MICHAEL Shatters The Opening Weekend Record For Biopics!
The Kristian Harloff Show
Kristian Harloff
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Kristian Harloff breaks down the biggest movie news stories of the day, including the huge global box office debut for Michael, the latest on Daredevil: Born Again and its ratings struggles, a disappointing delay for Rush Hour 4, and major updates in the John Wick universe with Caine officially beginning production and new details on John Wick 5. If you're looking for the latest movie news, box office analysis, franchise updates, and industry breakdowns, today's Kristian Harloff Show has you covered.
First, Kristian reacts to Michael opening to a massive $217 million worldwide, giving the Michael Jackson biopic one of the strongest debuts of the year. Is Michael already on its way to becoming one of the biggest music biopics ever? Kristian breaks down what the box office numbers mean for Jaafar Jackson, Antoine Fuqua, and the future of musical biopics in Hollywood.
Next, Daredevil: Born Again is making headlines for the wrong reasons. Despite major anticipation from Marvel fans, new reports suggest Daredevil: Born Again has not delivered the ratings Marvel Studios may have hoped for. Kristian discusses what this could mean for Charlie Cox, the future of Daredevil in the MCU, and whether Marvel's Disney+ strategy is starting to show real cracks.
Kristian also covers the latest on Rush Hour 4, as the long-awaited sequel has reportedly hit another major delay. With both Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker aging out of the demanding action-comedy franchise, is Rush Hour 4 still realistic? Kristian discusses whether the sequel can still happen and if the moment has already passed for one of the most beloved buddy-cop franchises ever.
Finally, the John Wick universe keeps expanding. Caine, the Donnie Yen-led John Wick spinoff, has officially started filming, while new reports reveal that the idea for John Wick 5 is already in motion. Kristian breaks down what this means for Donnie Yen's future in the franchise, whether Keanu Reeves could return, and how far Lionsgate can realistically push the John Wick universe.
Topics include:
Michael opens to $217 million worldwide
Michael Jackson biopic box office breakdown
Daredevil: Born Again ratings struggle
Marvel Disney+ concerns
Rush Hour 4 delayed again
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker sequel concerns
Caine begins filming
John Wick 5 story idea revealed
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| 0:00.0 | man oh man michael crushed as we knew that it would the audience didn't give a shit what critics |
| 0:06.6 | had to say and nobody over here is surprised about that it uh it it overperformed made a lot of money |
| 0:13.3 | what does that mean are we're going to get that sequel is it going to continue on uh something that's |
| 0:17.7 | not doing as well as i maybe would have hoped is Dear Double Born again, |
| 0:22.0 | not doing great in the ratings. |
| 0:22.7 | What does that mean? |
| 0:23.7 | Are they going to keep going on? |
| 0:26.5 | How is it going to play into the MCU, if at all? |
| 0:33.4 | So we got some news with John Wick 5 idea. |
| 0:34.9 | Potentially that's going to happen. |
| 0:55.6 | And there's something sparking with the with the acolyte apparently it's in the top 10 again so now people are getting hopeful that season 2 is going to happen I'll tell you why that's a huge mistake of that happens so that and more on the solo show solo shows this week I'll tell you guys more about that |
| 0:57.8 | In a little bit |
| 0:59.2 | So thanks for joining me here on the show today |
| 1:01.0 | Let's get into it |
| 1:02.6 | Christian Oliver show here on Monday |
| 1:04.6 | Let's do it |
| 1:05.3 | Did you shit in there? |
| 1:06.5 | Yeah Thank you, one and all for joining me here today on the Christian Holler show, |
| 1:19.8 | I hear it on this early, I guess for West Coast people. |
| 1:22.4 | It's like six in mowning. |
| 1:25.0 | So radio, radio hours. |
| 1:27.2 | So maybe if you're driving to work, if you're at six in the morning. So radio, radio hours. Maybe you're, if you're driving to work, if you're at six in the morning somehow and you're listening to us, I thank you. |
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