Weekend Box Office: Jackson $32.5M Domestic;
$68.5M Foreign
By Daniel Frankel, TheWrap.com
Over the last two decades, Michael Jackson's brand endured mixed appeal in
the U.S., but it remained strong in other parts of the world. That became hugely
evident over the last five days, via global ticket sales for rehearsal footage
from the concert tour the singer died before performing.
Distilled into
the Sony-distributed feature "This Is It," the film earned just $32.5 million
over its first five days in North America, falling short of even the low end of
studio projections, which had it at about $35 million. ...
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