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Have We Reached Peak Music Biopic?

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Story by Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
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Major investment firm bets big on upcoming wave of music biopics, eyeing the next 'Bohemian Rhapsody' blockbuster.
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  • Brookfield Asset Management, a Canadian fund, invested $2 billion in Primary Wave, a music IP firm, predicting a 'wave of musician biopics' à la 'Bohemian Rhapsody' success.
  • With the rise of music biopics like 'Rocketman' and 'Elvis,' industry insiders are debating whether audiences have reached 'peak' interest in the genre or if there's still room for growth.
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Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Brookfield Asset Management, Primary Wave, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, Elvis
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