India, Nov. 9 -- The response to Michael Jackson's upcoming biopic has proved that the 'King of Pop' is still ruling over hearts. The trailer of Michael, produced by Lionsgate, raked up 116.2 million views worldwide in just 24 hours after its launch.

This makes it the most-viewed trailer for a music biopic in history, Collider informs. That is not all - it is also the most views a trailer by Lionsgate has had in the first 24 hours after its launch. The previous record-holder, the trailer of John Wick: Chapter 4, was left behind by a gap of 50 percent in just the first six hours of the Michael trailer being online.

"People have been waiting a long time for this," Lionsgate's group chair, Adam Fogelson, said. "I think people are stunned w...