"This Is It" final box office tally rises
1 of 11. Tito (L), Marlon (C) and Jackie Jackson pose at the premiere of the documentary ''This Is It'' in Los Angeles October 27, 2009. The documentary includes interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his shows in London and opens in the U.S. on October 28.
Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni
LOS ANGELES |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson concert movie "This Is It" saw opening weekend ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada rise by 9 percent from initial estimates to a total $23.2 million, according to final studio figures on Monday.
The movie has made another $69.5 million internationally since its Wednesday opening, up from an original box office estimate of $68.5 million, film studio Columbia Pictures said.
In total, the movie has made $103.9 million at worldwide box offices, said Columbia Pictures, the Sony Corp division that paid $60 million for the video used in the film.
"This Is It" follows Jackson during his final weeks of rehearsal for a planned series of 50 shows in London.
The concerts were canceled when the "Thriller" singer died on June 25 from an overdose of powerful medication in Los Angeles, and investigators are probing his death.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
- Tweet this
- Link this
- Share this
- Digg this
- Reprints
Entertainment News From the Wrap
'The Artist' Dominates at BAFTA Awards
Silent film wins seven awards; Jean Dujardin, Meryl Streep, Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer take acting honors
Indie Box Office: 'The Descendants' Passes $70M
In its 13th week of release, the Oscar-nominated "The Descendants" is one of the top 10 movies in North America, grossing $3.5M over the weekend
Glen Hansard, Marketa Irgova and the 'Backroom Boys' Highlight Academy's Sci-Tech Awards
With Oscar-winning songwriters performing onstage and winners who aren't interrupted by music, you can call it the anti-Oscars
Whitney Houston: Details of Death Emerge with Autopsy Set for Today
Singer Whitney Houston was reportedly found unconscious in bathtub at her hotel. She "would have wanted the music to go on," producer Clive Davis tells shocked attendees as his Grammy party
Follow Reuters