For years we have said that Michael Jackson is in a league of his own. Now the numbers are saying it louder than ever. The new biopic trailer for “Michael” pulled in a record shattering 116 million views in just 24 hours, turning a story from the 1970s and 1980s into one of the biggest headlines of today.

This is the first artist in history with Top 10 hits in six different decades still crashing the charts in 2025. “Thriller” just jumped back into the Billboard Top 10 more than forty years after release, powered by more than 14 million streams in a single week. New teens and twenty somethings are pressing play on the same song their parents grew up with.

The film itself is huge in every sense. A 155 million dollar production. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Written by Oscar nominee John Logan. Produced by Graham King, the mind behind “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Starring Jaafar Jackson as his uncle, with a cast that stretches from young Jackson to the final tours.

At the same time, the world is still arguing about how to hold his art and his controversies in the same hand.

Michael Jackson is moonwalking back but after the Springsteen flop is the pop biopic still relevant

The official teaser for “Michael” is the exact clip that pulled in 116 million views in 24 hours and turned a legacy act into a breaking news event. It is the first real look at Jaafar Jackson in full costume, in full movement, testing whether he can carry the weight of that name. The stadium shots, the IMAX scale, the Thriller flashes and Quincy studio scenes show why so many people wanted to judge it with their own eyes.

Michael | Official Teaser | Experience It In IMAX®

If the teaser shows why the world is ready to talk about Michael Jackson again, “Thriller” explains why his name never left the conversation. This is the song that pushed him back into the Billboard Top 10 in 2025 and sealed that six decade chart record. It is also the short film that turned music videos into mini movies, with zombies, red jacket, and all.