At The Movies: Michael Jackson’s This Is It Wins The Halloween Box Office, Extended A Few More Weeks
Published 11/02/2009 · By Tim Boswell

2009-11-02 - This Is ItHalloween weekend drew a lot of moviegoers, but it wasn't a horror movie that won over people, it was the last rehearsal footage by Michael Jackson that drew everyone to the big screen.

"Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, while $21.3 million domestically. With its success, distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run.

The film captures Jackson in behind-the-scenes performances in the weeks before his death last June, as he rehearsed his biggest hits for the London shows.

"This Is It" was originally scheduled for a theatrical run of only two weeks, but Sony has extended it a few more weeks domestically, leaving it in theaters through Thanksgiving weekend.

The two horror flicks out were "Paranormal Activity" that continued to do well, raking in another $16.5 million over the weekend to take #2, and "Saw VI" dropping to #5 with just $5.5 million.

"Law Abiding Citizen" jumped one spot to #3 with $7.3 million, while "Couples Retreat" landed at #4 with just over $6 million.

In at #16 was "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day", taking $462,000 in a limited release of just 68 theaters.

Next weekend, look out for new releases such as the horror film "The Box" starring Cameron Diaz, the animated "A Christmas Carol" featuring Jim Carrey," the Milla Jovovich thriller "The Fourth Kind," and the Georga Clooney comedy "The Men Who Stare At Goats."

This weekend's top 10 is as follows:

1 - "Michael Jackson's This Is It," $21.3 million.
2 - "Paranormal Activity," $16.5 million.
3 - "Law Abiding Citizen," $7.3 million.
4 - "Couples Retreat," $6.1 million.
5 - "Saw VI," $5.6 million.
6 - "Where the Wild Things Are," $5.1 million.
7 - "The Stepfather," $3.4 million.
8 - "Astro Boy," $3.04 million.
9 - "Amelia," $3 million.
10 - "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," $2.8 million.

 
4 Comments
Claretta Albert - November 2, 2009 at 9:30 am

THIS WOULD OF BEEN ONE OF MICHAEL’S BEAT PERFORMANCES HE HAS EVER DONE. I SEN THIS IS IT AND IT WAS OFF THE HOOK. AND THE OF THILLER, WOULD OF WENT OVER THE CHARTS AGAIN. AND BILLY JEAN EVERYTHING WAS JUST AMAZING. I OVE IT MICHAEL WAS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME. I KNEW THAT IT MIGHT RUN LONGER, IT WAS GREAT. THUMBS UP. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK KENNY ORTEGA, FOR SHARING IT WITH THE WORLD.

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Viktoria - November 2, 2009 at 12:31 pm

Did you expect anything else knowing the huge number of fans Mj had and still has?
And speaking of the Movie, I really enjoyed This is it.

P.S. Saw6 was bad they are pushing it to far away.

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Judas Barron - November 2, 2009 at 2:26 pm

Duh! It was quite obvious that Sony was trying to get as many people as they could to see this movie! Thus, the so called “two week” line that was used. It makes since to give it some more time at the theatres then two fraggin’ weeks, yo! Glad to see it’s doing good anyway.

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Jamaicafest - November 3, 2009 at 10:53 pm

I saw the movie tonight and enjoyed it thoroughly.

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