A Christmas Carol debuted atop the weekend box office, taking in $31 million and kicking off the holiday movie season.
Disney's animated version of the Charles Dickens classic, which features Jim Carrey as miserly Ebenezer Scrooge as well as the three ghosts who haunt him, knocked Michael Jackson's This Is It to second place, which took in $14 million. So far, the late King of Pop's concert film has taken in $57.9 domestically and $186.5 million worldwide.
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Not only did Michael Jackson's This Is It take the No. 1 domestic box-office spot over the Halloween weekend with $21.3 million, the film also managed to take in a total of $101 million worldwide over its first five days.
This Is It takes in $20.1 million in one day
The concert film's success prompted distributor Sony to extend the film's run beyond its original two-week domestic run to at least ...
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Michael Jackson's This Is It concert film grossed $20.1 million worldwide in its first day at the box office, according to Variety.
Michael Jackson's This Is It eyes box office record
The new release took in $7.4 million domestically and $12.7 million abroad, including million-plus hauls in ...
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Michael Jackson's This Is It is poised to become the highest-grossing music documentary of all time after an impressive first day in theaters.
The concert film earned $7.4 million domestically ...
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From Will Smith to Neil Patrick Harris, Hollywood's A-listers came out in droves to attend the lavish red carpet premiere of Michael Jackson's This Is It, which is already receiving positive reviews.
Elizabeth Taylor: Michael Jackson film the "most brilliant piece of filmmaking"
Distributor Sony, which paid $60 million for the film, pulled out all the stops for the premiere, transforming the plaza in front of Nokia Theater with an elegant array of crystal chandeliers, displays of ...
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