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'This Is It' grosses $2.2 million
variety.com - 10/28/2009
'This Is It' grosses $2.2 million
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While Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concert tour was supposed to mark a major comeback for the singer, Sony's documentary represents a comeback of a different sort: a return to the kind of movie event that Hollywood was once known for.

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MovingPictureBlog:  But what can he do for an encore?

Get The Big Picture:  Box Office - 'This Is It' Isn't Exactly It

At The Movies - Film News and Reviews:  “This Is It” Is A Hit

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But what can he do for an encore?
MovingPictureBlog — According to Variety, Michael Jackson's This is It grossed $2.2 million last night. Shazam!

Box Office - 'This Is It' Isn't Exactly It
Get The Big Picture — ... Tuesday night, the movie made about $2.2 million domestically in paid sneak previews, with another $10 - $12 estimated for today, its official opening, according to The Los Angeles Times. I'm no genius, but I can't see how 10 times 5 equals anything near 250. The Times wouldn't call the opening a failure, but when you compare it to the all-time great Wednesdays...it's a failure. Especially with the the crowing about its potential. ...

“This Is It” Is A Hit
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —   The first day’s earnings for “This Is It,” the Michael Jackson concert film/documentary, are thought to be in the $4.4 million range in the US–$2.2 million for the Tuesday night special showings, and another $2.2 million on Wednesday, the film’s official opening day (numbers courtesy of Variety). “This Is It” is playing in 3,500 theaters in the US; by the weekend, it is expected that there will be 15,000 prints  available in 110 countries. The gross worldwide should be considerably higher than in the US, I would think, as Jackson had retained internationally a lot of the popularity he ...

Michael Jackson's This Is It Opens With A Box Office Whimper
Cinema Blend News — ... that to the fact that it's actually got some pretty good buzz going, with some even saying that it "returns Michael Jackson's humanity" and record breaking box office seems like a sure thing, right? Not so fast. It may be profitable but don't expect This is It to smash many significant records. Checks have been cashed, dollars have been counted, and we're starting to get a good idea of exactly how successful This Is It will be. The results are somewhat surprising. According to Variety , the film took in $2.2 million dollars on its opening night Tuesday and then repeated ...

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Doc, Breaks Record, Grosses $12 $4.4 Million In Two Days
:: The Playlist :: — [image] In this perverse world, Roman Polanski is a vilified cretin for a crime he admitted to, yet Michael Jackson , who was involved in two child sexual abuse allegations (one that he essentially bought his way out of), is still dubbed a saint. Riiiiiight . Are you as sick of hearing about " Michael Jackson's This Is It ," tour documentary as we are [or as least as I am]? The vulture culture surrounding it is nauseating, the hit- baiters covering every second of it are transparent and Jackson himself? We do not understand why this man is beloved at all. The last decent thing he did musically was Bad and then he essentially became a freak of ...