In Theaters: 'Michael Jackson's This Is It' (Stay Home)
If you have any sense in the world you’re probably got a weekend worth of haunted houses and spooky hay rides ahead of you and will avoid theaters this weekend. Good call. Michael Jackson should be have no problem topping the charts this week, but us Playlisters will probably be catching ‘Wild Things’ or "A Serious Man" again or going to see things in limited release. If you're in a city that's
Rolling Stone — Michael Jackson’s This Is It grossed $20.1 million worldwide in its first official day in theaters, raking in $7.4 million in domestic box office and a remarkable $12.7... more info
MTV.co.uk News — Michael Jackson’s posthumous film This Is It has made a staggering $20.1 million world-wide on its first day of release. The documentary, which follows MJ throughout... more info
The Playlist — If you have any sense in the world you’re probably got a weekend worth of haunted houses and spooky hay rides ahead of you and will avoid theaters this weekend. Go... more info
Pop Candy — All day I've been full of serious questions: Should I see the Michael Jackson doc? How come I'm still not into FlashForward? Does Trader Joe's deliver? But let's put thos... more info
The Newsroom — Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT has become a worldwide phenomenon, with fans flocking to theatres in Paris, London, Berlin and the Philippines. Lionel Richie, attending the ... more info
Music News Net — Sony continued its run of quarterly losses and showed a net loss of 26.3 billion yen ($292 million) for its second quarter with a decline in sales at Sony Pictures, Consu... more info
Perez Hilton — George Folsey, Jr. and John Landis, the producer and director of Michael Jackson's epic Thriller music video respectively, each filed a claim for some serious cash agains... more info
Perez Hilton — Earlier this week, we learned that Michael Jackson's "friend" and dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, is looking for unpaid funds from the Jackson estate for procedures he p... more info
Perez Hilton — But while his cinematic achievements previously peaked with The Wiz, it doesn't mean that Michael Jackson didn't have ambitions for bigger film projects in the future. D... more info
Topix — "Michael Jackson's This Is It" premiered to high praise from fans who applauded at each number as though they were at a concert and marveled as the singer stepped nimbly ... more info