the bet it placed two years ago. The film ends with a card that reads "His Story Continues." Lionsgate is already prepping the sequel.

قبل 8 أعوام... جون سينا يتواجد في المملكة العربية السعودية للمره الثالثه في مسيرته والاولى في حدث رسمي في WWE من قلب جده والجوهره 🤍💚! أجواء رهيبه وتفاعل مع دخول سينا وترحيب رائع يليق فيه، من دخلاتي المفضله لسينا

🔥 EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY KURT ANGLE AND DANIEL BRYAN HAD A MINI MACH AT THE GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE. This match would have been so special man. (2018)

11 YEARS AGO TODAY, Rusev and Cena each tap a corner. Cena is up 2-1. Rusev ties it 2-2. Rusev and Cena are now tied 3-3. Cena with another AA. Cena taps the last corner and retains the United States Championship – Russian Chain Match

A highlight of my career is that the only brand MJ was ever publicly spotted in was @fubu Not only did we dress him, but I was fortunate enough to spend time with him privately. I recently shared one of those moments on @jimmykimmellive As we all take a trip down memory lane with the MJ movie, it warms my heart knowing I had the privilege of being around such an icon. Thank you to @rodneyjerkins for giving Leslie @k.i.m.mediallc aka @thecavugroup the opportunity for us to join a recording session. And thank you, Leslie, for teaching me how to always fight to be the first in the room And to then own the room once I was in it. For anyone who wants to learn the life changing lessons I got from Leslie, make sure to grab her new book dropping May 5th: @someone_has_to_be_the_first It’s a game changer. 🕺🏾

‘Michael’ has opened with $217.4M worldwide, marking the biggest biopic opening of all time. The Michael Jackson biopic had a massive debut, earning about $97 million in the U.S. and over $217 million globally, making it the biggest opening ever for a musical biopic and one of the top openings of the year. The film also drew millions of viewers in North America alone, with strong ticket sales and high audience turnout across theaters.

"If you could have load management in the playoffs, I think that's what it would look like. ... He is giving you everything you need to win this series by Wednesday in five." @alanhahn reacts to LeBron and the Lakers' loss in Game 4 to the Rockets ✍️

When Cena cut a heelish promo at the Royal Rumble post show. "I'm going to mainevent my final appearance at mania because that's what's best for business" "I will win 17 not for me. I will win 17 to someday shake the hand of the person who wins 18th"

God is Good.

MJ’s ‘Dangerous’ cover, was painted by Mark Ryden over a six month span. The artwork is packed with hidden details & a ton of symbolism. Definitely goes down as one of the most intricate album covers of all time, the more you look at it the more you find 🎨 Shop the ‘Jackson 5’ Artist Collection on Complex, Link in the Bio 🔗

JaMarcus Russell talks about his “Welcome to the NFL” moment involving Terrell Suggs and @Haloti_Ngata92

NFL Legend Von Miller says that in his experience playing football, the player who TALKED the most SH*T but BACKED it up was Jalen Ramsey...😳👀

Notebook: No players from Colorado schools were taken in draft but a bunch of guys from CU, CSU, AF, Mines have agreements with NFL teams for contracts or to try out/Texas A&M LB Taurean York heads list of #Broncos college FAs to get good deals/And more: denvergazette.com/2026/04/26/nfl…

The additions of Taurean York and Red Murdock will make backup ILB one of the most interesting position battles, with Karene Reid, Jordan Turner and Levelle Bailey — all UDFA pickups in the last two years — returning. Jonah Elliss is also expected to get some ILB snaps in OTAs.

Steve Kerr says that America is going backwards 👀 “When I finished college almost forty years ago, if you went to school and got a degree, you could get a job and you could buy a house. Now that's out of reach for most people between student debt and home prices and the economy slanted toward the very, very top one per cent. We don't really have a middle class, and we don't have what used to represent the American Dream, which was: you can do better than your parents. We're going backward on all that. Our family is lucky. I'm in a position where my family can live well. But there are millions of people out there, young people who are looking at the horizon and saying, "I did everything I was told I needed to do, and I can't buy a house, and I can't chase my dream." Think about what that means for the stability of communities and cities and a whole country.” (via @NewYorker)

Former Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson is now playing for the Savanah Bananas 🍌

Texas A&M football alum @VonMiller was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame this afternoon. If you’re curious of how he found his passion for football? Here’s how. “He was yelling at the TV and I see this blue star.” @dallascowboys #Aggies #Gigem #Cowboys #TXFB

A moment @TaureanYork5x has been waiting for his whole life. @AggieFootball linebacker Taurean York is headed to the @Broncos after signing an UDFA deal. Came down between Denver and Detroit before York made his final decision. #Aggies #Gigem #BroncosCountry

I asked @TaureanYork5x what his high school self in a @templewildcats jersey would be saying right now…he even shed a few tears looking back “We’re gonna make it happen man.” #Aggies #Gigem #Broncoscountry #NFL