Fans are dancing during new Michael Jackson film – and it’s really annoying some cinema-goers

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    There is a new dance trend taking place at screenings of the new Michael Jackson biopic which is really dividing cinemas-goers.

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    The movie Michael arrived in cinemas last week and features the late star’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role. Despite controversy and attracting a largely lukewarm to mixed response from critics, it is proving to be a huge commercial success at the box office – taking in $217million (£160million) globally, and having the largest ever box office opening for a music biopic.

    Filled with Jackson’s biggest hits throughout, many of the screenings have seen fans get up from their seats and start dancing along to the soundtrack – and the growing trend is already dividing fans.

    While many have taken to social media to hit out at those wanting to dance at the cinema instead of watching the film, some have described it as “one of the best movie-going experiences” they’ve had.

    “I was thinking about going to see Michael tomorrow in the theater, but stuff like this makes me want to watch it at home instead,” one person wrote, sharing footage of a fan performing one of Jackson’s routines beneath the screen. “If I pay to see a MOVIE, I don’t want to see anyone else dancing other than Michael.”

    “There’s a difference between enjoying the moment and disrupting everyone else’s experience,” another agreed, while a third added: “I don’t want to see anything like it. As a paying customer I’d prefer to watch the movie I paid to see and not some narcissistic attention whore trying to create a viral moment.”