Freddie Mercury did it. Elton John did it. Elvis, too.

Now, can Bruce Springsteen score a hit with a rock biopic?

One of this month’s buzziest releases is "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere," starring Jeremy Allen White (FX’s "The Bear") as The Boss. Written and directed by Scott Cooper ("Crazy Heart"), the film focuses narrowly on the singer’s determination to release 1982’s "Nebraska," a brooding, soul-baring, willfully uncommercial disc that might have killed a lesser artist’s career. Trailers promise a spot on performance by White, supported by Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s manager, Jon Landau, yet it’s expected to open with a modest $15-$25 million according to BoxOfficePro. "Springsteen" is due in theaters Oct. 24.

As a genre, music biopics are rarely Marvel-level blockbusters

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