Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Dominates W/ $101 Mil, Highest Grossing Concert Film Ever: PHOTO
Jackson's homage film bypassed the previous concert film crown holder , Miley Cyrus . Michael Jackson's This Is It grossed $101 million at the world-wide Box Office over five days, making it the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Sony Pictures paid $60 million to acquire the rights to the film, a behind-the-scenes Documentary made from footage captured before the King of Pop's death in June. This Is It dethrones Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour as the...

So Much For Limited Engagement! This Is It Is Here To Stay!: PHOTO
Not that we didn't see this coming as soon as they said it would only run for 2 weeks, but still. It was just announced that the Michael Jackson Documentary, This Is It , will remain in theaters through Thanksgiving weekend. In a Press release that was probably drafted up weeks ago, the chairman of Sony Pictures, Jeff Blake , explained: "In just 5 days, Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT has become the highest grossing concert film of all time and we are elated by the response to this special film...

So Much For Limited Engagement! This Is It Is Here To Stay!: PHOTO
Not that we didn't see this coming as soon as they said it would only run for 2 weeks, but still. It was just announced that the Michael Jackson Documentary, This Is It, will remain in theaters through Thanksgiving weekend. Picture of So Much For Limited Engagement! This Is It Is Here To Stay! [source:perezhilton.com] In a Press release that was probably drafted up weeks ago, the chairman of Sony Pictures, Jeff Blake, explained: "In just 5 days, Michael Jacksons THIS IS IT has become the...

-This Is It' Dominates Halloween Weekend Over -Paranormal Activity'
The new Documentary concert film Michael Jackson’s This Is It was #1 in the Box Office this past Halloween weekend (Oct 30 - Nov 1). Trailing it in the #2 slot was Paranormal Activity which is still raking in the cash, $11,000 to make and it’s earned $84 million. Talk about turning a profit. This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Rlse Wks # of Theaters 1 - Michael Jackson’s This Is It Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)...

Michael Jackson - This Is It Bigger Than Estimated: PHOTO
Favorable word of mouth boosted attendance at theaters showing the Michael Jackson concert Documentary This Is It! on Sunday, pushing the total Box Office to $23.2 million, up from an original estimate of $21.3 million. (The movie has earned $34.4 million since opening on Tuesday night.) Final results for foreign screenings also proved to be higher than originally estimated -- by about $1 million. Total worldwide results for the movie stands at $103.9 million as of Sunday. The mini-budget...

Sony Classics Has “Mother and Child”: PHOTO
Sony Pictures Classics has announced its acquisition of the United States rights to Rodrigo García's “Mother and Child” from WME Global.  The film debuted to warm notices at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was actively pursued by several US distributors. The deal actually came together shortly after Toronto, but took some time to close, and marks yet another late buy out of the fest, where at the time few deals actually took place. The film stars...

Michael Jackson - Sony Scrap Pre Christmas This Is It Dvd Launch: PHOTO
Movie executives at Sony Pictures have scrapped plans to release Michael Jackson'S THIS IS IT film on DVD before Christmas (09) after cinema bosses urged them to delay the release. Theatre chain heads insisted a speedy DVD turnaround for the holiday season would keep fans away from cinemas and hamper ticket sales, prompting movie bosses to hold off releasing the concert rehearsal film on DVD until the New Year. Instead, the Sony bosses have extended the film's limited two-week run by one to...

October 30th, 2009, This Is It Rules!: PHOTO
The only new movie this weekend opening at the Box Office was Michael Jacksons This Is It Documentary, so it should have come as no surprise that the flick entered in at number one. But, compared to the other movies it was up against, the ching earned from movie goers was nothing to sneeze at. Picture of Weekend Box Office: October 30th, 2009, This Is It Rules! [source:celebrityviplounge.com] Check out the top ten movies at the weekend Box Office for October 30th, 2009 after the jump. Here are...

This Is It Earns $101 Million Worldwide; Run Extended Through Thanksgiving
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Sony Cancels Pre-Christmas 'This Is It' DVD Launch
Movie executives at Sony Pictures have scrapped plans to release Michael Jackson 's  This Is It film on DVD before Christmas after cinema bosses urged them to delay the release. Theater-chain heads insisted a speedy DVD turnaround for the holiday season would keep fans away from cinemas and hamper ticket sales, prompting movie bosses to hold off releasing the concert rehearsal film on DVD until the New Year. Instead, the Sony bosses have extended the film's limited two-week run by one to...

'This Is It' continues to transfix auds
Concert doc "Michael Jackson’s This Is It" from Sony Pictures continued to dominate the Box Office in its third day ringing up $7.9 million at 3,481 venues for a running cume of $19.1 million. For Sony, "This Is It" looks to mark the studio’s seventh No. 1 opener this year at the Box Office after the release of "Zombieland" earlier this month. While the $7.4 million opening day of "This Is It" on Wednesday charted under the $8.6 million first Friday of Disney’s "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus

'This Is It' Run Extended: PHOTO
Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' film has had its cinema run extended. The footage from the 'Thriller' star's rehearsals for his doomed comeback shows has proved a Box Office hit, making more than $101 million worldwide since it opened in cinemas on October 28. This has prompted Sony Pictures to extend its cinema run from an initial two weeks by another three weeks in the US and between one and three weeks in other countries. Of the decision, Sony Pictures spokesperson Rory Bruer said: "He's just...

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Is An International Box-Office Thriller
The demons and ghouls of Halloween may have kept most prospective moviegoers away from theaters this weekend, but Michael Jackson loyalists came out in support of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," Sony's Documentary of the deceased pop sensation's final rehearsals. "This Is It" took the top spot at the Box Office this weekend with $21.3 million, bringing the Documentary's total gross to $32.5 million since its opening last Wednesday. Despite claiming first place, "This Is...

'This Is It' run extended: PHOTO
Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' film has had its cinema run extended. The footage from the 'Thriller' star's rehearsals for his doomed comeback shows has proved a Box Office hit, making more than $101 million worldwide since it opened in cinemas on October 28. This has prompted Sony Pictures to extend its cinema run from an initial two weeks by another three weeks in the US and between one and three weeks in other countries. Of the decision, Sony Pictures spokesperson Rory Bruer said: "He's just...

All Saints - Jackson If Only He Had Been Alive To See It: PHOTO
In a case of what Billboard describes as turning "human tragedy into ... creative and financial triumph," the Michael Jackson concert Documentary This Is It! opened with an estimated $32.5 million over its first five days ($21.3 million over the three-day weekend) in North America and $68.5 million in 97 other countries, including $10.4 million in Japan, $7.6 million in the U.K., $6.3 million in Germany, and $5.8 million in France. While the film's Box Office did not rival the openings of major...

Big Sunday shows 'This Is It' isn't performing like a concert film
"This Is It" continues to throw all the old rules about concert movies out the window. Domestic ticket sales for the Michael Jackson movie totaled $8.3 million on Sunday, nearly $2 million more than the $6.3 million Sony Pictures projected Sunday morning and 17% more than the movie grossed on Saturday. The movie's total domestic gross is now $34.4 million, making the worldwide number $103 million. Concert movies traditionally see ticket sales decline rapidly after they premiere,...

Sony scraps pre-Christmas This Is It DVD launch: PHOTO
Movie executives at Sony Pictures have scrapped plans to release Michael Jackson's This Is It film on DVD before Christmas after cinema bosses urged them to delay the release. Theatre chain heads insisted a speedy DVD turnaround for the holiday season would keep fans away from cinemas and hamper ticket sales, prompting movie bosses to hold off releasing the concert rehearsal film on DVD until the New Year. Instead, the Sony bosses have extended the film's limited two-week run by one to three...

This Is It: Our Top 5 Concert Films Sans Moonwalk: VIDEO
According to the LA Times , Michael Jackson’s This Is It isn’t performing like a concert film. In the six days it has been in theaters, the doc has already grossed over $100 million worldwide, with its biggest numbers happening overseas. While concert movies’ ticket sales usually drop off after fans hit up the opening night, This Is It grossed more on Sunday than it did on any day since it debuted. Perhaps this will lead more acts

This Is It Makes $101 Million Worldwide; Extends Run
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So, Miley Cyrus Walks Into a Bar…: PHOTO
Well, well, well; look how Miley Cyrus spent her Halloween. After performing at Freedom Hall in Kentucky on Saturday night, the Hannah Montana star dropped into the Phoenix Hill Tavern Bar in Louisville. Dressed as Pocahontas for the holiday, Miley busted out a raucous rendition of the Joan Jett classic "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" with the band who was performing that night. Which is nice and all, but, uh, isn't she 16? What's she doing in a bar? We know you'll have some opinions on this, so go...

Sony scrap pre-Christmas This Is It DVD launch
Movie executives at Sony Pictures have scrapped plans to release Michael Jackson's This Is It film on DVD before Christmas (09) after cinema bosses urged them to delay the release. Theatre chain heads insisted a speedy DVD turnaround for the holiday season would keep fans away from cinemas and hamper ticket sales, prompting movie bosses to hold off releasing the concert rehearsal film on DVD until the New Year. Instead, the Sony bosses have extended the film's limited two-week run by...

Sony Scrap Pre-christmas This Is It DVD Launch
Movie executives at Sony Pictures have scrapped plans to release Michael Jackson's This Is It film on DVD before Christmas after cinema bosses urged them to delay the release. Theatre chain heads insisted a speedy DVD turnaround for the holiday season would keep fans away from cinemas and hamper ticket sales, prompting movie bosses to hold off releasing the concert rehearsal film on DVD until the New Year. Instead, the Sony bosses have extended the film's limited two-week run by one...

Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up 'Mother'
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Sony picks up 'Mother and Child'
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up U.S. rights to Rodrigo Garcia's "Mother and Child," starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. Film bowed as a gala preem at the Toronto fest in September. Garcia wrote and directed the pic, which is centered around three women and the choices they've made concerning children. Filmmaker previously helmed "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" and "Nine Lives." Garcia's producing partner, Julie Lynn, produced along...

Sony picks up 'Mother and Child'
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up U.S. rights to Rodrigo Garcia's "Mother and Child," starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. Film bowed as a gala preem at the Toronto fest in September. Garcia wrote and directed the pic, which is centered around three women and the choices they've made concerning children. Filmmaker previously helmed "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" and "Nine Lives." Garcia's producing partner Julie Lynn produced along with...