Will Justin Bieber's Fame Equal Box Office Success?

By Jo Piazza Posted Aug 7th 2010 09:40PM

The big news out of Hollywood this past week is that Justin Bieber, he of the flash Bieber mobs, he of the delightfully tousled bangs, he who is constantly being searched on Google by legions of lovesick teenage girls is going to be coming soon to a movie theater near you....in 3-D.

The film will be a concert biopic with behind the scenes footage of Bieber's life. Millions upon millions of fans devour any Bieber footage that YouTube has to offer. The question is will those fans pay the nearly $20 admission for a 3-D movie?

A similar project, 'Jonas Bros: The 3D Concert Experience' was a bit of a letdown, bringing in only $19 million at the box office.

But the Jonas Brothers, though themselves a teen sensation, are not Bieber. Girls aren't being trampled in Jonas flash mobs, so make the comparisons all you like, the audience for Bieber is much more fiercely loyal. Come February 2011, I am willing to bet they will be lining up in droves to get some Bieber smack in their face.

"Given Justin's track record with album and ticket sales so far, his movie should be a hit. First of all, the timing is great -- this year's 'Valentine's Day' movie featuring Taylor Swift topped the box office over the Valentine's Day holiday weekend The only potential weakness is that Justin's acting abilities are still untested, but that won't keep his fans away from theaters, especially when they'll have the chance to watch him in 3D for about two hours," says Billboard.com News Editor Monica Herrera

Blogger and Bieber fan Micah Jesse agrees.

"Everything Justin Bieber touches turns to gold, and while he's building an empire, fans everywhere will have the opportunity to reach out and touch him as well," Jesse said.

Sure the movie will be successful but is it the right longterm move for the Biebs? Doesn't smell just a little bit like that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen vehicle, 'New York Minute.' Is it just too darned cute?

Maybe. But cute is fine for Bieber right about now. He isn't making that teen to adult transition for another couple of years, at which point he will need to start focusing on more serious fare if he wants to have the career arc of say a Ryan Gosling (former Mousketeer) or a Justin Timberlake (fellow Mouseketeer) instead of a Dustin Diamond (child star turned porn actor).

In a couple of years the elves responsible for crafting Bieber's image will need to sit him down and ask him who he wants to be. And a big part of that transition might just be taking some time off. Nothing allows a teen star to reinvent themselves like heading off to college for four years and reemerging as an adult, especially a teen star with a following like the Biebs that is going to have a hard time letting go of the boy to embrace the man.

But in the meantime, a concert biopic is a great way for Bieber to start moving his image on to multimedia platforms and extending his brand. No doubt it will be a money-maker. $20 may seem steep but it's about one fifth the price of concert admission and it will practically put the Biebs in your lap.

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Saturday 07 August

By jktejas

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This reminds me when my niece was about 12 to 14 years old and was "simply mad" over "The Backstreet Boys." A few years later I asked her if she was attending any of their concerts......."Oh Auntie, I was a child then. I don't listen to them anymore." Well......excuuuuuussse me.....lololol.

By KT

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Everything Justin touches turns to gold..Just look at justin that hair that smile..He is simply the GREATEST !!! I know all the haters are just jealous and envious of Justin.They can say what they want but they all know Justin has done more before his 17th birthday than all of them will ever do in ther entire sad lives..GO JUSTIN !!!

By Robbie

I wonder how long it'll last? I bet he'll be done within the next 3 years, if that!

By themeeker

KT, stop reading the teen magazines, and grow some taste. Beeber sux.

Sunday 08 August

By BTDT

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Never underestimate the buying power of teenage girls.
Elvis couldn't act to save his life and he made scads of movies.
(Scads of cash too)

By ucolormyworldxd

KT, either a) you're a tween or b) one of those creepy moms who LUVVVVV any Teen Singer. You seem a bit obsessed ):

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talent is specious at best and his songs - are they really called that? - are repetitious nausea. Guess that's why Usher hooked his wagon to Justin, so he can ride on someone else as his own star dims and fades. Teenage girls are like magpies - as soon as something

By mw

No, No and No!

By Apostate

It's official then: 2011 will mark the beginning of what should now be dubbed 'The Biebocalypse'....

By Russell

Justin Beiber is the flavor du jour and as trending has indicated, teenage girls will find something else to glom onto and fawn over in a few weeks/months, and Justin will be opening to cricket chirps in the aisles. His talent is specious at best and his songs - are they really called that? - are repetitious nausea. Guess that's why Usher hooked his wagon to Justin, so he can ride on someone else as his own star dims and fades. Teenage girls are like magpies - as soon as something new and shiny catches their eye, they flit off toward the object and the pattern continues. Beiber will more likely be in rehab before he's 25 and no one will remember him. Two words: Corey Haim.

By gracecfl

Well I personally think that Justin Bieber cannot sing. He's being exploited and with all of the editing, and electronics. Anyway he's been told that he's wonderful, in spite of the hair cut that was in back in the 1960s - by girls! He's a flash in the pan. In a couple of years we'll be reading about him that he's in rehab or got married, or married and divorced, or else that he's gay. Sorry the boy cannot sing and as soon as somebody tells him then maybe he'll get the message, but as long as they are making money off of him, it's a total shame! AND PS I DON'T HATE HIM, I JUST THINK THAT HE CAN'T SING WORTH A RAT'S BUTT.

By bobvanbuskirk1

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i can sum this kid up in 2 words The Moffatts...

By Richard Ott

Will Justin Beiber equal box office success? I think we'll
know whether or not he does, when the TMZ TV narrator
stops using his high-pitched voice to fakely impersonate
him. I think JB's voice is just a little bit less falsetto
than that. Anyway, other than that, I think he may either
see less than what From Justin To Kelly did, or Justin Beiber
may end up making more money from his movie than N-Sync's
Lance & Joey did with On The Line, but that's just my guess.

By F Sanford

Beiber?? Wasn't that the name of one of the Muppets?

By caraanise116

I don't worship him but I don't hate him either but his face is really starting to get on my nerves.

Will Justin Bieber's Fame Equal Box Office Success?

No.

By rrcsinypd123

I think Justin will do great. So far what I've heard about him that everyone likes him. Especially all of the young girls. I think he will have a lot of success. He will make so much money that he won't know what to do with it.

Everyone does NOT like him. I'm part of everyone, and I wish he and his stupid hairdo would go away. He sux and you will think so too in a year or so.

By noone

There is no real great talent anymore. With auto tune and oh the hair? What bowl did he cut that under Oh wait WANNABE BEATTLE?? Hes makin money though that is all that counts in America.

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