‘This Is It’ Pulls In $101 Million World-Wide Opening Tally
The film may not have blown up the box office the way Sony was hoping, but This Is It more than recouped the $60 million Sony paid for the rights to the footage in its opening weekend.
Also, extending the film’s run through Thanksgiving weekend may just give it the boost it needs to be a domestic box office smash befitting the Once and Future King of Pop:
That’s why you got to be threatened by me
“Michael Jackson‘s This Is It” pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run.
The film was the No. 1 Halloween thriller domestically with a $21.3 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
International Take:
“This Is It” raised its domestic total to $32.5 million. The movie pulled in $68.5 million overseas, including $10.4 million in Japan, $6.3 million in Germany, $5.8 million in France and $3.2 million in China.
“He‘s just loved everywhere on the planet,” said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony. “It doesn’t matter if it’s Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, South America. Every continent in the world loved him and his music.”
In Great Britain, where Jackson had planned a marathon series of 50 London concerts starting last July, the movie earned $7.6 million.
‘This Is It‘ tops charts with $101M worldwide [Associated Press]
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