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deadline.com - 10/29/2009

UPDATE: Sony Counting On Big Global Opening For Michael Jackson's 'This Is It'; But Rival Studios Report Foreign Sales "Solid, Not Spectacular"

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THURSDAY AM: Sony is wishing for $17 million from 3,400 North American theaters for Wednesday's grosses, including Tuesday's late night take of $2.2M, but Hollywood thinks the pic is more likely to see around $12 million. That now means This Is It might do $40M to $50M domestic over 5 days, ...

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mtv.com - 10/30/2009

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Could Break More Box-Office Records

— mtv.com — The film could be on its way to becoming the highest-grossing music-themed documentary of all time. By... Larry Carroll Michael Jackson in "Michael Jackson's This Is It" Photo: Sony/ AEG LOS ANGELES — In life, Michael ... (more) 'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Could Break More ...

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getthebigpicture.net - 10/25/2009

'This Is It' Won't Hit DVD Until February

— getthebigpicture.net — Ever since it was announced that the Michael Jackson concert documentary This is It would be rushed... into theaters in October (it's coming out Wednesday), I've been saying that it would hit DVD in time for the holiday shopping season, and why not, really? DVDs sell more briskly in November ... (more) 'This Is It' Won't Hit DVD Until February

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:: The Playlist :::  'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Doc, Breaks Record, Grosses $12 $4.4 Million In Two Days

Movie Cricket:  The numbers on 'This Is It'

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'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Doc, Breaks Record, Grosses $12 $4.4 Million In Two Days
:: The Playlist :: — ... grossing $2.2 million in it's Tuesday night/Wednesday morning release and will have amassed $4.4 million for two days (though somehow Deadline Hollywood has an inflated number of $12 million for two days; apparently rival studios are reporting that foreign sales are "solid," but "not spectacular"). There's zero box-office competition this weekend and it's estimated 'This Is It' could rake in somewhere between $40 or $50 million, but Sony already paid $60 million up front just for distribution rights. They'll probably make their money back and then some, death culture is ...

The numbers on 'This Is It'
Movie Cricket — ... The first-day box office figures for the concert doc "Michael Jackson's This Is It" were "solid, not spectacular," Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke quotes Hollywood insiders as saying. ...