Pretty much the same grade as the Early Access screening.
Compared to Antoine Fuqua’s films:
– *The Replacement Killers (1998):* B–
– *Bait (2000):* A–
– *Training Day (2001):* B+
– *Tears of the Sun (2003):* A–
– *King Arthur (2004):* B
– *Shooter (2007):* B+
– *Brooklyn’s Finest (2010):* C
– *Olympus Has Fallen (2013):* A–
– *The Equalizer (2014):* A–
– *Southpaw (2015):* A
– *The Magnificent Seven (2016):* A–
– *The Equalizer 2 (2018):* A
– *The Equalizer 3 (2023):* A
And compared to other music biopics:
– *Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980):* A
– *Amadeus (1984):* A (only as a bonus, cause calling it “biopic” is a stretch)
– *Bird (1988):* A–
– *La Bamba (1987):* A
– *The Doors (1991):* B+
– *Selena (1997):* A
– *Ray (2004):* A+
– *Walk the Line (2005):* A
– *The Soloist (2009):* B+
– *Jersey Boys (2014):* A–
– *Get On Up (2014):* A
– *Straight Outta Compton (2015):* A
– *All Eyez on Me (2017):* A–
– *I Can Only Imagine (2018):* A+
– *Bohemian Rhapsody (2018):* A
– *Rocketman (2019):* A–
– *Respect (2021):* A
– *Elvis (2022):* A–
– *Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022):* A
– *Bob Marley: One Love (2024):* A
– *Back to Black (2024):* B+
– *A Complete Unknown (2024):* A
– *Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025):* B+
– *I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026):* A+
Thatguy1245875 on
Surprised it held that well from the early shows. I think it will have legs
plantersxvi on
Would’ve been hilarious if the score either went up or down. Missed opportunity 😔
PokePersona on
Somehow both the “rating is going down to a B+” arguers and the “rating is going up to an A” arguers are disappointed.
Once-bit-1995 on
The Wednesday early access people dragged it down honestly because the scores from Thursday on would’ve been a secure A and the only time the score indicates an A- was when we got the scores from the Wednesday crowd. Interesting. Still a good score in the end. The question is still how well this breaks out beyond his fanbase after this weekend. I think it can, we just have to wait and see.
Purple_Quail_4193 on
Nothing changed, fascinating
nicolasb51942003 on
Stayed right on the money from the early shows.
OldToe6517 on
The more things change, the more they stay the same
sbursp15 on
Would’ve been funnier if it changed but I guess we are stuck with the boring outcome. Below Bohemian Rhapsody’s A and same as Elvis.
Antman269 on
So some general audiences are clearly disappointed in it, as the hardcore Jackson fans would inflate the score higher. And you can’t say the Jackson haters who believe he was a CM review bombed it since they likely would have boycotted the movie anyway and had no effect on the Cinemascore.
ceaguila84 on
Just saw it.
Very rushed, super anti climactic ending and actual story meh. However, performances were all great especially by Jaafar and music set pieces were outstanding and thats what people will remember the most
frenchchelseafan on
Saw it this Friday and… i thought it was mediocre. Everything was bland as hell and felt rushed. Even as MJ biopic, I don’t think it shows how of a unique artist he was, and how he changed the industry.I think it might explain the score, maybe not most fans, i believe some be disappointed by the movie.
With that being said i think it’s safe enough to have some legs
Hhm… I see underwhelming legs in the future of this one
SignatureOrdinary456 on
Dang that Postrack data from yesterday definitely suggested an A or A+. Odd
Shellyman_Studios on
Seems fair enough!
gajendray5 on
Here’s why I think this won’t affect legs: A- is because of the anti climatic ending. It just ends out of nowhere, with a ‘His Story Continues’ super. People expecting to see more of Michael’s life will be disappointed. This CinemaScore, IMO, is purely a reflection of how people feel about the last 30 seconds.
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Pretty much the same grade as the Early Access screening.
Compared to Antoine Fuqua’s films:
– *The Replacement Killers (1998):* B–
– *Bait (2000):* A–
– *Training Day (2001):* B+
– *Tears of the Sun (2003):* A–
– *King Arthur (2004):* B
– *Shooter (2007):* B+
– *Brooklyn’s Finest (2010):* C
– *Olympus Has Fallen (2013):* A–
– *The Equalizer (2014):* A–
– *Southpaw (2015):* A
– *The Magnificent Seven (2016):* A–
– *The Equalizer 2 (2018):* A
– *The Equalizer 3 (2023):* A
And compared to other music biopics:
– *Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980):* A
– *Amadeus (1984):* A (only as a bonus, cause calling it “biopic” is a stretch)
– *Bird (1988):* A–
– *La Bamba (1987):* A
– *The Doors (1991):* B+
– *Selena (1997):* A
– *Ray (2004):* A+
– *Walk the Line (2005):* A
– *The Soloist (2009):* B+
– *Jersey Boys (2014):* A–
– *Get On Up (2014):* A
– *Straight Outta Compton (2015):* A
– *All Eyez on Me (2017):* A–
– *I Can Only Imagine (2018):* A+
– *Bohemian Rhapsody (2018):* A
– *Rocketman (2019):* A–
– *Respect (2021):* A
– *Elvis (2022):* A–
– *Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022):* A
– *Bob Marley: One Love (2024):* A
– *Back to Black (2024):* B+
– *A Complete Unknown (2024):* A
– *Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025):* B+
– *I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026):* A+
Surprised it held that well from the early shows. I think it will have legs
Would’ve been hilarious if the score either went up or down. Missed opportunity 😔
Somehow both the “rating is going down to a B+” arguers and the “rating is going up to an A” arguers are disappointed.
The Wednesday early access people dragged it down honestly because the scores from Thursday on would’ve been a secure A and the only time the score indicates an A- was when we got the scores from the Wednesday crowd. Interesting. Still a good score in the end. The question is still how well this breaks out beyond his fanbase after this weekend. I think it can, we just have to wait and see.
Nothing changed, fascinating
Stayed right on the money from the early shows.
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Would’ve been funnier if it changed but I guess we are stuck with the boring outcome. Below Bohemian Rhapsody’s A and same as Elvis.
So some general audiences are clearly disappointed in it, as the hardcore Jackson fans would inflate the score higher. And you can’t say the Jackson haters who believe he was a CM review bombed it since they likely would have boycotted the movie anyway and had no effect on the Cinemascore.
Just saw it.
Very rushed, super anti climactic ending and actual story meh. However, performances were all great especially by Jaafar and music set pieces were outstanding and thats what people will remember the most
Saw it this Friday and… i thought it was mediocre. Everything was bland as hell and felt rushed. Even as MJ biopic, I don’t think it shows how of a unique artist he was, and how he changed the industry.I think it might explain the score, maybe not most fans, i believe some be disappointed by the movie.
With that being said i think it’s safe enough to have some legs
Loved it.
The cinemascore rating from yesterday to today
https://preview.redd.it/l0fg9t2rq8xg1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a82322965f7812737a967e6a2140f8043ea9fc9
A smooth criminal.
Hhm… I see underwhelming legs in the future of this one
Dang that Postrack data from yesterday definitely suggested an A or A+. Odd
Seems fair enough!
Here’s why I think this won’t affect legs: A- is because of the anti climatic ending. It just ends out of nowhere, with a ‘His Story Continues’ super. People expecting to see more of Michael’s life will be disappointed. This CinemaScore, IMO, is purely a reflection of how people feel about the last 30 seconds.
Damn didn’t change lol
Will still perform like an A film
