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TII Box Office News (Merged) Grossed $238 Million WORLDWIDE thus far (UPDATE)

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pedros82 said:
Saturday estimates:

TII: $7.2M
Paranormal Activity: $6.5M

So the good news is that drop form saturady was very small, but the grates question is how much TII made form 5 days in the rest of the World: 50m, 60 or 70?? we have to wait until late sunday for results.
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Good !

How do you see sunday ?

my bet : 6 M

total WE : 21, 3 M
 
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this is by far not good!

get your friends and family to see the movie today to help to push the sunday numbers up a little.
 
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chocomarker said:
this is by far not good!

get your friends and family to see the movie today to help to push the sunday numbers up a little.
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I agree !

Amercian fans ! Don't let MJ down !
 
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From village cinemas website (Australia)..

TOP TEN MOVIES
1.Michael Jackson's This Is It [G]
2.Mao's Last Dancer [PG]
3.Couples Retreat [M]
4.Julie & Julia [PG]
5.Saw VI [MA 15+]
6.Final Destination 3D, The [MA 15+]
7.Astro Boy [PG]
8.Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure [G]
9.All About Steve [PG]
10.Box, The [M]

Woop woop! :cheers:
 
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7,2 for saturday is not that bad. I Think its good.

Sony projection for the 5-days run are between $90 and $100 million worldwide.
 
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last saturday's movie grossed 15 million.

this IS bad if michael can only achieve 7.

i am really pissed that sony released this over halloween weekend, when they exactly know that people have usually something else to do on saturday eve during that time.

they could've just gone 1 week later or at some other point. its only because halloween weekend is the only weekend in the year where things slow down.

well done sony, another wise move.
 
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Nikki's pronostics will be off 300 K as she was Friday !

So

7,9 Friday
Saturday 7,5 (It could have been a biggest drop)
Sunday : 6 M

Total : 21,5 M

I'm more interested now by the legs of the movie Monday, tuesday, wednesday...

I hope : Mon : 2,1 M ; Tuesday : 2,3 M : Wednesday : 2,2 M...figures like that...and a 12 M total for the newt week end.

Sony needs to keep it into theaters now.


it's good for the movie and it's good for the CD.
 
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chocomarker said:
last saturday's movie grossed 15 million.

this IS bad if michael can only achieve 7.
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Last saturday was not halloween saturday. On halloween saturday it would be expected to run below friday, which was NOT the case.
The movie continues to do well. It's number 1 since it came out -and paranormal activity was no negligible enemy for halloween weekend-, and despite all the drama by some here that interest will fade swiftly, it doesn't seem to be the case and people continue to go and see it.

I say give it more time and it will meet expectations fully. Keep the word going -the one issue where sony was not smart enough far in advance-, and everyone that would go and see it will show up eventually. AND FANS KEEP GOING AS MANY TIMES AS U CAN!!

I really hope sony keeps the promotion and extends it for another two weeks. the result will pay back
 
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hesiod said:
Last saturday was not halloween saturday. On halloween saturday it would be expected to run below friday, which was NOT the case.
The movie continues to do well. It's number 1 since it came out -and paranormal activity was no negligible enemy for halloween weekend-, and despite all the drama by some here that interest will fade swiftly, it doesn't seem to be the case and people continue to go and see it.

I say give it more time and it will meet expectations fully. Keep the word going -the one issue where sony was not smart enough far in advance-, and everyone that would go and see it will show up eventually. AND FANS KEEP GOING AS MANY TIMES AS U CAN!!

I really hope sony keeps the promotion and extends it for another two weeks. the result will pay back
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TY. I guess it is not that obvious for everyone. How can one expects a movie to do well on Halloween...Everyone projected that it would drop to around 3-4M...which wasn't the case.
 
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It isn't doing as good as SONY had hoped is it?
 
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Everyone was out in Santa Monica for the Halloween. There were about 250000 revellers. They were not in the cinema. Friday did better. I expect Sunday to do better. The Halloween put a damper on the movie.
 
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This Is It has grossed $101 million worldwide after 5 & 1/2 days!!

Fantastic result!!! wooo hooooooo!!!


from variety.com -

Michael Jackson's final encore "This Is It" grossed an estimated $101 million in its debut at the worldwide box office, including a domestic take of $21.3 million over the Halloween weekend.
The Sony release easily won both the domestic and foreign race.

Film grossed far more at the international B.O.--an estimated $68.5 million--reflecting Jackson's reach. Pic, opening Tuesday night, grossed an estimated $32.5 in its 5 ½ day domestic bow from 3,481 runs. Worldwide print count was 15,000.
 
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Thats an amazing news people. So an average of 10 million of people see TII in 5 days :O
 
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parli123 said:
Everyone was out in Santa Monica for the Halloween. There were about 250000 revellers. They were not in the cinema. Friday did better. I expect Sunday to do better. The Halloween put a damper on the movie.
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Sony needs to extend the run.

I think everyone underestimated the impact Halloween would have.

I am sure it will perform even better at the NA box office.
 
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richardhardy1979 said:
This Is It has grossed $101 million worldwide after 5 & 1/2 days!!

Fantastic result!!! wooo hooooooo!!!


from variety.com -

Michael Jackson's final encore "This Is It" grossed an estimated $101 million in its debut at the worldwide box office, including a domestic take of $21.3 million over the Halloween weekend.
The Sony release easily won both the domestic and foreign race.

Film grossed far more at the international B.O.--an estimated $68.5 million--reflecting Jackson's reach. Pic, opening Tuesday night, grossed an estimated $32.5 in its 5 ½ day domestic bow from 3,481 runs. Worldwide print count was 15,000.
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I'm not sure whether this article by Variety is correct because how on earth can they calculate today's sales in the US and worldwide when Sunday hasn't even finished yet. We won't find out the actual results for the film over 5 days until Monday.
 
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Is there another source to confirm these worldwide figures?
 
`This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide (AP)

`This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide (AP)

LOS ANGELES - "Michael Jackson's This Is It" is the No. 1 Halloween thriller for movie audiences.

"This Is It" led the weekend box office with a domestic debut of $21.3 million and raised its five-day total worldwide to $101 million.
The low-budget horror sensation "Paranormal Activity" slipped from first-place to second domestically with $16.5 million. "Paranormal Activity" raised its total to $84.8 million.

"This Is It" captures Jackson in behind-the-scenes performances in the weeks before his death in June, as he rehearsed his biggest hits for a marathon concert stand that was to begin in July.

Distributor Sony paid $60 million for the film rights and released "This Is It" simultaneously for a limited run worldwide.

Source: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/this-it39-tops-charts-with-101m-worldwide-ap
 
USA Today: 'This Is It' highest-grossing concert film worldwide

'This Is It' becomes highest-grossing concert film worldwide

By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY

A vision of pop's past was too much for the apparitions of Paranormal Activity.

Michael Jackson's This Is It, the backstage documentary filmed before the star's death in June, became the highest-grossing concert film worldwide with $21.3 million for the weekend, lifting its five-day total to $32.5 million in the USA and $68.5 million internationally, according to studio estimates from Hollywood.com.

The $101 million total eclipses the record set by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, which did $70.6 million worldwide last year.

Sony Pictures, which released the film and initially said the movie would play for two weeks, announced Sunday it would play through the Thanksgiving weekend. Sony's "$60 million to acquire rights was money well spent," says Hollywood.com's Paul Dergarabedian.

Unlike Cyrus' movie, which did just $5.4 million overseas, This Is It stands to be a juggernaut overseas, where Jackson's star never came under the glare it did in the USA.

And considering the film was a concert movie without the concert, This Is It earned strong reviews from critics, who praised its personal glimpse into the reclusive singer's world. The picture earned recommendations from 80% of reviewers, according to RottenTomatoes.com.

Not that Paranormal has anything to be ashamed of. On Thursday the film became — at least technically — the most profitable film ever. It surpassed the $60,000 The Blair Witch Project, which delivered $248.6 million worldwide, or a 414,213% return on investment.

Paranormal, meanwhile, was shot for a reported $15,000, meaning its midweek haul of $65.1 million pushed it past Witch with a 433,900% investment return. And with a second-place take of $16.5 million this weekend (and an $84.8 million overall gross), the bargain gets better.

Paramount has spent hundreds of thousands to acquire and market the movie, but it remains a pittance compared to the big-studio average, which is $60 million to produce and $40 million to market a wide-release movie, according to the most recent MPAA statistics.

The Jamie Foxx thriller Law Abiding Citizen was third with $7.3 million, lifting its three-week total to $51.4 million.

The comedy Couples Retreat was fourth with $6.9 million, followed by Saw VI, which dropped 61% from its debut to take fifth place and $5.6 million.

Final figures are due Monday.
 
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^^^ I just read that article and was surprised about them saying Sony has announced the film will play through the Thanksgiving weekend because I've not heard them say anything about that so far. So if this right then the film is going to be in cinemas for another month.
 
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^^^YES!!


pff....as IF Hanna Montana was competition

MJ to Miley Cyrus: "PWNED"
 
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Well done MJ!!!

The movie should rightfully stay in theater through thanksgiving...Give a chance for people in North America to discover the movie. Sony cannot ignore the VERY strong word of mouth. It takes a bit for the reviews to sink in and the effect to show.
 
Sony Extends 2-Week Limited Run Of Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' Through Thanksgiving

By NIKKI FINKE | Category: Uncategorized | Sunday November 1, 2009 @ 9:54am

Today the Hollywood marketing tactic of creating artificial demand for "2-week limited engagement" movies officially went into the crapper. And I doubt that audiences will allow themselves to be conned again by this tacky manuever to drive up advance ticket sales. That's because Sony announced it is extending Michael Jackson's This Is It in the United States, Canada, and most territories around the world. In the United States, the film will play through Thanksgiving weekend. Canada and most international territories will be announcing extensions of various lengths soon. In a press statement, Jeff Blake, the chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, 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 by fans, critics and moviegoers from all over the world. With this kind of global response, it’s clear that the motion picture deserves an extended run and we are going to do everything we can to make the film available to everyone who wants to see Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT on the big screen." Sony also announced that, since the pic's release on October 28 in theaters worldwide, THIS IS IT is now "the highest-grossing concert film of all-time" with a worldwide total of $101 million. The studio reported the estimated gross at $32.5 million domestically and $68.5 internationally in its first five days of release. That surpasses the record previously established by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds (which had a lifetime worldwide gross of $71.3 million). But that's not saying much. Michael Jackson was a global star, whereas the other concert pics either feature Disney Channel young'uns in artificially short runs, or famous acts in very limited release. Of course, it didn't help that AEG, the concert promoter that auctioned off the movie rights to Jackson's hidef rehearsal footage filmed before his death, had predicted This Is It would make a staggering "$250 million in its first 5 days". Or that a joint AEG/Sony news release had touted all the record-breaking presells recorded by the pic worldwide, thus setting up huge expectations for This Is It that weren't met. Sony reported that, overseas, THIS IS IT is the 5th biggest international opening of 2009 -- again, an underwhelming statistic. Top grossing territories include: Japan $10.4M (3rd biggest opening of the year in Japan), UK $7.6M, Germany $6.3M, France $5.8M, Australia $3.6M, China $3.2M, Italy $2.9M, and Spain $2.6M, among others. Playing in 3,481 domestic locations, the movie opened to #1 in North America with $21.3 million for the 3-day weekend, averaging an estimated $6,119 per screen. Exit polling showed the opening weekend audience was almost evenly split between 49% males and 51% females with 62% of the audience over the age of 25.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
 
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Sony Extends 2-Week Limited Run Of Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' Through Thanksgiving

By NIKKI FINKE | Category: Uncategorized | Sunday November 1, 2009 @ 9:54am

Today the Hollywood marketing tactic of creating artificial demand for "2-week limited engagement" movies officially went into the crapper. And I doubt that audiences will allow themselves to be conned again by this tacky manuever to drive up advance ticket sales. That's because Sony announced it is extending Michael Jackson's This Is It in the United States, Canada, and most territories around the world. In the United States, the film will play through Thanksgiving weekend. Canada and most international territories will be announcing extensions of various lengths soon. In a press statement, Jeff Blake, the chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, 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 by fans, critics and moviegoers from all over the world. With this kind of global response, it’s clear that the motion picture deserves an extended run and we are going to do everything we can to make the film available to everyone who wants to see Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT on the big screen." Sony also announced that, since the pic's release on October 28 in theaters worldwide, THIS IS IT is now "the highest-grossing concert film of all-time" with a worldwide total of $101 million. The studio reported the estimated gross at $32.5 million domestically and $68.5 internationally in its first five days of release. That surpasses the record previously established by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds (which had a lifetime worldwide gross of $71.3 million). But that's not saying much. Michael Jackson was a global star, whereas the other concert pics either feature Disney Channel young'uns in artificially short runs, or famous acts in very limited release. Of course, it didn't help that AEG, the concert promoter that auctioned off the movie rights to Jackson's hidef rehearsal footage filmed before his death, had predicted This Is It would make a staggering "$250 million in its first 5 days". Or that a joint AEG/Sony news release had touted all the record-breaking presells recorded by the pic worldwide, thus setting up huge expectations for This Is It that weren't met. Sony reported that, overseas, THIS IS IT is the 5th biggest international opening of 2009 -- again, an underwhelming statistic. Top grossing territories include: Japan $10.4M (3rd biggest opening of the year in Japan), UK $7.6M, Germany $6.3M, France $5.8M, Australia $3.6M, China $3.2M, Italy $2.9M, and Spain $2.6M, among others. Playing in 3,481 domestic locations, the movie opened to #1 in North America with $21.3 million for the 3-day weekend, averaging an estimated $6,119 per screen. Exit polling showed the opening weekend audience was almost evenly split between 49% males and 51% females with 62% of the audience over the age of 25.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
 
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Reports of Michael Jackson's Demise Found to be Partially Exaggerated*

*Yes. The King of Pop does indeed live on.

:dancin::dancin::dancin::dancin::dancin::dancin:
 
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