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Kevin Mazur, via Sony Pictures
The King of Pop is now the King of the Box Office.
“Michael Jackson’s This Is It” raked in over $101 million over a period of just five days, making the number one movie at the box office this weekend and the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
Domestically ‘This Is It’ grossed over $32.5 million, while it made over $68.5 million internationally. These totals effortlessly dethroned the “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” movie, which has a lifetime worldwide haul of $71 million.
Due to the film’s record breaking success Sony Pictures has now extended its planned two-week run in
Kenny Ortega, one of the choreographers for the 'This Is It' shows, who also worked with Jackson on the 'HIStory' and 'Dangerous' tours, and directed the 'This Is It' film said of it's success, "Michael had filmmaking in his future. So I'm just glad that this film, even though he didn't get to have that experience, has in fact made him a movie star."
“Michael Jackson’s This Is It” chronicles the King of Pop’s rehearsals for his sold-out 50-date residency titled “This Is It” that was set to begin in July at
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I´m from Argentina. I wanted people to know that here in Argentina, the album Invincible isn´t for sale. It´s embarrasing how Sony is still trying to boicot this album, to let people think that Michael couldn´t sell much of it. They SHOULD be grateful, they are winning tons of millions out of Michael´s death, and still boicoting him. We all know they didn´t give him the money to promote Invincible, but he sold 9 million anyway, so they should stop with their dirty moves. Michael is dead in part because of all the media dirty moves, and because Sony wanted to force him to sell the part of the Sony/ATV catalogue he owned. I´m so angry with that company. I hope Michael Jackson´s music is the last thing they can sell, because, seriously, they are so BAD, NASTY, UGLY people. This is the definition of a real BOICOT. They are the devil in person. Michael was right about them, they suck. I´m sooo angry, they are SHAMELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you Michael, you were a honest and a real MAN.
I saw the movie twice it is excellent.
Saw this movie this pass Saturday. I LOVE IT!!!! This was great....All those dance moves and singing....HE is truly INVINCIBLE!!!! The King of Pop is legendary and will live on FOREVER!!!
He's the King of Pop for a reason.
MICHAEL JACKSON KING OF WORLD!!!!I LOVE YOY SO MUCH!
michael you are the best!
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