Alex Sinclair

They were originally intending to deal with some of the abuse allegations, but for legal reasons, those scenes could not appear in the final movie.

So that led to a year of delays with the release of this biopic while they were readjusting it.

So it finishes...

in 1988, well before the first allegations against Michael Jackson surfaced.

I have to say none of the allegations against Michael Jackson have ever dissuaded his fans from supporting him.

If you think about the fact that MJ the Musical on Broadway in the West End has made a staggering sum of money, 300 million.

His estate and his back catalogue is incredibly successful.

I believe he's the most successful deceased celebrity ever.

So he has legions of fans.

And of course, he denied these allegations during his lifetime.

In fact, he was acquitted at trial on some of those allegations.

On the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator site of reviews and audience reviews, it is 96% positive for the audience, 40% for the critics.

I've never seen such a discrepancy in what the critics are saying about it.

and what audiences are saying about it.

And I think that this really shows, in this case, critical reviews are irrelevant.

There is a massive appetite to go and see this movie.

It's on course to possibly be the biggest musical biopic ever, if pre-sales for tickets are anything to go by.

Don't know yet, Bohemian Rhapsody is the most successful musical biopic so far, made £900 million.

at the box office.

Will Michael make a billion at the box office?