Music Biopic Boom Hits Supply Crunch
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- Google launches a free Gemini Mac app for macOS, expanding its AI services to Apple users.
- Michael biopic hits theaters this weekend, concluding a troubled production and joining a surge of recent music biopics.
- A Complete Unknown earned $140 million worldwide, underscoring the box‑office draw of music biopics.
- Elvis pulled $288 million globally, reinforcing studios’ confidence in investing in biopic projects.
Why it matters: Studios risk losing $200M+ in projected box office revenue after the 2028 Beatles biopics if fresh music icons run out, pushing them toward AI‑driven or non‑biopic projects.
