Posthumous Michael Jackson documentary This Is It posted $101 million internationally since its debut on Tuesday night to become the largest concert film in history.  (Even though it’s not actually a concert.)  As expected the “King of Pop” took down the smiling competition of Miley Cyrus and her Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour ($70.6M).
Sony picked up the rights to the rehearsal footage and backstage preparation for Jackson’s “comeback” tour for $60 million after the performer died in June 2009.  Then they ironically selected Halloween as the best time to resurrect the ghoulish ghost of Mj against other paranormal activity.  I wonder how many “Thriller” costumes there were last night.
The $32.5 million domestic total over the five days is below even the lowest predictions, and the global cumulative is well under the $250 million Sony predicted publicly.  Most of the money came from overseas dollars where Jackson wasn’t seen so »
- Jeff Leins

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