Michael Jackson Biopic: Box Office Hit, Critic's Flop

0:00It's May 2nd. This is entertainment and celebrity news today. Your AI-powered source for all things entertainment. Michael Jackson's biopic called Michael just hit theaters, and is crushing it at the box office with a projected $150 million dollar. Global opening. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, and starring Jackson's nephew Jafar as the King of Pop, the movie traces his climb from the Jackson 5 days into his early solo hits. The critics are tearing it apart, giving it just a 27% score on Rotten Tomatoes that crept up to 34%. That puts it near the bottom among music biopics, way behind stuff like a complete unknown, at 82% or better man at 89%. Even flicks like Priscilla and Ferrari scored higher, and only Reagan scraped lower at 18%. The big gripe? It skips over the tough parts of his life, especially those child abuse claims that haunted him. Factory folks say the film got reworked after legal hurdles from a settlement with one

1:01accuser blocked any mention, scrapping a whole ending scene at, Neverland Ranch. That pushed the release back about a year, and left everyone calling it a sanitized white wash that dodges the real drama. Family reactions are mixed too. Jenna Jackson passed on joining the project, while daughter Paris Jackson shaded it hard, saying it caters to fans, still in denial about the scandals. Critics echo that, slamming it as bland and incomplete, like a daytime TV special. Still, with fans packing seats despite the backlash, this split between box office bucks and review bombs shows how Jackson's legacy keeps pulling. Crowds, flaws, and all.