'Jem and the Holograms' trivia and fun facts

This film was dropped from theaters in 2 weeks, with a domestic total gross less than half of its $5 million production budget.

Nathan Moore got the role of Zipper by auditioning on Youtube.

It was supposed to be an animated movie when it was pre-announced, but later they decided to shoot it as a live-action film.

Early drafts of the script originally included the holographic characters and atmosphere the cartoon had, but were taken out of the final draft in favor of a more realistic approach.

This film was released on the 30th anniversary of tv serie, Jem (1985).

It was the worst opening weekend for a film produced by a major company.